Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.
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vt.& vi. 投資;花費;
vt. 授予，使就職;給…穿衣，裝飾;使充滿;覆蓋;
?? in進+vest衣服→把衣服中的錢放進事業(yè)中→投資
"They intended to invest hugely in new technology."
他們打算在新技術(shù)方面投入大量資金。
近義：place, vest, confer, endue, entrust
反義：shear, spoliate, strip, bereave, deprive, despoil
n. 享受;令人愉快的事物;享有;
?? enjoy享受+ment表名詞 →享受
"The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film."
片中的流行音樂使我們對這部電影更加喜愛.
近義：pleasure, possession, relish, satisfaction, wow, contentment
反義：irritant, nuisance, pother, resentment, ruffle, setback
adj. 迅速消失遺忘的，短暫的;生命無常;
?? e出+van空+escent開始…的→開始空出去→逐漸消失的
"The evanescent post - war economic boom was quickly followed by a deep recession."
大蕭條緊隨短暫的戰(zhàn)后經(jīng)濟繁榮而來.
近義：ephemeral
ballet
[b?'le]
n. 芭蕾舞;芭蕾舞劇;芭蕾舞團;芭蕾舞音樂;
?? ball拋，舞，球+et名詞后綴→舞蹈→芭蕾舞
"Report has it that the ballet will visit England before long."
據(jù)說這個芭蕾舞團不久將訪問英國.
近義：dancing
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待;
vi. 思辯;考慮;構(gòu)想;回憶;
adj. 深思的;供思考的;
n. 想;想法;
?? 深刻(諧音):深刻的思 想 我在想（think）該如何感謝（thank）他們
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去，他們就會認為你不合群。
近義：imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
adj. 蠢的;糊涂的;不明事理的;沒頭腦的;
n. （常用于向孩子指出其愚蠢行為）傻孩子，淘氣鬼;傻子，蠢貨;
?? 稀里（諧音):稀里 胡涂 傻的人認“死理”（諧音）
"That was a silly thing to do !"
那事做得蠢！
近義：idiot, imbecile, ass, ninny, nit, noodle
反義：ingenious, intelligent, inventive, argute, knowing, astute