跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第275期
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
語音講解
單詞發音
history n. 歷史，歷史學
mystery n. 祕密，謎；神祕
gift n. 禮物；天賦；贈品
連詞發音
yesterday is
today is
why it is called the
tomorrow is
輕讀重讀
重讀：yesterday/history/tomorrow/mystery/today/gift/present
弱讀：is/a/but/it/the
詞彙講解
called something phrase.
釋義：被稱爲 被叫做
例句：The special park in Beijing is called the World Park.
這個在北京的特殊的公園被叫做世界公園。
同義詞：be named something 被命名爲
called/named也可以單獨用，意思是“被稱作”
He is called Jack. 他被叫做傑克。→他叫傑克。
ent adj./noun.
形容詞
① in a particular place 在場
例句：Foreign observers were present at the elections.
外國觀察員出席了選舉。
② to be felt strongly or remembered for a long time 存在
例句：The memory of her brother's death is still present in her mind.
她哥哥的去世至今仍在她腦海中。
③ happening or existing now 目前的
例句：At the present time we have no explanation for this.
目前我們對此無法解釋。
at present 目前 當下
請看at present在電影《愛情三選一》中的應用：
-Dating? 在和誰約會嗎？
-Not at present. You? 目前沒有，你呢？
名詞：禮物=gift
a humorous play on words 雙關語
幽默的pun舉例：
He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends.
他違章超速駕駛，結果將昂貴的名車撞到樹上，他終於看到他的奔馳車（Mercedes）是怎樣撞彎（bends）的。這句話的幽默之處是講Mercedes Benz（奔馳車）中的Benz故意改寫成bends。
