Rudeness is merely the expression of fear. People fear they won't get what they want.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. rudeness中/d/音憋掉,只摆口型不爆破
2. of fear 后进同化,只发一个/f/音
言之有物:
1. something is merely...
merely=only=solely 仅仅是.../不过是.../只是...
2. the expression of fear
*此处fear为名词,“恐惧”。
词链儿:the expression of XX XX的表达
It turns out that the expressions of many emotions may be universal.
事实证明,许多情绪的表达可能是世界通用的。
Language is a means for the expression of thought.
语言是一种表达思想的方式。
★原声例句:So the expression of your purpose, the fulfillment of your purpose, even finding your purpose, that's an inside-out experience.
因此你目的的表达,你目的的达成,甚至找到你的目的,是从内到外的经历。
★原声例句:Gender, the understanding of it, and the expression of it, is tied to cultural allowances and restrictions.
了解性别、表达性别,与文化的接纳和限制有关。
The unique expression of your heart and soul...
你心灵的独特表达...
图源《The Simpsons》
...as an artistic expression of a frustrated child.
这是一个失意孩子的艺术表现形式。
图片源自《坏法官》
3. People fear they won't get what they want.
*此句中fear为动词,表“恐惧”、“害怕”。
a boy who fears spiders 害怕蜘蛛的男孩
I fear you are wrong.
我恐怕你错了。
I fear I have bad news for you.
恐怕有不好的消息给你。
That suggests what you fear (verb.) the most is fear(noun.) itself.
这说明你害怕的正是恐惧本身.
图片源自《哈利波特与阿兹卡班的囚徒》
The only thing we have to fear (verb.) is fear (noun.) itself.
除了恐惧,没什么好害怕的。
图片源自《疯狂动物城》
活学活用:
请用 the expression of XX 随意造句
《布达佩斯大饭店》(The Grand Budapest Hotel):影片讲述了战争时期一个欧洲著名大饭店看门人的传奇,以及他和一个后来成为他最信任门生的年轻雇员之间友谊的故事。
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