Turn your midlife crisis to your own advantage by making it a time for renewal of your body and mind, rather than stand by helplessly and watch them decline.
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n. 危機;危難時刻;決定性時刻，緊要關頭;轉折點;
?? cris判斷，分辨+is→需要作出判斷的時刻→危機時刻
"The minister air-dashed to Delhi because of the parliamentary crisis."
部長因議會危機立刻起程飛往德里。
近義：urgency, crunch, emergency, eventuality, juncture
n. 有利條件;益處;優越（性）;處于支配地位;
vt. 有利于;有益于;促進;使處于有利地位;
vi. 得益，獲利;
?? advant前面+age表名詞 →利益，好處
"Take advantage of low-season airfares."
利用淡季飛機票價。
近義：overtaking, surpassing, improve, avail, profit, benefit
反義：disfavor, waste, dilapidation, hindrance, inconvenience, demerit
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，頭腦，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，決心，見解，意見;記憶，記性，記憶力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 專心于;介意;愿意做;照顧;
?? mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；開會；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
n. 下降;（力量、健康、品格、權力、價值等的）衰退;下傾;（人、生命等的）衰退期;
vt.& vi. 辭謝，謝絕（邀請等）;
vi. （道路、物體等）下傾;（太陽）落下;（在品格、價值上）降低;衰落，謝絕;
vt. 謝絕，婉拒;
?? de向下+clin傾斜=lean,slope+e→傾斜；衰退
"We need to take corrective action to halt this country's decline."
我們得采取糾偏行動來阻止這個國家的衰落。
近義：refuse, snub, spurn, disregard, lapse, lessen
反義：honor, permit, avow, receive, recognize, tolerate
vt.& vi. 使轉動;旋轉;使改變方向;使不適;
vt. 使變酸;使變換;使變為;
n. 翻轉;（路線或方向的）改變;機會;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府對核能的態度來了個180度的大轉變。
近義：loop, slew, swerve, veer, wind, bend
反義：reerect, right, straighten, unfold, untwist
making
['mek??]
n. 制造;產生的過程;成功改進的手段;原料，材料;
v. “make”的現在分詞;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
這位老太太忙著為孩子們做衣服.
近義：manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction