If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.
— Cicero
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vi. 渴望，立志，追求;〈詩(shī)，古〉登，升，高聳;
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"For us, it's something that we may aspire to but can never attain."
對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō), 那是可望而不可即的.
近義：hunger, thirst, hanker
n. 丟臉;恥辱;不光彩;丟臉的人（或事）;
vt. 使丟臉;使失寵;使受恥辱;貶黜;
?? dis 不 + grace優(yōu)雅 →恥辱, 失寵, 丟臉的人(或事)
"Her behaviour has brought disgrace on her family."
她的行為使家人蒙羞。
近義：insult, libel, mistreat, offend, outrage, abuse
反義：honour, magnify, praise, regard, revere, reverence
n. 秒;瞬間;次貨;第二份食物;
adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的;
adv. 第二;其次;以第二位;
vt. 支持;臨時(shí)調(diào)派;附議;贊成提案;
?? sec跟隨+ond=one第一→跟隨第一個(gè)之后→第二；秒
"She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter."
她當(dāng)木工學(xué)徒已是第二年了。
近義：back, backstop, reinforce, support, advocate, endorse
反義：oppose, confront, contradict, counter, fence
n. 位;地方;職位;座位;
vt. 放置;獲名次;投資;評(píng)價(jià);
vi. 得名次;名列前茅;[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)][賽馬]得第二名;準(zhǔn)確把…推到預(yù)定地點(diǎn);
"The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve."
晚會(huì)將在除夕那天舉行.
近義：lay, locate, marshal, park, posit, position
反義：move, rob, take, budge, tumble, discharge
vi. 停止;中斷;逗留;（使）停止工作;
vt. 塞住;堵塞;阻撓;止付;
n. 停止;（管風(fēng)琴的）音栓;停車站;（管風(fēng)琴的）音管;
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一輛警車開過(guò)來(lái)與我們并排，示意我們停下來(lái)。
近義：impede, arrest, obstruct, paralyse, paralyze, stalemate
反義：implement, roll, start, action, activate, improve
n. 第三;三分之一;第三檔;
adj. 第三的;三分之一的;
"the commander of the third army corps"
陸軍第三軍團(tuán)的指揮官
近義：tertiary, thirdly