重点讲解:
1. listen up
听我说;
eg. Okay, listen up, guys. We've got to talk a little about how you look.
好了,听我说,各位。我们需要谈谈大家的形象问题。
eg. Stop wagging your chin for a minute and listen up!
暂时别讲话了。注意听!
2. break down
分解;将…分成若干部分;
eg. The report breaks down the results region by region.
报告将调查结果按地区分成若干部分。
eg. These rules tell us how a sentence is broken down into phrases.
这些规则告诉我们一个句子是怎样分解成若干短语的。
3. step on
踩;踏;跨步;迈步;
eg. Be careful not to step on the crops.
当心别踩了庄稼。
eg. He do not even say "sorry" when he step on my toe.
他踩了我的脚连“对不起”也不说一声。
背景资料:
艾伦风趣自然的风格似乎与生俱来,她在杜兰大学的演讲延续了自己的幽默风格,艾伦拆分了commencement,在“笑”果十足的短短的演说中透露自己艰辛的成长历程,让人从中受到很大鼓舞。她还给毕业学生们以诚恳的建议,让毕业生受益匪浅。
名人经典:
And really when I look back on it, I wouldn't change a thing. I mean, it was so important for me to lose everything becasue I found out what the most important thing is, is to be true to yourself. And ultimately, that's what's gotten me to this place. I don't live in fear. I'm free. I have no secrets. And I know I'll always be OK, because no matter what, I know who I am.
当我回首这些往事的时候,我一点也不会改变。因为我发现,即使失去一切,最重要的是做真正的自己。最终,我来到了这里。我不再恐惧,我感觉很自在,也不再有秘密,而且我知道一切都会好的,因为无论如何,我知道我是谁。