Don’t be negative or guilty about it. Instead, be happy about wasted time. Look at all the joy and benefits that these activities can bring to your lives. Because that is never a waste of time.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. guilty /ˈɡɪlti/内含舌侧音/l/,不要略掉;
2. look at all 连读,at可弱读。
言之有物:
1. Don't be negative or guilty about it.
别为此感到消极或是羞愧。
① 词链儿:be negative about...
对...感到消极
negative adj. 消极的;负面的
反义词为positive adj. 积极的
结构:be adj. about
He's been rather negative about the idea.
他对这种想法一直持相当否定的态度。
You're so negative about everything!
你对任何事情都如此消极!
② 词链儿:be/feel guilty about ...
对...感到愧疚
I feel really guilty about forgetting her birthday again.
我又忘记了她的生日,心里非常内疚。
I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often.
我因没有常去看望父母而感到内疚。
2. Instead, be happy about wasted time.
相反,你应该为浪费时间感到高兴。
① instead adv. 反而;却;相反
He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room.
他没有回答,反而转身离开了房间。
② 词链儿:be happy about...
为...感到高兴/满意
I'm not too happy about her attitude.
我对她的态度不太满意。
词链儿:wasted time 浪费了的时间
All that wasted time going to my car...
以前大好时光都荒废在钻进我的车里。
图片源自《废柴联盟》
But never, in that long catalogue of wasted time.
即使在冗长的法律诉讼史中。
图片源自《时空恋旅人》
3. 词链儿:bring sb/sth to XX 将XX带到...
Is it OK if I bring some friends to the party?
我带几个朋友来参加聚会行吗?
4. 词链儿:XX is a waste of time/money/effort
...是浪费时间/金钱/精力
We should never have gone – it was a total waste of time.
我们真不该去——那纯粹是浪费时间。
★原声例句:So anything that makes you feel bad about yourself or hate yourself is just a waste of time.
所以任何让你感觉不好或讨厌自己的事情都是在浪费时间。
★原声例句:Dieting is a waste of time and energy.
节食既浪费时间又浪费精力。
Cupcakes are a waste of time and money.
小蛋糕浪费时间浪费钱。
图片源自《打工姐妹花》
-Well, this is a waste of time.
-Ridiculous.
-真是浪费时间。-无稽之谈。
图片源自《绝命毒师》
活学活用:
请用 be a waste of time 随意造句
《TED演讲:时间能被浪费么?》(Can time be wasted?):亚历山大·莱特纳(Alexander Leitner)是一名业余制片人,在定格动画短片制作方面拥有10年的经验。通过他的电影,他和他的团队赢得了多个奖项、共同组织和举办了电影节。此外,他还为儿童和青少年开设了工作坊,教他们如何制作定格电影。他将自己大量的时间倾注在这一项业余的爱好上,同时心中也萌生了一个问题:这是否是在浪费时间?究竟怎样才算是“浪费时间”每项非生产性的活动都是吗?但大多数时间,你都会有所收获,从而以某种方式使自己受益。
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