If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 極好的,精彩的,絕妙的;美妙;勝;神妙;
?? wonder奇跡,神奇+ful形容詞后綴 → 極好的;驚人的,奇妙的
"Ben's a wonderful father."
本是個極好的父親。
近義:arresting, laudable, marvellous, marvelous, meritorious, astonishing
反義:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
adj. 活(著)的;現存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生計;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的現在分詞);居住;以…為生;(按照規矩)管理生活;
?? liv生活+ing名詞后綴 → 生活,生計
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住條件極為惡劣。
近義:livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反義:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;豐富多彩的;油膩的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
過了一會兒,濃味沙司開始顯得油膩了。
近義:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反義:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
vt. 聘用;錄用;雇用;租用;
vi. 受雇;得到工作;
n. 租金;酬金,工錢;[非正式用語] 被雇傭的人;銷售部的兩個新雇員;
?? Hi,阿姨(re):對阿姨說hi- 雇用
"a hire purchase agreement"
分期付款協議
近義:recruit, retain, contract, employ, engage, charter
反義:sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier, cease
adj. 貧窮的,貧乏的;令人憐憫的,可憐的;匱乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 貧困者,窮人;
?? 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因為 貧窮的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的稅應該比窮人的多.
近義:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反義:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied