跟著Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第222期
Sometimes you're up, and sometimes you're down. I've tasted it on my tongue, being on top of everything. Once you taste it, you can't settle for anything less.
語音講解
單詞發音
up /ʌp/
down /daʊn/
down口型
tongue /tʌŋ/
連詞發音
tasted it on /teɪstɪdɪtɒn/
being on top of everything /bijɪŋɒntɒpəvˈevriθɪŋ/
輕讀重讀
重讀：up/down/tasted/can't/anything less
弱讀：are/have/of/for
詞彙講解
settle用法精講
釋義：①to become quiet and calm, or to make something or someone do this
例句：I'll call you back as soon as I've settled the children for the night.
我晚上一安置好孩子就立即給你打電話。
請看settle在電影《新娘大作戰》中的應用：
settle with:
②to decide what you are going to do, especially so that you can make definite arrangements例句：Nothing's settled yet.
都還沒確定呢。
活學活用
settle
英文：It's settled then. I'll go back to the States in June.
中文：那就這麼定了。我六月會美國。
