You can’t achieve your deepest and most meaningful work, while you’re distracted doing sundry little projects that cost more than they’re worth.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. deepest /ˈdiːpɪst/ 元音前紧后松

2. meaningful /ˈmiːnɪŋfəl/ 元音前紧后松

3. sundry /ˈsʌndri/ 包含音组/ʌn/和辅音连缀/dr/

言之有物：

1. You can’t achieve your deepest and most meaningful work...

① achieve one's deepest and most meaningful work

完成最深刻且有意义的工作

achieve verb. 实现

He had finally achieved success.

他终于获得了成功。

He achieved very good exam results.

他考试取得了优异成绩。

Has he told you how he's planning to achieve it?

那他有没有告诉你他想怎么做呢？

图片源自《唐顿庄园》

...and will stop at nothing to achieve his objective.

并会不惜一切代价达成他的目标。

图片源自《24小时》

② meaningful adj. 有意义的；意味深长的；严肃的；重要的

meaning n. 意义, 含义, 目的, 意图 adj. 意味深长的

-ful 为形容词后缀，表“有…的”，和单词full同源。

a meaningful conversation

有意义的谈话

She gave me a meaningful look.

她意味深长地看了我一眼。

meaningful look/glance/smile

意味深长的眼神/一瞥/微笑

a meaningful relationship/discussion/experience

重要的关系╱讨论╱经历

③ deepest, most meaningful 最高级的表达

2. while you’re distracted doing sundry little projects that cost more than they’re worth.

当你被各种不值得费时去做的琐碎事情分心时...

① while you’re distracted doing sundry little projects

→distracted adj. 焦虑的，注意力分散的，精神无法集中的

词链儿：get/be/feel distracted

distract v. 分散注意力、使分心

distraction n. 使人分心的事物

It’s easy to get distracted when you’re studying.

学习时很容易走神。

词链儿：sth/sb be distracted from XX ...对XX的注意力被分散了

My attentions are distracted from my study.

我读书的注意力分散了。

★原声例句：And if you're distracted doing something else, you're not gonna feel the pain as much.

如果你因做其他事情而分心，则不会感到太多痛苦。

★原声例句：I am more focused and less distracted.

我更专注同时更少分心。

It would have distracted the reader from the central theme.

那可能会让读者混淆了中心主题。

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I guess he wasn't distracted by YouTube clips.

可能人家不会被在线视频分心。

图片源自《打工姐妹花》

Hey, what's the matter？You seem like you're distracted.

怎么了，你看上去有心事啊。

图片源自《新飞跃比弗利》

词链儿： sundry little projects 各种琐碎的事情

sundry adj. 各种各样的，杂七杂八的

a watch, a diary and sundry other items

一块手表、一本日记和其他一些零碎的东西

词链儿拓展：all and sundry 所有人；各色人等

The club is open to all and sundry.

这个俱乐部什么人都可以加入。

②...that cost more than they're worth.

that引导的定语从句修饰 sundry little projects

直译：花费比它们本身所值得的要多的时间/精力等。

即：它们（sundry little projects）不值得花费时间/精力

词链儿：XX is more than it is/they are worth 物超所值

The computer is more that it is worth.

这个电脑物超所值。

词链儿：cost more than XX is worth

花的比...值得的多，即：物非所值

Clothes in style usually cost more than they are worth.

流行服装的价钱往往高于它们的价值。

...without spending way more than they're worth, right？

不会物非所值吧？

图片源自《开心汉堡店》

Look，they're far more trouble than they're worth.

听着，它们带来的麻烦远远超过它们的价值。

图片源自《遥远星际》

活学活用：

请用 sth is more than it is/they are worth 随意造句

《如何避免把精力浪费在不必要之处》：精力和注意力是有限的资源，我们只能通过充足的睡眠和休息，精力才能充沛。大多数人难以成功，多数是因为睡眠和休息短暂，导致每天都处在低效能的状态。如果你想要在人生各领域获取成就，就要知道如何有效填满你的能量槽，更重要的是，避免浪费精力在不必要的地方。

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