Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick.
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adj. 簡單的;單純的;易受騙的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行為;出身低微者;
?? sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→簡單的；樸素的；單純的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那僅有一張窄床的簡陋臥室
近義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反義：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
n. 良好;善良;精華;上帝;
int. 天哪，哎呀;
?? good好的+ness表名詞 →善行，優良
"For goodness' sake, just use your common sense!"
我的老天，你也憑常識想想！
近義：humanism, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, benevolence, benevolentness
反義：infamy, iniquity, malevolence, maliciousness, malignance, malignity
n. 寬容;憐憫;幸運;僥幸;
?? merc(trade)+y(名詞后綴)→慈悲
"Almighty God, have mercy on us."
全能的上主，請垂憐我們。
近義：indulgence, lenience, leniency, pity, ruth, sorriness
反義：heartlessness, inhumanity, ruthlessness, soullessness, truculence, truculency
n. 仁慈，善行;友好的行為;
?? kind仁慈的+ness表名詞 →仁慈
"an act of kindness"
善行
近義：humaneness, humanism, humanity, kindheartedness, kindliness, leniency
反義：impoliteness, rudeness, scurrility, solecism, uncouthness, unkindness
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
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