We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We're a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don't really have an explanation for.
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從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 人，人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴，屬于...的，傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻，把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義：mortal
n. 問題;疑難問題;習題;引起麻煩的人;
adj. 成問題的;難處理的;關于社會問題的;
?? problem- 【希臘傳入拉丁】字面上表”向前拋的東西”也表問題
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義：headache, hitch, imbroglio, jam, knot, matter
反義：repair, reparation, workaround, remedy, refitting, overhauling
adv. 真，真正;實在，果真;實際上;事實上;
?? real真實的+ly表副詞 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
湯姆確實餓壞了,把端到桌上的東西吃得精光.
近義：honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反義：hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
n. 解釋;說明;辯解;（消除誤會后）和解;
?? explan=explain解釋+ation名詞后綴，表行為 → 說明，解釋
"Her explanation certainly sounded believable."
她的解釋聽起來的確可信。
近義：illustration, interpretation, motive, point, reason, remarks
反義：incoherence, irresolution, mystification, perplexity, bafflement, puzzlement
adj. 快的，急速的;聰明的，凌厲的;靈活的;短時間做成的;
adv. 迅速地，快速地;
n. （指甲下的）活肉;感情的中樞，感覺最敏銳的地方;要害，核心;
"The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters."
政府發言人向記者們作了情況簡介.
近義：hurried, abrupt, limber, lissom, lissome, lithe
反義：lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky, slowish, sluggardly
vi. 來;開始;出現;發生;
vt. 做;裝扮…的樣子;將滿（…歲）;
int. 嗨！;
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使這些美麗的動物能生存下去，現在就要行動起來。
近義：impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反義：leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split