But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our personal destinies are largely decided.

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yourself [j?r's?lf] 詞頻1
pron. 你自己;(用以加強語氣)親自;你的正?;蚪】档那闆r;
?? your你的+self自己 → 你自己
"De-stress yourself with a relaxing bath."
舒舒服服洗個澡放松一下。
近義:herself, himself, itself, oneself, themselves, thyself
setting ['s?t??] 詞頻4
n. 鑲嵌;環境;裝置;(某事、戲劇、小說等的)背景; v. 放( set的現在分詞);安插;樹立;安排;
?? sett安置好 + ing 名詞后綴→ 安裝,調整;環境
"Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account?"
在這家銀行開立賬戶要收費嗎?
近義:background, tweak, adjusting, adjustment, fix, induration
personal ['p?s?nl] 詞頻1 詞根: 聲音
adj. 個人的,私人的;身體的;親自的;人身攻擊的; n. (報刊上的)人事欄,分類人事廣告版;人稱代名詞;關于個人的簡訊;
?? person人+al...的 →個人的
"Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement."
她唯一的目的就是擴大個人權勢。
近義:private, privy, cozy, cosy, cosey, cozie 反義:open, overt, patent, communal, cold, glassy
largely ['lɑrd?li] 詞頻1
adv. 大部分地,主要地;大規模地;豐富地;
?? large大的 + ly ...地 → ad.大部分;大量地
"The case against him was largely circumstantial."
對他不利的案情大多為間接推測的。
近義:mainly, mostly, principally, vastly, widely, thoroughly 反義:succinctly, briefly, concisely, concretely, definitively, finally
catch [k?t?] 詞頻1 詞根: -tch
vt. 趕上;接住;引起;看見; vt.& vi. (使)被鉤住,(使)被卡住; n. 抓;隱情;捕獲量;掛鉤; vi. 鎖住;著火;[棒球]當接球手; adj. 迷惑人的;令人容易上當的;引人注目的;令人感興趣的;
?? 貓(cat) 捉住老鼠吃(ch)
"She managed to catch the keys as they fell."
她接住了落下的鑰匙。
近義:hook, apprehend, arrest, nab, seize, snag 反義:unhand, release, unlock, free, loosen, uncouple
entertaining [,?nt?'ten??]
adj. 有趣的,娛樂的,使人愉快的; v. 款待,招待( entertain的現在分詞 );使歡樂;使娛樂;抱有;
"Entertaining people is the most natural thing in the world for her."
招待客人對她來說是世界上最自然不過的事情.
近義:recreation, diversion, entertainment, amusement, fun, pleasant 反義:humdrum, insipid, insufferable, irksome, irritating, lethal

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