If you stay positive, you have a shot at a silver lining.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. positive 字母s发/z/音;-tive为弱读音节,注意元音长度
2. 原声中have a shot 中强调a带来了重读
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:stay positive
When you're unemployed, working out will help you stay positive.
你失业时,运动会帮你保持积极的心态。
2. 词链儿:have a shot (at XX)
①尝试做某事
A: "Do you want to try driving my car, to see how you like it?"
B: "Yeah, sure, I'll have a shot at it."
A:想试着开开我的车吗?看看你是否喜欢?
B:好呀,我试试。
②有机会做成XX
Do you really think I have a shot at winning this thing?
你觉得我真的有机会赢吗?'
It means I really have a shot at being a modle. 这代表我真的有机会当模特。
图片源自《美国丽人》
3. 词链儿:silver lining (困境中的) 一线希望; 事情好的一面是...
词链儿用法:
the silver lining is...
there's a silver lining to XX/doing XX...
You lost 100 dollars, but the silver lining is, you’ve learned a lesson.
你丢了一百块,但是好的一面是长了教训了。
If there's a silver lining to losing my job, it's that I'll now be able to go to school full-time and finish my degree earlier.
如果丢掉工作也有好的一面的话,那就是我现在上全天学,可以早点拿到学位了。
There could be a silver lining to getting laid off—you might find a job you actually like!
被解雇也有好处——可以找份自己真心喜欢的工作了!
There's a silver lining to that, too. 而且事情也有好的一面。
图片源自《华尔街之狼》
...of a silver lining to this most tragic turn. 一种绝处逢生之感。
图片源自《云图》
Every cloud has a silver lining.
黑暗中总有一线光明; 天无绝人之路。
I was sorry to hear you'd ill, but remember every cloud has a silver lining.
我很遗憾听说你病了,但请记住黑暗中总是有一线光明。
Oh well, every cloud has a silver lining. I may not be so well off now, but I'll have more time to enjoy my family.
噢,黑暗中总有一线光明,虽然我现在可能没那么富裕了,但我会有更多的时间享受天伦之乐。
活学活用:
请用 the silver lining is... 随意造句
《乌云背后的幸福线》(Silver Linings Playbook):由布莱德利·库珀,詹妮弗·劳伦斯主演,由原著《闪开,让我拥抱幸福》改编的电影。此名来自一句谚语,Every cloud has a silver lining,预示着主人公帕特乐观的人生态度。
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