We see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home. And we tolerate it. We tolerate it because it's common, it's trivial.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. 周二早读 点击回顾:dead death deadly died
2. street 'corner第二个单词重读
3. street/iː/不要读成straight/eɪ/
言之有物:
1. deadly adj. 致命的
注意:以-ly结尾的单词并非都是副词,也有的是形容词
deadly sin: one of seven sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth held to be fatal to spiritual progress
Gluttony is a deadly sin.
暴饮暴食是七宗罪之一。
Greed is one of the seven deadly sins.
贪婪是七罪宗之一。
...and you know, teach you about the Seven Deadly Sins.
还能给你讲讲七宗罪。
图片源自《新飞跃比弗利》
You're authorized to use deadly force.
你被授命使用致命武器。
图片源自《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》
2. 在街角 on the street corner
3. tolerate it 忍受/忍耐它
≈bear / stand / put up with / bite the bullet 咬紧牙关应付
Tour operators may be forced to bite the bullet and cut prices.
旅行社的经营者们可能不得不忍痛降价。
Just bite the bullet and have a cobb salad with the woman.
只不过咬咬牙,跟她一起吃个科布沙拉。
图片源自《绿箭》
I won't tolerate this nonsense any longer unless…
我不会听你胡扯了,除非…
图片源自《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》
Well, I'm not going to tolerate Mr.Chris.
我不会容忍克里斯老师的。
图片源自《家有正太》
活学活用:
请用【今天所学到的“忍受/忍耐”的英文】随意造句
《七宗罪》(Seven):该片以罪犯约翰·杜制造的连环杀人案件为线索,从警员沙摩塞和米尔斯的视角出发,讲述了“七宗罪”系列谋杀案的故事。
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