A dead thing goes with the stream. Only a living thing can go against it.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
adj. 活（著）的;現(xiàn)存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生計;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的現(xiàn)在分詞);居住;以…為生;（按照規(guī)矩）管理生活;
?? liv生活+ing名詞后綴 → 生活，生計
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住條件極為惡劣。
近義：livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反義：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記：反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成，五人反對，兩人棄權(quán)。
近義：athwart, agin
adj. 死去的;完全的;無感覺的;呆板的;
adv. 完全地;非常;絕對;極度;
n. 死者;（死一樣的）寂靜;極寒時候;
?? 呆的，人 死是“呆的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我們不知道他是死是活。
近義：asleep, numb, numbed, unfeeling, benumbed, unresponsive
反義：mindful, aware, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful
n. 事件，形勢;東西，事物;家伙;事業(yè);
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
n. 河流，小河，川，溪;潮流，趨勢，傾向;（事件等的）連續(xù)，（財富等的）滾滾而來;流出，流注，一連串;
vt.& vi. 流，流動;
vi. 飄揚;招展;魚貫而行;一個接一個地移動;
vt. 按能力分班（或分組）;按能力分班（或分組）;
"The puddles had coalesced into a small stream."
地面上水洼子里的水匯流成了一條小溪。
近義：inflow, issue, run, spring, well, debouch