跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第730期
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.
語音講解
今日發音練習重點：
1. more(r) often
2. often的兩種發法
/ˈɒfən, ˈɒftən $ ˈɒːf-/
言之有物
1. more often in...
詞鏈兒：do XX more often 更經常做XX
It occurs more often in women than in men.
此事更經常發生在女性身上，較少地發生在男性身上。
Say please and thank you more often.
多說請和謝謝。
More often I get things come to sTeal what's rightfully mine.
經常有來我這偷東西的人。
You should go home more often too. 你也應該多回家看看。
詞鏈兒拓展：more often than not 多半、通常
More often than not, I stay home instead of going out.
我宅在家的時間比出門多。
More often than not, he's drunk when I meet him.
每當我見到他時，他經常是喝得醉醺醺的。
*對比 more often than not 和 often
I often floss my teeth before going to bed.
我經常睡前使用牙線清潔牙齒。
More often than not I floss my teeth before bedtime.
絕大多數情況下，我睡前會用牙線清潔牙齒。(會有那麼幾次，說話人並沒有這樣做)
2. imagination--reality noun.
想象—現實
reality show 真人秀
活學活用
請用 more often 隨意造句
《你該認清你的恐懼而不是目標》（You should recognize your fears, not your goals.）：蒂姆·法瑞斯的TED演講告訴告我們，我們最害怕做的、問的、說的 － 卻恰恰是我們必須做的。我們如何才能克服自我麻痹並採取行動？蒂姆·法瑞斯鼓勵我們充分地預想和寫下恐懼的細節，這是一種簡單但強有力的練習，他稱之爲“恐懼設定”。
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