Should I ask myself in the water
What a warrior would do?
Tell me underneath my armor
Am I loyal, brave, and true?
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. warrior 三音节 war‧ri‧or
2. 元音连读,用/j/来连贯(非十足/j/音,要轻快发音)
...I(j) ask...
...me(j) underneath my(j) armor
言之有物:
词语辨析:under, below, underneath, beneath
① under, below, beneath, underneath 位置上低于
Keeping the boxes under the bed helps to save space.
把盒子放到床下能节省空间。
Sometimes, rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath.
有时候,雨水好像是直接从地里面钻出来的。
图片源自《阿甘正传》
② below, beneath 看低、低于、次于(略贬义)
Some people think she married below her family.
有些人觉得她是下嫁了。
③ under underneath beneath 被覆盖、隐藏
I'm wearing a black sweater underneath this coat.
我在大衣里面穿了件黑毛衣。
Her personality seems cold but she's really warm underneath.
她性格很冷漠,但其实内心很热情。
...but underneath he seemed really sad.
内心深处,他好像很难过。
图片源自《怦然心动》
It's not who you are underneath. 你的内在并不是这样。
图片源自《蝙蝠侠 侠影之谜》
④ under, below 数量上的低于
It is unlawful to buy cigarettes if you are under 21 years of age.
21岁以下不得购买香烟。
Temperatures here fell below zero last week.
上周,这里的温度下降至零下。
活学活用:
请用 underneath 随意造句
《忠、勇、真》(Loyal Brave True):由Christina Aguilera演唱的《花木兰》电影的主题曲新歌《Loyal Brave True》,一经发出就广受好评。值得一提的是1998年,Christina Aguilera在众多试唱歌手中脱颖而出,演唱了动画版《花木兰》的电影主题曲《Reflection》,也是其本人第一首获得正式发布的单曲!
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