Think of life as a terminal illness, because, if you do, you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived.

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terminal ['t?m?nl] 詞頻4 詞根: term
adj. 末期的;晚期的;定期的;末端的; n. 終端;終點站;航空站;(電路的)端子;
?? termin終端+al....的 → 終結的;終端
"Being stuck in an airport terminal is no fun."
被困在機場航站并不好玩。
近義:station, stop, terminus, railhead, end, extreme
illness ['?ln?s] 詞頻2
n. 疾病;某種具體疾病;不健康;
?? ill有病的+ ness 表名詞,“性質,狀態,”通常加在形容詞后面 → n.病,疾病
"The illness damaged his Action Man image."
這場病損害了他那愛打拼的形象。
近義:ill, infirmity, malady, pang, sickness, aching 反義:healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
because [b?'k?z] 詞頻1 詞根: be
conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關系而被捕。
近義:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
passion ['p???n] 詞頻2 詞根: pass
n. 激情,熱情;熱心,愛好;熱戀;酷愛; vt.&vi. [詩歌用語]表露強烈感情,顯示巨大熱情;
?? pass感情+ion名詞后綴 →熱情,激情
"That child stamps her foot when she is in a passion."
那女孩一發脾氣就跺腳.
近義:infatuation, inflaming, ardor, obsession, paroxysm, vehemence 反義:aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
think [θ??k] 詞頻1
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待; vi. 思辯;考慮;構想;回憶; adj. 深思的;供思考的; n. 想;想法;
?? 深刻(諧音):深刻的思 想 我在想(think)該如何感謝(thank)他們
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去,他們就會認為你不合群。
近義:imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
life [la?f] 詞頻1
n. 生活,生計;生命,性命;一生,壽命;人生,塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標。
近義:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest 反義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end

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