So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. beloved 元音/ɪ/不要丢

2. 节奏：I shall SAY that LIFE is GOOD.

言之有物：

1. So long as...I shall say that... 只要...我就可以说...

*so/as long as用作连词通常表达两种意思：

① 相当于if或provided that “如果；只要”，用以引导条件状语从句。如：

You can go out, as long as you promise to be back before eleven o'clock.

如果你答应11点钟以前回来，你就可以出去。

② 相当于since，because，或considering that “既然；因为；由于”，用以引导原因状语从句。如：

As long as we've driven this far, we might as well go on．

既然我们已经驶得这么远了，就不妨继续往前驶。

★原声例句：So long as I breathe this air, pure or impure, I shall retain a thirst for information.

只要我还有口气，就对知识有渴求。

★原声例句：...so long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

只要还能呼吸或眼睛还能看见，我就能长久地活下去，并给你生命。

So long as I've got the proportions right, and so long as he's strong, then yes.

只要我配方正确，他也足够强壮，那就会有用。

图片源自《亚特兰蒂斯》

I don't care what you make of it, so long as you release your prisoner immediately.

随便你怎么想，只要你立刻放人就行。

图片源自《冰与火之歌》

2. the memory of certain beloved friends 挚友的回忆

beloved friends

亲爱的朋友们

our beloved grandmother

我们亲爱的祖母

Her beloved husband died last year.

她亲爱的丈夫去年去世了。

...how you stole your song from my beloved dead nephew.

你是怎么偷了我亲爱的过世的侄子的歌的。

图片源自《新飞跃比弗利》

As most of you know, recently our beloved recording.

各位都知道，最近我们备受珍爱的唱片。

图片源自 《美国恐怖故事》

活学活用：

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