Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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vt.& vi. 用錢，花錢;
vt. 花費;消耗;花（時間）;度過;
n. （為某目的或某段時間內的）花銷，花費，開銷;
?? s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花費；耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的幾個孩子在電話上和朋友聊天一聊就是幾個小時。
近義：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反義：husband, keep, maintain, conserve
n. 麻煩;煩惱;故障;動亂;
vi. 費心;煩惱;
vt. 麻煩;使煩惱;折磨;
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"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我們在撬樹根時遇到了很多麻煩.
近義：inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
adj. 一半的，半個的;
n. 半;一半;（啤酒等飲料的）半品脫;（比賽、音樂會等的）半場;
adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半財產投資于一個新企業.
近義：mid, midway, partially, semi
反義：absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
n. 錢;財富;薪水;款項;
?? 如果亂花 錢，家長會“罵你”（諧音）
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當地一位不愿透露姓名的企業家捐贈的。
近義：assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
n. 廣告;做廣告，登廣告;廣告業;
adj. 廣告的;廣告業的;
v. 公告;為…做廣告(advertise的ing形式);
"If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper."
如果你要吸引更多顧客，就試試在當地報紙登廣告。
近義：promotion, propaganda, publicity, billing, ads, advertisement
v. 知道;了解;認識;確信;
n. 知情;
?? 知道know的人愛說自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你認識所有的字母嗎？
近義：learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet