Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.
— Saskya Pandita
· Birds
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n. 不幸;厄運;不幸的事;災(zāi)難;
?? mis錯誤，壞+fortune幸運的→不幸
"He has known great misfortune in his life."
他一生中經(jīng)歷過巨大的不幸。
近義：jinx, misadventure, mischance, miserableness, misery, mishap
反義：blessedness, joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed
adj. 健談的，多嘴的，喜歡說話的;喋喋;
?? talk講話+ative...的 →好說話的
"He's not very talkative, is he?"
他的話不多，是吧？
近義：articulate, loquacious, persuasive, prating, talky, verbose
反義：introverted, measured, moderate, abstemious, abstinent, owlish
n. 原因;動機(jī);理由;事業(yè);
vt. 成為…的原因;導(dǎo)致;引起;使遭受;
?? 不是(be)因為(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
這位烈士是為了民族獨立的事業(yè)而獻(xiàn)身的.
近義：induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反義：hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent
n. 危險;危險物，威脅;
?? 踢襠(dang)兒(er) 危險 等著(諧音):要遭到報復(fù)很 危險
"Children's lives are in danger every time they cross this road."
孩子們每次過這條馬路都面臨著生命危險。
近義：hazard, jeopardy, peril, pitfall, risk, riskiness
反義：haven, asylum, auspice, patronage, refuge, roof
n. 沉默，無言，無表示，無聲，沉靜，肅靜，寂靜，緘默;無音信，失去聯(lián)系，忘卻，湮沒，無表示，無音訊;[樂]停止;
vt. 使安靜;使沉默;壓制;
?? 沉默死(si)冷(len-leng)廁(ce)無人知
"There was an awkward silence."
一陣令人尷尬的沉默。
近義：hush, lull, quiet, quieten, shush, still
反義：perturb, shake, agitate, disrupt, disturb, hullabaloo
n. 方法（ mean的名詞復(fù)數(shù)）;手段;收入;財富;
v. 意味著（ mean的第三人稱單數(shù)）;引起;打算或注定要某人成為或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
調(diào)查之事遠(yuǎn)未蓋棺定論。
近義：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
?? 更多「Birds」名言
"There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover,Tomorrow, just you wait and see."
— Nat Burton