Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 昨天;往昔;<正式>過去;
adv. 在昨天，在昨日;近來;
?? yester昨日+day一天 → 昨天
"Believe it or not, he was here yesterday as large as life."
信不信由你, 他昨天確確實實是在這兒.
近義：lately, past, yore
adv. 大概;或許;很可能;備不住;
?? probab=probable可能的+ly表副詞 →可能性
"Most of the story about his private life was probably apocryphal."
有關他私生活的事可能大部分都是虛構的.
近義：likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
反義：assuredly, absolutely, positively, quite, surely, thoroughly
n. 前進，進步;提升，升級;預付;
?? advance 發展，前進 + ment 表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n. 前進，進步；提升
"His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated."
他對生理學發展的新貢獻獲得高度贊賞.
近義：headway, improvement, progress, recovery, recuperation, stride
反義：impairment, loss, staleness, worsening, damage, decline
adv. （在）今天;現在;現今;現代，當代;
n. 今天，今日;現代，當代;現今;
?? 到（to）的天（day），是 今天
"Blimey, it's hot today."
哎呀，今天真熱。
近義：now, nowadays
adv. 在明天，在明日;
n. 明天;最近，不遠的將來;
?? 湯姆(tom)或者(or)同排(row)同學 明天請假
"Could I have an alarm call at 5.30 tomorrow, please?"
請在明天早晨5:30打電話叫醒我好嗎？
近義：morrow
反義：lately
adv. 仍，仍然;更，還要;靜靜地;〈詩〉常，不斷地;
adj. 不動的，靜止的;不狂暴的，溫柔的;沒有活力的，死氣沉沉的;
n. 平靜，寂靜;劇照;靜止攝影;蒸餾器;
vt.& vi. （使某物）平靜下來，安靜;〈古〉燒（酒），蒸餾;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了，他還是十分活躍。
近義：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反義：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset