With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. sham/ʃæm/和shame/ʃeɪm/的发音要区分开
2. drudgery和dream都包含/dr/音,不要丢了/r/音
言之有物:
1. sham noun. 伪善; 伪装
词语辨析:shame、slam、shan't
→Shame on you! 你有够丢脸!
→Slam the door 摔门
→shan't=shall not
Turn away and slam the door. 、
(词链儿:slam the door 关门)
转过头,关上门。
图片源自《冰雪奇缘》
-Wish me luck!-祝我好运。
-No,shan't. -才不呢。
图片源自《穿普拉达的魔鬼》
2. drudge
noun. 苦工; 做繁重无聊工作的人
verb. 努力工作
Mary had to drudge all day for poor wages.
(词链儿:druge all day 整天做苦工)
玛丽不得不为一点少得可怜的工钱整天做苦工。
She was tired of working as an office drudge.
(词链儿:an office drudge 办公室劳力)
她已经厌烦了做办公室劳力了。
drudgery noun. 单调乏味的苦差事; 繁重无聊的工作;
He hated the drudgery of his job.
(词链儿:the drudgery of one's job 其工作的单调性)
他讨厌他繁重无聊的工作。
...condemned to a life of drudgery and despair.
(词链儿:a life of drudgery 单调的生活)
...罪责加身,生活无望。
图片源自《面纱》
It's drudgery, this life.
这一成不变的生活。
图片源自《超脱》
3. with..., it is... 虽然...,但是...(句中不可写but)
本句中的with表让步,译为“虽然,尽管”
With all his money and fame, he is not happy.
(词链儿:money and fame 金钱和名誉)
尽管有着钱和名誉,他还是不快乐。
With good teachers and warm-hearted classmates, the new comer feels lonely.
虽有着好老师和热心的同学,这个新来的还是感觉孤独。
活学活用:
请用with..., it is...随意造句
《心之所需》(Desiderata):美国诗人Max Ehrmann 1927年所写的散文诗。整首诗仿佛“处世良言”,表达了作者对生活的热爱与理解,同时劝谏世人要愉快地活着。
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