跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第987期
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Sometimes it is sweet or filled with worries.
Don't be afraid. When things go wrong, just be strong.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1. a bowl of 舌側音+元音連讀
2. worry的英美發音有略微差異:/ˈwʌri $ ˈwɜːri/
3. 詞鏈兒發音:Don't be(j) afraid.
言之有物:
1. 詞鏈兒:a bowl of cherries
拓展:與cherry有關的四個詞鏈兒
① a bowl of cherries 生活美好;事事順心
I got a promotion and got engaged in the span of a week! Life is just a bowl of cherries these days!
我升職了,並在一週之內就訂婚了!這些天日子簡直太美好了!
Life is not always a bowl of cherries.
生活並不總是美好的。
life is nothing but a bowl of cherries.
人生不過一碗櫻桃。
圖片源自《等到永遠》
② a bite of the cherry 絕好的機會
He definitely wants a bite of the cherry.
他肯定也想抓住這次機會。
③ cherry-pick 挑選
You will get to cherry-pick all the equipment that goes into your studio.
工作室新進的設備你隨便選。
They can cherry-pick the records.
他們可以盡情隨心挑選喜歡的唱片。
圖片源自《極速下載》
Any merchandise you take, I get to look at and cherry-pick.
你們拿的任何商品都得讓我看一眼分一點。
圖片源自電影《聖誕壞公公》
④ cherry on top 錦上添花、精彩之處
2. 詞鏈兒:things go wrong 出了點問題;情況不妙
I lost all my files today because something went wrong with my computer.
我今天所有的檔案都掉了,因爲電腦出了一點問題。
Did you find yourself wondering what went wrong?
你是不是自己也在想哪兒出了問題?
A lot of things went wrong.
許多事都出了問題。
圖片源自電影《阿波羅13號》
And for me, things went wrong a lot.
而我就是常出事。
圖片源自電影《別有洞天》
活學活用:
請用 cherry有關的詞鏈兒 隨意造句
《快樂》(Happy):印尼獨立流行樂團MOCCA 2005年發行歌曲。
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