Too many people think only of their own profit. But business opportunity seldom knocks on the door of self-centered people. No customer ever goes to a store merely to please the storekeeper.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 收益，得益;利潤;紅利;凈值利潤率;
vt. 有益于…，對…有益的;得益;創利潤;
vi. 有益;獲利;
?? pro很多…+fit做→做很多→做得好→利潤，收益
"What level of profit do you envisage?"
你預計會有什么樣的利潤水平？
近義：reap, usufruct, benefit, improve, avail, advantage
反義：loss
n. 機會;適當的時機良機;有利的環境，條件;
?? op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名詞 → 向港口靠近 →機會
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借機再次冷落我們.
近義：instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening
反義：hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
n. 顧客，客戶;主顧;<口>家伙;
?? custom習慣+er人→習慣進商店的人→顧客
"Administration costs are passed on to the customer."
行政費用轉嫁給了消費者。
近義：patron, purchaser, shopper, vendee, buyer, costumier
反義：salesperson, venditor
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
int. 請;
vt.& vi. 使高興;使滿意;討人喜歡;討好;
?? please(please)→取悅；使高興；喜歡；愿意；請
"Please be quiet. I have to study the book for a test tomorrow."
請不要說話了, 明天要考試,我得看書.
近義：humor, oblige, pleasure, recompense, recreate, repay
反義：undeceive, disenthrall, disappoint, discontent, dishearten, dissatisfy