It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. who I am 结构中的I am不缩约、am不弱读
2. ...but what I do that defines me中的that弱读
言之有物:
1. who I am underneath 表像之下我是谁
在…底下 / 在…表象之下
词语辨析:under, below, underneath, beneath
具象→在…底下
Have you looked underneath the bed?
你看过床底下了吗?
Now I know what the underneath of a car looks like.
这回我知道车下面是什么样子了。
抽象→在…表象之下
Underneath his bluster is a timid nature.
(词链儿:a timid nature 胆小的天性)
气势汹汹的外表之下,其实他非常胆小。
He was as violent as Nick underneath.
私底下他跟Nick一样暴力。
...but underneath he seemed really sad.
不过他心里好像很伤感。
图片源自《怦然心动》
2. It's what I do that defines me.
what I do 我做的事
*what I do在从句中的应用:
What I do has nothing to do with you.
(词链儿:have nothing to do with XX 与XX无关)
我的事和你无关。
She doesn't know what I am doing.
她不知道我在做什么。
This is exactly what I have done.
这就是我做了的事。
活学活用:
请用 underneath 随意造句
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