He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.

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unique [j?'nik] 詞頻3 詞根: uni
adj. 唯一的,僅有的;獨一無二的,獨特的;不平常的,特別的;超絕;
?? un,uni =one,表示”單一,一個”#詞根助記:uni+que表形容詞→單一的→獨特的
"I want to ride a unique cycle."
我想騎一輛獨特的自行車。
近義:irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole 反義:artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
opportunity [?ɑp??tun?ti, -?tju-] 詞根: port
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
prize [pra?z] 詞頻1 詞根: prize
n. 獎賞;戰利品;值得努力爭取的東西; vt. 珍視,珍惜;估價; adj. 獲獎的,有望獲獎的;理應獲獎的;
?? prehend, pris 抓住,奪取,獲得#詞根助記:戰利品要靠自己抓取
"The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"."
2012年諾貝爾文學獎得主為莫言,他“很好地將魔幻現實與民間故事、歷史與當代結合在一起”。
近義:appraise, appreciate, assay, regard, relish, respect 反義:reject, remonstrate, underestimate, undervalue, reprove, downplay
embrace [?m'bres] 詞頻2 詞根: brace
vt.& vi. 擁抱; vt. 包括;包含;接受;信奉; n. 擁抱,懷抱;
?? em進入…之中,包圍+brace胳膊→進入懷抱 → 擁抱
"He held her to him in a warm embrace."
他熱列地擁抱她.
近義:hold, hug, clasp, cuddle, embosom, honor 反義:quit, reject, relinquish, resign, waive, abandon
surely ['??rli] 詞頻1
adv. 無疑;一定,確實;(回答)當然,好;保管;
"You surely don't begrudge him his happiness."
你肯定不是嫉妒他的幸福吧。
近義:indubitably, infallibly, assuredly, sure, undoubtedly, unequivocally 反義:hesitantly, arguably, uncertainly, wonderingly, deniably, dubiously
failed
a. 已失敗的\\n[計] 失敗的
近義:unsuccessful, faulty 反義:jammy, lucky, privileged, prosperous, thriving, thrifty

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