Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.
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adj. 不幸的,悲慘的;不快樂的;不恰當的;不湊巧的;
?? un不,沒有+happy快樂→不快樂的
"She had managed to exorcize these unhappy memories from her mind."
她終于把這些不愉快的記憶從頭腦中抹掉了。
近義:luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad
反義:jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關系而被捕。
近義:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的;
v. 試圖( try的現在分詞);試驗,嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗)+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的;使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經上了年紀的流行音樂歌星
近義:arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
vt. 印;給…以深刻印象;使銘記;
n. 印象;印記;
?? im進+press擠壓→壓進去→蓋印→印入頭腦→蓋印;感動
"The speaker tried hard to impress the audience but left them cold."
講演者試圖感動聽眾,但他沒有打動聽眾的心.
近義:imprint, print, stamp, enchase, engrave, etch
n. 馬;騎馬的軍人,騎兵;有腳的架;跳馬,鞍馬;
vt. 為…備馬;猛推或用力向上舉;
vi. 欲交配,,用于母馬;
adj. 馬的;騎在馬背上的;馬拉的,使用馬力的;較大的,較粗硬的;
?? 音“禍事”,塞翁失 馬焉知非福
"the anatomy of the horse"
馬的身體構造
近義:mount, equine, horsy
n. 鳥,禽;<俚>少女,姑娘,人,家伙,東西;<口>飛機,火箭,導彈;
vi. 觀察和辨認鳥;捕鳥,打鳥;
?? 把b和d看成兩個翅膀
"a bird's nest with two eggs in it"
內有兩只鳥蛋的鳥窩
近義:fowl, lassie, miss, babe, skirt, stunner