anecdote, antidote

anecdote /ˈæn.ɪk.dəʊt/ /-doʊt/ noun [ C ]

a short often funny story, especially about something someone has done

He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.

antidote     /æn.ti.dəʊt/   /-t ̬i.doʊt/  noun   [ C  ]

  

1.  a chemical, especially a drug, which limits the effects of a poison

    Sales of nerve gas antidotes increased dramatically before the war.  

2.  a way of preventing or acting against something bad

    Regular exercise is the best antidote  to  tiredness and depression.

留意兩個字中dote的發音.