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purpose driven life  day 29(2007-01-24 09:37:18)
It Takes Time
Everything on earth has its
and its own season.
Habits take time to develop. Remember that your character is the sum total of your habits. You can't claim to be kind unless you are habitually kind-you show kindness without even thinking about it. You can't claim to have integrity unless it is your habit to always be honest. A husband who is faithful to his wife most of the time is not faithful at all! Your habits define your character.
There is only one way to develop the habits of Christlike character: You must practice them-and that takes time! There are no instant habits. Paul urged Timothy, "Practice these things. Devote your life to them so that everyone can see your progress."
If you practice something over time, you get good at it. Repetition is the mother of character and skill. These character-building habits are often called "spiritual disciplines," and there are dozens of great books that can teach you how to do these. See appendix 2 for a recommended reading list of books for spiritual growth.

cistern n.蓄水池
【记】cister=sister 姐 +n乐 
      音近字:system 联想:水箱是一种处理水的系统
【类】cistern:liquids=landfill:refuse
 水箱盛液体=垃圾场盛垃圾
citadel n. 要塞,堡垒=fortress=bulwark[5sitEdEl]
【记】 发音是谁特抖,
cite v.引用 ;引证
【例】The judicial minister cited the latest crime figures.
【参】incite(v.刺激,激励);citation(n.引用;传票)
【类】summons:citation
 传唤要用传票
civilian n.平民
【记】civil=citizen(n.市民)-市民的,平民
【参】civilization(n.文明,教化;)
【类】bacterium:colony=citizen:nation
 细菌组成菌落=公民组成民族
civility n.彬彬有礼;客气=politeness
【记】civil 城市:城市里的人彬彬有礼、待人客气。
【反】rudeness(n.无礼)
claim vt. (根据权利)要求,主张;n.要求,要求权
【例】He claimed that he hadn't done it. 他声称没有做这件事。
【参】reclaim(v.开垦荒地);acclaim(n./v.欢呼)
【类】claim:legitimated=hypothesis:confirmed
 声称没有被合法化=假设没有被证实
  lien:claim=subpoena:command
 扣押权是一种要求权=传票是一种命令
【反】renounce(v.放弃)
clairvoyance n.超人的洞察力,千里眼
【参】  voyage(n./v.航行,航海)
【类】dexterous:manipulate=prescient:predict『clairvoyant:oversee』
 灵巧的是熟练操作=预见性的是预言『有洞察力的:监视』
clam n.蛤蜊;守口如瓶的人(嘴闭得象贝壳)
clamor n./v. 大声要求;喧闹
【例】She was clamoring to go to the zoo.
【记】 clam做字根=claim字根
【参】proclamation(n.宣言);reclaim(v.回收,开垦);clamorous(adj.吵闹的,喧哗的)=noisy
clamp n.钳子;v.钳紧=grip=fasten
【例】Try to clamp these two blocks of wood together.
【记】clam(n.蛤蛎)作为词根:夹紧-钳子
clan n. 小党派;部族 ;家族 clannish   [5klAniF]  adj. 氏族的, 宗族排外的
【记】 clan 注意和clam区别
clandestine adj.秘密的,暗中的=surreptitious=furtive
【例】clandestine dealings 秘密交易
【记】clan(n.部落;党派)+destine( 注定)
【类】clandestine:secretly=overt:openly
 秘密的和秘密地=公开的和公开地
  clandestine:secrecy=harmony:congruity
 秘密的:秘密=一致的:一致(同义)
【反】open(adj.公开的)
clapper n.鼓掌者;铃锤(钟、锤、铃铛内的击锤)
【记】clap(v.鼓掌,轻拍),per 表示人或东西
clarification n.澄清,净化
【类】anxious:reassurance=perplexed:clarification
 安心消除焦虑的=澄清消除迷惑的
clarify v.澄清(使清晰易懂);净化(使澄清)
【例】My mind suddenly clarified. 我的脑子突然清醒过来了。
【记】clar=clear(adj.清楚的,明白的),ify 使.-澄清
【类】enunciate:mumbling=clarify:confusing
 清楚地说不会含糊地说=澄清不会混淆
  misunderstood:clarify=erroneous:retract
 被误解的要被澄清=错误的要被撤消
【反】roil(v.激怒);obfuscate(v.使模糊)
clarion adj.嘹亮清晰的号角
【记】clar=clear 清晰,ion名词后缀-大声且清晰的
【反】soft and indistinct(低声难辨的)
clarity n.清澈;思想或文体的清晰=clearness
【例】clarity of thinking 思路清楚
【类】equivocation:truth=euphemism:offense=obfuscation:clarity
 含糊其词不会真实=委婉言辞不会冒犯=迷惑不会清楚
  consensus:factionalism=clarity:confusion
 党派分歧没有共识=混淆没有清楚
  ambiguous:clarity=mendacious:truth
 含糊的不清楚=虚假的不真实
  equivocation:clarity=prevarication:truth
 含糊其词不清楚=搪塞之词不真实
  ramshackle:soundness=garbled:clarity
 摇摇欲坠的不坚固=混淆的不清楚
【反】opaqueness(n.含糊);equivocation(n.模棱两可的话);muddy(adj.多泥的;泥泞的)
clash v.(思想间的)冲突;撞击=crash
【记】 clash样子很像dash(v.猛冲,猛撞) 意思接近crash
【参】crush(v.压坏,压碎);trash(n.垃圾)
clasp n.扣钩,扣子;扣紧;抱住;用手(紧握)
【例】My button won't clasp.
She clasped my arm with fear.
