It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in the past. Nothing is as far away as one minute ago.
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adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"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：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
adj. 現在的;目前的;出席的;[語法學]現在時的;
n. 現在;禮物;瞄準;
?? pres前+ent名詞后綴 → 禮物，贈送物
"a belated birthday present"
遲來的生日禮物
近義：offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反義：implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
adj. 可笑的，荒謬的;荒唐的，愚蠢的;胡枝扯葉;
?? rid笑+ic...的+ulous多…的→多笑的→可笑的
"She speaks in this ridiculous mockney accent."
她模仿倫敦東區人的口音拿腔拿調地說話。
近義：inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous
反義：artistic, lordly, neat, perky, poised, posh
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;難以忍受的;不會有的，不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不，無，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對，沒法讓她高興。
近義：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反義：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
adv. 離開，遠離;在遠處;消失;
adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方；離去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 分，分鐘;瞬間，片刻;備忘錄;會議記錄;
vt. 把…記錄在案;為…測定時間;
?? minut小+e → 一分鐘； 微小的，細微的
"The vendors were gazundered at the last minute."
賣主在最后一刻被要求降低房價。
近義：insignificant, little, miniscule, minuscule, petty, pokey