When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. cut中/ʌ/的英美音音略有不同。美音偏向/ə/音
2. wanna=want to/ gonna=going to
言之有物:
1. sharp words 锋言利语
sharp
① 锋利的、尖锐的
a sharp knife
锋利的刀
sharp teeth
锋利的牙齿
...with razor-sharp teeth. ...带着利刃般锋利的牙齿。
图片源自《海底总动员》
② 敏捷、聪慧
He is very sharp, a quick thinker and swift with repartee...
他非常机敏,反应很快,并且能说会道。
He's old but his mind is still sharp.
他虽上了年纪,思维还很敏捷。
He's a sharp lad. 他很聪明。
图片源自《致命魔术》
③ 辛辣、刺鼻
The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste.
这奶酪味道很冲。
④ 整洁的,优雅的,时髦的
A sharp dresser, Wyatt is never seen in casual clothes.
怀亚特衣着入时,从未有人见过他穿便装。
2. 词链儿:cut XX down (公开)侮辱、辱骂、伤害
I can't believe she cut me down in front of the entire department just because I was a few minutes late to the meeting.
真不敢相信,就因为我晚到了几分钟,她就当着整个部门的人羞辱我。
3. 词链儿:drown XX out 由于自然灾害(暴风、洪水等),被迫离家
Unfortunately, that hurricane drowned us out, and we've been staying with relatives ever since.
不幸的是,飓风把我们逼出家门。我们一直和亲戚待在一起。
4. 词链儿:be meant to be/do 本应做...
→mean to do 打算、故意做某事
I've been meaning to see that new movie everyone is talking about.
Did you mean to do that? No, it was an accident. I didn't mean to.
词链儿:be meant to 理应、照理应该、注定...
You must be meant to play the piano.
你一定注定就是要弹钢琴。
We are meant for each other.
我们是天造地设的一对。
Some birds aren't meant to be caged. 有些鸟天生不是待在笼子里的。
图片源自《肖申克的救赎》
活学活用:
请用 be meant to be/do 随意造句
《我就是我》(This Is Me):是美国流行女歌手Kesha为电影《马戏之王》献唱的一首插曲,单曲于2017年12月22日通过华纳唱片公司发行。2018年1月8日,This Is Me 获得第75届金球奖电影类最佳原创歌曲奖。
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