If you are an author and give one of your books to a member of the upper class, you must never expect him to read it.

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author ['?θ?] 詞頻1 詞根: 增加
n. 著作家;作者;創造者;發起人; vt. 創作出版;
?? aug, auc, auth 增加,增長#詞根助記:auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促進,發起,創造 -> 創作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
劇終之后他們請求編劇和大家見面.
近義:issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
expect [?k'sp?kt] 詞頻1 詞根: spec
vt. 期望;預料;要求;認為(某事)會發生; vi. 預期;期待;懷胎;懷孕;
?? ex出+pect=spect看→看出去→期待
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我們期望作家們寫出更多更好的作品.
近義:wait, await, previse, bide, hope, contemplate
give [ɡ?v] 詞頻1
vt.& vi. 給予;贈送;作出; vt. 供給;產生;舉辦;(為購買某物或做某事而)支付; vi. (物體)塌下;讓步; n. 伸展性,彈性;
?? 給吾(諧音): 給
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我們再給你幾分鐘時間讓你連續打下去.
近義:impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure 反義:attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
member ['m?mb?] 詞頻1
n. 成員;分子;身體部位(尤指胳膊或腿);構件,部件;
"a card-carrying member of the Conservative party"
保守黨正式黨員
近義:insider, integrant, associate, attache, supporter, copartner 反義:nonmember
upper ['?p?] 詞頻2
adj. 地位較高的;上面的;內地的;地表層的; n. 鞋幫,靴面;興奮劑;令人興奮的經歷;
?? 理解為up的名詞形式
"the upper slopes of the mountain"
靠近山頂的斜坡
近義:higher, above, paramount, superior, top, topmost
class [kl?s] 詞頻1 詞根: cl-
n. 班;等級;階級;種類; vt. 把…歸入某等級,把…看作(或分類、歸類);把…編入某一班級; adj. 很好的,優秀的,出色的; vi. 屬于…類(或等級),被列為某類(或某級);
"He hit the mark when he became president of the class."
class='class1'他class='class2'達到了class='class4'他的class='class3'目標,class='class5'被class='class6'選為class='class7'班長class='class7'.
近義:students, lecture, lesson, lessons, schoolroom, classroom

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