Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.
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adj. 幸福的;快樂的;巧妙的;〈口〉有點醉意的;
?? happ機會，運氣+y...的→有運氣的→幸運的；幸福的
"I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends."
我很高興跟我朋友收到大量的生日禮物.
近義：lively, cheerful, fluky, flukey, jaunty, jocular
反義：luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad
vt. 擁有;掌握，懂得;主宰;纏住，迷住;
?? sed, sid, sess, sult 表”坐”#詞根助記：pos(=port向著)+sess=向有……的地方坐著 = 持有,擁有
"She pretends to various abilities she doesn't, in fact, possess."
她自稱有種種她事實上并不具有的才能.
近義：hold, own, enjoy, have, obsess, spellbind
prep. 在…上面;當…時候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國王賜給他的頭銜。
近義：above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
vt. 檢查，調查;考試;診察;審問;
vi. 檢查;調查;
?? exam(考試)+in(里面)+e(=exam):在考試里面要 檢查考試
"Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house."
請檢查一下我屋子里電線的絕緣情況.
近義：inspect, investigate, overhaul, oversee, scan, survey
反義：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
adv. 早已，已經;先前;
?? all(所有)+ready(準備):所有都準備好了- 已經
"He was already aboard the plane."
他已經登機了。