Universal truths are constant. It is a fact, a plain and simple fact that what is true and right is true and right for all.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. truths /r/音不要丢掉
2. plain 双元音/e?/+/n/
言之有物:
1. universal truths 普遍真理
It is a truth universally acknowledged that…
此乃放诸四海而皆道准的真理。
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2. It is a plain and simple fact that... 事实显而易见...
词链儿:plain and simple 简单明了; 平淡朴素
Plain and simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
朴素的服装适合在学校里穿。
Don't beat around the bush; state your case in plain and simple terms.
不要拐弯抹角,用平凡简单的话语直接阐述你的观点。
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图片源自《十二只猴子》
3. for all =for good/for good and all 彻底、永远
And then, he left for good. 就这样,他彻底离开了。
When John graduated from school, he decided that he was done with study for good and all.
约翰从学校毕业时,决定永远不再和学习打交道了。
拓展:once and for all 断然地、一次性地、彻底地
I'm going to settle this matter once and for all.
我要彻底解决这个问题。
...head for the Maltese Riviera, once and for all.
去马耳他的,一劳永逸。
图片源自《布达佩斯大饭店》
It was time to put an end to all this once and for all...
是时候做个彻底地了解了。
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活学活用:
请用 for all 随意造句
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