Day 853 
--- Proverbs ---
※ 原句 ※
Better today a penny than tomorrow a dollar.
隔手的银子，不如在手的铜。/明天一美元，不如今天一便士。
（喻指多得不如现得，真所谓到手为财。）
--- Oxford dictionary ---atrocity n. (pl. -ies)
a cruel and violent act, especially in a war
（尤指战争中的）残暴行为
atrophy n.
(medical) the condition of losing flesh, muscle, strength, etc. In a part of the body because it does not have enough blood
萎缩
(figurative, formal) The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge.
如果没有更多的作家和艺术家出现，这个国家的文化生活将衰退。
v. (atrophies, atrophying, atrophied, atrophied)
if a part of the body atrophies, it becomes weak because it is not used or because it does not have enough blood
萎缩；衰退
patients whose muscles have atrophied
肌萎缩症患者
(figurative) Memory can atrophy through lack of use.
记忆力不常使用就会衰退。
atrophied religious values
淡化的宗教价值观念
attaboyexclamation
used when you want to encourages sb or show your admiration of them, especially a boy or man
（对男性表示鼓励或钦佩）好样的
