Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.
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vt. 保護,保藏,保存;[化,物]使守恒;將…做成蜜餞;
n. 果醬,蜜餞;
?? con全部+serve服務,保持→全部保持下來→保存
"Help to conserve energy by insulating your home."
對房屋做隔熱處理來幫助節約能源。
近義:hold, husband, keep, maintain, save, pot
反義:lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, waste, dilapidate
n. 山,山岳;山脈;一大堆;大量;
?? mount登上+ain名詞后綴 → 山
"the eastern slopes of the mountain"
東山坡
近義:highlands, hill, mount, sierra, highland, savage
adv. 在(某人或某事物的)前面;向前;預先;在將來,為未來;
?? a在…,…的+head頭→在前地
"Ahead of them was a gaping abyss."
他們前面是一個巨大的深淵。
近義:on, onward, thereinafter, before, along, forward
反義:back, fro
n. 碩士;主人(尤指男性);大師;男教師;
vt. 精通,熟練;作為主人,做…的主人;征服;使干燥(染過的物品);
adj. 主要的;主人的;精通的,優秀的;原版的;
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義:tame, teach, train, break, domesticate, domesticize
反義:helper, houseboy, lackey, lacquey, maid, manservant
adj. 不重要的;卑鄙的,小氣的;小的,一點點;小規模的;
n. [會]小額;佩蒂;廁所;
?? pet(寵物)+y(.的):像寵物一樣的- 細小的 小氣的
"The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier."
對一些瑣碎規定的取消使生活更自在了.
近義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, meaningless
反義:appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
worthwhile
['w?θ'wa?l]
adj. 值得做的;值得花時間的;有價值的;合算;
"The teacher recommended some really worthwhile novels to his students."
老師推薦給學生一些真正有價值的小說.
近義:laudable, merited, meritorious, valid, worthful, deserving
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless