The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
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n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adv. 離開,遠離;在遠處;消失;
adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方;離去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 恩惠;福利;
adj. 快樂的;<古>慷慨的;
?? boon=bon好 → 恩惠
"The new software will prove a boon to Internet users."
這種新軟件將會對互聯網用戶大有益處。
近義:blessing, godsend, humourous, jaunty, joyful, merry
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句(l)話(word)講出 世界的本質
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
adj. 晚的,遲到的;時間不早的;已故的;原來的,之前的;臨近終了的;
adv. 晚,遲;后期地;最近地;
?? 因丟三落(la)四而特(te)愛 遲到
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不會允許他在外待得很晚。
近義:lagging, lingering, overdue, straggling, straggly, tardy
反義:prompt, timely, exact, antiquated, archaic, naff
adv. 立刻,馬上;一會兒,不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反義:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore