Worse than a bad musician is a mercenary (musician). We need money to live but we don鈥檛 live to receive money. Besides, a pig with a gold chain on his neck always will be a pig
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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. 音樂家;
?? mus音樂+ician表專家，從事某職業的人 →音樂家
"He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer."
他成為有名的音樂家已很久了, 但他現在不演奏了.
近義：instrumentalist, player, bandsman
adj. 雇用的;圖利的，唯利是圖的;
n. 雇傭兵;唯利是圖者;
?? merc交易+en名詞后綴+ary...的→像貿易一樣→惟利是圖的
"Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man."
唯利是圖的人胸中沒有美德.
近義：freelance, aspiring, materialistic, avaricious, possessive, pushful
反義：unbribable
vt.& vi. 收到;接到;接納;接待;
vt. 接收;受理;歡迎;承受;
vi. 接到，獲得;接見，歡迎;[電子學] 接收;[橄欖球] 接球;
?? re一再，重新+ceive抓→全部→發覺→接受；收到
"It's encouraging to receive a favourable report on one's study."
學習得到好評是令人鼓舞的.
近義：get, welcome, greet, accept, take, inherit
反義：mail, remit, ship, transfer, issue, consign
adv. 而且;此外;以及;更;
prep. （表示排斥）除…之外（還有）;在…之外（還有），…之余兼;
?? be構成介詞+side邊+s表副詞 →此外，而且
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音樂，我們還有很多共通點。
近義：moreover, otherwise, otoh, withal, then, additionally
反義：either
adj. 更壞的;惡化的;更厲害的;嚴重的( bad,ill,badly的比較級);
adv. 更壞地，更糟地;（程度上）更…;
n. 更壞的事物;
"The rooms were awful and the food was worse."
房間很糟糕，吃的更差。
近義：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
反義：higher, paramount, preferable, superior, topmost, upper
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