跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第352期
I had to have faith in my dream. No one was going to hand it to me. It was up to me to reach for that dream.
語音講解
1. dream注意肌肉緊張。不要發成“墜姆”。
2. 注意模仿原聲重讀部分（重要信息點）：had/hand/me
言之有物
1. have faith in something 對XX有信念 相信XX (信仰)
have faith in yourself 對自己要有信心
have faith in Buddhism 奉佛
have faith in the masses 相信羣衆
XX to somebody 把XX交給某人
Hand it up to me, please. （hand up to XX 遞交、上交）
請把它遞上來給我。
Hand it in to me by Tuesday. （hand in toXX 遞交、上交）
在週二前交給我。
拓展：hand it to XX 向XX認輸、服輸
He's done well! you've got to hand it to him.
他做得好！你必須佩服他。
I've got to hand it to you, you really did a good job.
我不得不稱讚你，你做得真不錯！
3. It is/was up to somebody to…由XX決定
It's up to you to decide.
由你來決定。
We can go for a picnic or go swimming at the weekend. It's up to you.
週末去野餐還是游泳，你說了算。
Do you want to stay or go? It's up to you.
想走還是想留？你來決定。
4. reach for XX 夠XX/爭取XX
拓展：reach for the stars 雄心勃勃、目標遠大
If you want to reach for the stars, why are you going to think about limits?
如果你志向高遠，何故去想什麼會限制你呢？
