任何一種語言都具備根本的簡易性，所以不用多高的天資，華人都會中文，德國人都會德文，美國人都會英文。 沒有哪種語言會演化成艱澀到連本國人都學不會，只要有正確的學習方法加上用功，世界上任何一種語言照理都能精通。台灣有全球一級爛的英語教育品質，因此就算台灣人是地表最聰明的人種，英文能力照樣超爛，台灣英語教育專擅胡搞亂搞，美國小學程度的英文，眾多台灣人可以學好幾十年還學不完，這樣當然會成為英語文盲，如果我們小學程度的中文，也是學好幾十年還學不完，我們也會成為中文文盲。所以一開始學英文便需就戰鬥位置，精神要專注，學習火力要強大，這樣不出幾年英文必然可以學得不錯，否則像台灣這種要死不活的英語教育，可能學到下輩子英文還沒學會
Day 338 Nov. 15
ravage [}r$v0dI] v. 嚴重毀壞；摧毀 to destroy something, or to damage it
very badly ; devastate
Fifteen years of civil war had ravaged the country.
a country ravaged by civil war // a forest ravaged by fire
Malaria and a high fever ravaged his body with sickness and pain.
ravages [}r$v0dIDz] n. 破壞；毀壞；損害
the ravages of war 戰爭造成的破壞 // the ravages of disease
Her looks had not survived the ravages of time.
constrain [kDn}stren] v. 1. 限制；約束；阻止 to limit; control
A law constrains the government from spending more money than it takes in.
We were constrained by rules.
Research has been constrained by a lack of funds.
2. feel constrained to do ~ : 覺得有必要做 ~；強迫；迫使
He felt constrained to apologize.
She should have kept quiet, but felt constrained to answer.
The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it.
constraint [kDn}strent] n. 限制；約束；束縛 limitation
Time /budget constraints forced me to revise my plans.
This decision will impose serious constraints on all schools.
The time constraints on the project are quite strict.
~ working under constraint
con.ces.sion [kDn}sGNDn] n. 1. 讓步 (a surrender to) a special demand by someone
He said they would not make concessions to the union.
To sell our house, we made a concession to the buyer by agreeing to put on
a new roof.
To reach an agreement, you and I both must make concessions.
2. 承認失敗；認輸
The candidate made an emotional concession speech. 敗選演說
3. 特許權；特許經營a right to do business, especially on
government land or other area
She owns the restaurant concession that sells food in the public park.
a mining concession
The Bolivian government has granted logging concessions covering 22 million
hectares.
4. (在指定地點的) 銷售點；攤位
He runs a concession that sells hot dogs at the ballpark.
We got hot dogs at the concession stand.
the fast food concessions at the stadium
facetious [fD}siNDs] adj. 荒唐的；亂開玩笑的；故作滑稽的 flippant
I wasn’t being facetious. 我不是在開玩笑 // a facetious remark
facetious comments // I was just being facetious.
Stop being facetious; this is serious.
rue [ru] v. 對-------感到後悔 to regret
He rued the day that he rode the motorcycle, because he fell off and broke his leg.
He rued the day they had bought such a large house.
I rue the day (that) I signed that contract.
rueful [}rufDl] adj. 後悔的；懊悔的；悲傷的
He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile. 慘然一笑
ruefully [}rufDli] adv.
He smiled ruefully.
“So this is goodbye,” she said ruefully.
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