The petty economies of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor.
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adj. 令人驚異的;
vt. 使大為吃驚，使驚奇( amaze的現在分詞);使驚異：感到非常好奇;
n. 吃驚;好奇;
?? amaz=amaze驚異+ing形容詞后綴 → 令人驚異的
"That's amazing, isn't it?"
真是令人驚嘆，是不是？
近義：incredible, arresting, marvelous, astonishing, astounding, miraculous
反義：inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
adj. 不重要的;卑鄙的，小氣的;小的，一點點;小規模的;
n. [會]小額;佩蒂;廁所;
?? pet(寵物)+y(.的):像寵物一樣的- 細小的 小氣的
"The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier."
對一些瑣碎規定的取消使生活更自在了.
近義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, meaningless
反義：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
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
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
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