Security blanket

security [sə'kjʊrəti]

n. 安全;保证，担保;保护，防护;有价证券; adj. 安全的，保安的，保密的;

se分开+cur关心+ity抽象名词，性质状态 → 安全；证券

blanket ['blæŋkɪt]

n. 毛毯，毯子;毯状物;厚的覆盖层; adj. 总括的;全体的;无大差别的; vt. 用毯覆盖;覆盖，掩盖;（规则等）适用于;

blank=blanc白+et表名词→白色织物→毛毯，毯子，羊毛毯

I have loved Lillian all these years,

这些年来我一直爱着Lillian，

I give you my word for it.

对于此事我向你保证。

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read

“有些书是应当尝尝滋味的，有些书是应当吞食下去的，有少数书是应当咀嚼和消化的。”这个忠告很好，它表明可以用不同的方法来阅读不同类型的书。