Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.
语音讲解
今日发音练习重点:
1. discomfort 本身重音在第二个音节上,但不排除有重音转移的情况—转移到第一个音节。
2. 断句:Sometimes / a little discomfort in the beginning / can save a whole lot of pain down the road. //
言之有物
1. discomfort noun. 不舒服、不方便
Steve had some discomfort, but no real pain.
史蒂夫有些不适,但不是真疼。
2. 词链儿 in the beginning 最开始
In the beginning, I imagined things would be perfectly balanced.
一开始,我以为一切都会非常平衡。
词链儿拓展: in the first place 打一开始就...
You didn't even want to move in here in the first place.
你打一开始就不想搬进来!
2. ...a (whole) lot of pain 许多痛苦
词链儿:a whole lot of XX 大量、不少(可根据具体语境做口语化翻译调整)
..for a whole lot of money 一大笔钱
...a whole lot of labs 不少实验室
3. 词链儿:down the road (具象)沿路(抽象)日后/将来
Go down the road and you'll come to a bus stop.
沿着这条路走,你会走到一个公共汽车站。
...to save her from pain down the road. 省得她日后痛苦。
活学活用
请用 down the road 随意造句
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