【记】源于clap(拍手,拍):
【类】lathe:shape=clasp:fasten
 车床使成形=扣子使固定
classic adj.最优秀的;典型的=typical;n.文豪,经典著作
【例】That joke's a classic. 这个笑话真是一流。
classify v.分类=arrange=group
【例】classify books by subjects 按学科将图书分类
【记】class(n.级别)+ify 使.-分类
【参】classification(n.分类,分类法);
【类】taxonomist:classify=carpenter:build
 分类学家擅长分类=木匠擅长制造
clause n.从句;条款
claustrophobia n.幽闭恐怖症
【记】claustro=close(v.关闭)+phobia恐惧症
【类】recluse:crowd=claustrophobia:enclosure
 隐遁者逃避人群=幽闭恐怖症逃避封闭
clay n. 粘土(用于砖bricks 瓦tiles 瓷器pottery、 porcelain   的制造)
cleanse v.使清洁
【例】I cleansed the wound for the injured.
【参】cleanliness(n.洁癖;清洁)
cleavage n.劈开=cleft= =division;解裂;乳沟
cleave v.劈开=split=separate;(沿天然纹理)分裂
【例】This wood cleaves easily. 这种木材容易劈。
【记】c刻 leave留下    刻一刀,留下痕迹,
【参】cleaver(n.切肉刀)
cleft n.裂缝=opening=crack=crevice
【例】cleft lip 兔唇
【记】c刻+left 留下 :刻一刀留下来一个裂缝
【类】cleft:chasm=cut:gash
 裂缝对深坑=伤口对深伤口
clemency n. 仁慈宽厚;天气温和
【记】c可+le 乐+men 男人+t
【反】ruthlessness(n.无情);clement-pitiless(adj.无情的)
clench v.咬紧(牙关);握紧(拳头)=grip;确定
【例】I clenched my money in my hand.
cliche n.陈词滥调;adj.陈腐的
【类】hodgepodge:uniformity=cliché:original
 大杂烩不会统一=陈词滥调不会创新
  equivocation:misleading=cliché:hackneyed
 模棱两可的话是误导的=陈词滥调是常见的
clientele n.(集合名词): 委托人; 顾客,常客[7kli:B:n5teil]
【记】client(n.顾客)
【类】clientele:customers=faculty:teachers
 顾客总体由顾客组成=全体教师由教师组成
cliff n. 峭壁,悬崖=steep=precipice
【例】I broke a leg while climbing a cliff.
climactic adj.高潮的;顶点的;导致高潮的
【参】climax(n.高潮,顶点)
clinch v.钉牢;敲定 ;拥吻
【例】The two companies clinched the deal. 两家公司成交了。
【区】clench住hammer和nail来clinch
cling v.(抓、粘、抱或缠绕)紧抓住;(感情上的)坚持
【例】The baby clung to his mother. 宝宝紧紧偎着他的妈妈。
  She is of a clinging sort. 她是那种依靠别人的人。
clinical adj.临床的;冷静客观的(不带个人情感的)
【例】They seemed to have a clinical view of the breakup of their marriage.
clip n.夹子,曲别针;v.修剪
【例】The letters were clipped together.
【参】clipper(n.大剪刀,快速帆船)
clique n. 派系,小集团=coterie
【例】financial clique 财阀,金融集团
【记】c科+li 里+que 派系 谎言啊,
【类】clique:intimates=flock:sheep
 小集团由密友形成=羊群由羊形成
clog n.障碍;v.阻塞(妨碍移动);阻碍(发挥.的作用)
【例】It must have been clogged up. 一定是被堵住了。
【记】c颗+log(n.大圆木)一颗大木头可clog     
【类】clog:drainage=stalemate:negotiations
 阻塞不能排水=使成为僵局不能谈判
cloister n.修道院=convent女修道院=nunnery女修道院
【参】cloistered(adj.隐居的=secluded)
closed-minded adj.倔强顽固=bullheaded=hardheaded=intractable=pigheaded
【记】心关住的,可想而知
【类】demanding:satisfactory=adulterate:pristine『closed-mind:sway』
 苛求的不是满意=掺假的不是纯净的『顽固的不摇摆』
closet n.壁橱;私人房间;adj.秘密的
【参】closure(n.关闭;终止=end=conclusion结束,结论)
【类】pantry:food=[wardrobe]closet:clothes
 储藏室放食品=壁橱放衣服
clot n. 凝块;v.使 凝成块=coagulate(凝结剂)
【例】Perspiration clotted my hair.
【记】c客+lot 很多 客人太多挤在一起就形成了凝块
【参】cloy(v.甜得发腻) ;slot(n.狭缝;投币口)
【类】clot:dissolved=crowd:dispersed
 凝块被溶解=人群被驱散
  freeze:water=clot:blood
 使水结冰=使血凝结
  solvent:dissolve=coagulant:clot
 溶剂帮助溶解=凝结剂帮助凝结
cloture n.讨论终结,最后表决程序
【记】closure(n.关闭;vt.使终止)
【类】voting:roll call=termination:cloture
 投票是一种选举=投票终止是一种终止‘
cloudburst n.骤雨
【记】cloud(n.云)+burst(v.突然爆裂)
【参】cloudiness(n.阴暗,朦胧)
【类】gust:wind=cloudburst:rainfall
 狂风是很大的风=暴雨是很大的雨
clout n.(用手)猛击=blow(风吹,殴打);权力=power;影响力=influence
【例】All the evidence showed that Russia does not have that kind of clout.所有证据表明俄罗斯不再具有那样的影响。
【记】clout 克老特 克林顿老了还是很特别,因为其仍然有clout权利;影响力,仍然可以clout别人
【反】impuissance(n.无力);impotency(n.无力);impotence(n.无力)
clown n.小丑=comic滑稽演员=entertainer演艺演员;扮小丑;闹笑话,逗趣
【记】克劳恩是历史上著名的小丑演员,专门讽刺ETS给gter看的
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