There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 閱讀;宣讀;讀物;讀數;
v. 讀( read的現在分詞);看懂;理解;顯示，標明;
?? read閱讀+ing名詞后綴 → 閱讀
"He spent three years reading for a degree in history."
他花了三年時間攻讀歷史學的學位.
近義：lesson, perusal, read, recital, readout, result
n. 書;卷;課本;賬簿;
vt.& vi. 預訂;
vt. 登記;（向旅館、飯店、戲院等）預約;立案（控告某人）;訂立演出契約;
adj. 書的;賬簿上的;得之（或來自）書本的;按照（或依據）書本的;
?? 簿(諧音): 書
"She seemed totally absorbed in her book."
她好像完全被這本書迷住了。
近義：prebook, preorder, reserve, textbook, tome, volume
vt. 享有，享受;欣賞;喜歡;使過得快活;
vi. 使過得快活;
?? 使(en)高興(joy)- 喜歡 享受
"We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard."
我們現在享受到了過去只是聽說過的那些舒適條件.
近義：love, like, live, possess, dig, have
反義：lack, undergo, bear, drag, endure, bore
vt. 自夸，自吹自擂;夸口說;以有…而自豪;自負有;
n. 夸口，自負;自負的事物，引以為傲的東西;自夸的話;揚言;
?? 褒死他（諧音）：褒死他- 吹牛 自夸 boas(boss老板)+t(他):老板他 吹牛 船上(boat)扭腰(S): 自夸 吹噓
"I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages."
不是我吹噓，我確實能講六種語言。
近義：pose, rhodomontade, rodomontade, showboat, splurge, strut
反義：meekness, bashfulness, unaffectedness, pudendum, decorum