Someone I once knew wrote that we walk away from our dreams, afraid that we may fail, or worse yet, afraid we may succeed.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. 虚词弱读:that/eət/ we/wi/ from/frəm/
2. 注意区分fail和fell(都应发出舌侧音/l/)
言之有物:
词链儿:and/or worse yet (然而)更糟的是、更严重的是、更有甚者
不单独使用,而是作为前半句的递进。
用法同 what's more
意思同 even worse/ worse still
They would criticize me, or worse yet, pay me no attention
他们会指责我,或者更糟糕的是,干脆对我毫不理睬。
She forgot to take the credit card with her. And worse yet, she had no money left.
她忘记带信用卡了。更糟的是,她一分钱也没有了。
...or worse yet, there may be no problem.
或许更糟糕的是,或许根本找不出问题。
图片源自《蝙蝠侠》
...or worse yet, if they had threatened him.
或许更糟的是,他们是不是威胁了他。
图片源自《米尔克》
活学活用:
请用 worse yet 随意造句
《心灵访客》(Finding Forrester):是由格斯·范·桑特,肖恩.康纳利、F·默里·亚伯拉罕参演的剧情片。该片讲述来自两个不同世界,不寻常人之间"不可能"发生的友谊故事。
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