We took our friends for granted, we stopped listening. They were the last thing we were thinking about, and they should've been the first.

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

should've /ˈʃʊdəv/
have 缩约读法 've
元音后读/v/ you've got a letter.
辅音后读/əv/ I could(ə)'ve gone.

言之有物

1. take XX(something/somebody) for granted 认为…理所当然， 想当然
He took it all for granted, and would never have a clue just how blessed he was.
他认为这一切理所当然，他永远也不会知道自己多么幸运。
Family are people we often take for granted.
家人就是可以让我们经常想当然的人。
拓展：take it for granted that+从句
He just took it for granted that he would pass the exam.
他只是想当然地认为他会通过考试。
2. XX is the last thing we are thinking about XX是我们最后才会想到的
the last thing/person 最后一个XX的=最不会...的
Chad's the last person I would ask for advice.
最后一个询问建议的人=最不会找Chad询问建议。
She's the last person I'd expect to meet in a party (=I would not expect to meet her in a party at all).
她是我最不希望在聚会上遇见的人。
3. should have been XX 本应XX 竟然XX （应该就已经...）
You should have reported them to the police.
你应当向警方控告他们的。
I don't think we should have been there in the first place.
我认为我们从一开始就不该在那儿。
The letter should have arrived by now.
信函现在该到达了。

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