跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第898期

And so the question that you chose to ask

"Will it be better where we're going?"

And though the answer I don't know for a fact

Still my heart is saying "Oh yes"

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. to ask 可連讀，也可喉塞音 / will it 連讀

2. is saying 後進同化

言之有物：

1. 詞鏈兒：better off 生活改善、情況轉好

Today's pensioners are better off than they used to be.

現在靠養老金生活的人比他們原來生活要更好些。

I know I'd be better off in a warmer climate.

我知道在暖和的氣候裏我情況會好得多。

詞鏈兒：better off without 沒有……生活反而更好

I'm better off without him. 沒有他我活得更好。

詞鏈兒：better off doing XX 最好做某事

As a computer programmer, you're better off moving to a city that's home to a lot of tech companies.

作爲一個電腦程序員，你最好搬去有很多科技公司的城市。

You're better off staying in here. 你在這裏更好啊。

圖片源自《好傢伙》

2. 詞鏈兒：know for a fact 確確實實地知道

I know for a fact that he did it.

我確定是他乾的。

I know for a fact that he was lying.

我確定地知道他在撒謊。

I know for a fact... 我知道這個事實...

圖片源自《哈利波特與火焰杯》

You know this for a fact? 你確定？

圖片源自《生死狙擊》

活學活用：

請用 know for a fact 隨意造句

《更好》（Better Off）：是歌手Lindsey Ray演唱的一首流行歌曲，所屬專輯Goodbye From California。

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