In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their language.
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adv. 簡(jiǎn)單地，樸素地;（引出概括或解釋?zhuān)┎贿^(guò)，僅僅;簡(jiǎn)直;<非正>實(shí)在;
?? sim一次 + ply 折疊 →折一次 → ad.簡(jiǎn)單地；樸素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
這架時(shí)鐘純屬擺設(shè)，它再也不走了。
近義：just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反義：elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
vi. 成功;繼承;
vt. 繼承，繼任，繼位;隨…之后;
?? suc在…下面+ceed走→從下走到上面→成功
"I'm determined to succeed."
我決心要獲得成功。
近義：prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer
反義：miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle, flop
vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默認(rèn);聽(tīng)說(shuō);領(lǐng)會(huì);
?? under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通曉；認(rèn)為
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那僅僅是近似值。
近義：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反義：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
n. 語(yǔ)言，語(yǔ)言文字;表達(dá)能力;言語(yǔ)，語(yǔ)風(fēng)，文風(fēng)，文體;專(zhuān)門(mén)用語(yǔ)，術(shù)語(yǔ);
?? langu語(yǔ)言+age表示狀態(tài)、情況及其他 → 語(yǔ)言，語(yǔ)言課程
"theories of child language acquisition"
幼兒語(yǔ)言習(xí)得的理論
近義：idiom, speech, tongue, dialect, linguistic, philologic
spoke
[sp?uk]
n. （車(chē)輪的）輻條;輪輻;破壞某人的計(jì)劃;阻撓某人的行動(dòng);
v. 講，談( speak的過(guò)去式 );說(shuō);演說(shuō);從某種觀點(diǎn)來(lái)說(shuō);
"He spoke heavily accented English."
他說(shuō)英語(yǔ)帶有濃重的異國(guó)口音。
近義：scotch, wedge, rung, stair, stave, step
adj. 法國(guó)的，法國(guó)人的;法語(yǔ)的;
n. 法語(yǔ);法國(guó)人;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項(xiàng)工作你得會(huì)說(shuō)法語(yǔ)。
近義：gallic