Image is powerful, but also, image is superficial. I just totally transformed what you thought of me in six seconds.
语音讲解
今日发音练习重点:
1. image 两个元音都是/ɪ/
2. super'ficial 为四音节单词,重音落在第三音节上,第一音节次重读;/ transform 重音位置在后
3. six/ks/ /s/seconds /s/ 后进同化,只发一个/s/音
言之有物
1. 'image noun. 图像/形象
i'magine verb. 想象
imagi'nation noun. 想象
2. superficial adj. 肤浅的
shallow—deep
superficial的反义词:informed/profound
This guy is a superficial yuppie with no intellect whatsoever...
这个家伙是个肤浅的雅皮士,没有什么头脑。
Father had no more than a superficial knowledge of music.
父亲对音乐只懂一点皮毛。
来源自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
If there's anyone here thinks I am superficial... 如果有人认为我肤浅...
You‘re nothing but a superfucial shell. 你不过是个空壳。
3. transformed
totally transformed 彻底地转变
...totally transformed what you thought of me 彻底地转变了你们对我的看法
词链儿:transform A into B 把A转变成B
My clothes can transform into lots of styles.
我设计的衣服可以转变成许多风格。
He has transformed into someone that I love. 他变成了我爱的人。
活学活用
请用 what you think of me 随意造句
外貌不代表一切。相信我,我是个模特《Looks aren't Everything.Believe me, I 'm a Model》:很多人都以为,做模特只要长得漂亮高挑,保持身材就足够,然而事实真的是这样吗?当闪光灯熄灭后,当走下T台时,维密天使是怎样的?她们又是怎么看待这个充满魅力的行业的?模特Cameron Russell在TED上做了一次演讲,名字就叫做“外表不是一切,相信我,我是个模特”。
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