[T]here's no bad day that can't be overcome by listening to a barbershop quartet; this is just truth, plain and simple.
— Chuck Sigars
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?? 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
vt.& vi. 戰勝，克服;壓倒，制服，…不堪;
vt. 被（煙、感情等）熏[壓]倒，使受不了;
vi. 受到…的極大影響;
?? over在上，在外+come來→來到上面→戰勝，克服
"They would overcome them with their wit."
他們將用智慧戰勝這些困難。
近義：master, overpower, overwhelm, pip, subdue, subjugate
n. 真理;真相，事實;忠實，忠誠;現實，現實性;
?? tru相信，真實+th抽象名詞 →事實，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
adj. 簡單的;單純的;易受騙的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行為;出身低微者;
?? sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→簡單的；樸素的；單純的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那僅有一張窄床的簡陋臥室
近義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反義：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
quartet
[kw?:'tet]
n. 四重唱（奏）曲;四重唱（奏）組;四件一套;
"A quartet is playing tonight."
今天晚上有一個四重唱表演小組的演出.
近義：quartette, foursome
n. 平原;平地;[紡織業]平針;樸實無華的東西;
adj. 平的;素的;清晰的;相貌平平的;
adv. 清楚地，明白地;平易地;[用以加強語氣]顯然;完全地;
vi. 發牢騷;訴苦;
?? pla(平)+in(里面):在平的里面- 平原 play in 在哪里玩啊？—— 草原 平原 網友：wangqidong 補充：pla(解放軍)in（在）平原上
"For a man of Harry's ability, that assignment was plain sailing."
對于具有哈里這種才能的人來說, 那樣的任務能順利完成.
近義：prairie, veldt, laconic, oversimplified, bare, simple
反義：colourful, flowery, ornamental, sophisticated, decorative, elaborate
listening
['lis?ni?]
adj. 收聽的，收聽無線電廣播的;助聽用的;
v. 傾聽( listen的現在分詞 );留心聽;聽信;（讓對方注意）聽著;
"Are you listening, Mom?"
媽，你在聽嗎？
近義：hearing, auditive, auditory, aural, audile, ear