Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. 紧音:cheek knee / 松音:lip will
2. a matter(r) of / a vigor(r) of
3. a quality(j) of /the(j) emotion
言之有物:
1. a state of mind 心境
词链儿:a state of XX XX的状态
We are still in a state of panic.
我们仍然处在恐慌状态。
That building is in a state of neglect.
那座大楼处于无人管理的状态。
I was living in a state of perpetual Deja-vu.
我一直感觉似曾相识。
图片源自《搏击俱乐部》
You're in a state of lockdown. 你们现在处于隔离状态。
图片源自《禁闭岛》
2. it is a matter of the will
词链儿:a matter of XX XX的问题
Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death.
好了,约翰,别太在意了。这又不是什么生死攸关的大事。
It was just a matter of time.
这仅仅是时间问题。
图片源自《绿里奇迹》
I think it's just a matter of mutual respect.
我觉得这就是互相尊重的问题。
图片源自《少年时代》
3. will noun. 意志力
He was said to have lost his will to live.
据说他已经失去了生存的意志。
词链儿拓展:at will 任意
...scientists who can adjust their experiments at will.
可以任意对实验进行调整的科学家
will 还有“遗嘱”的意思。
图片源自《布达佩斯大饭店》
4. deep springs of life
spring noun. 泉水、小溪
They had stopped by a spring to refresh themselves.
他们曾在一处泉边停歇休息。
活学活用:
请用 a state of XX 随意造句
塞缪尔·厄尔曼(Samuel Ullman):是一名生于德国的美国作家。儿时随家人移居美利坚,参加过南北战争,之后定居伯明翰,经营五金杂货,年逾70开始写作。著作有知名散文《青春》等。
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