But what is grief, if not love persevering?
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. grief /iː/ 元音:长元音、紧元音、单元音;
2. per·se·ver·ing 四音节单词。
言之有物:
1. What is A if not C. = A is nothing but C. = A is C.
What is grief, if (grief is) not love persevering?
译为:悲痛,不就是爱的延续吗?
2. grief /ɡriːf/ n. 悲痛,极度悲伤
They were able to share their common joys and griefs.
他们做到了同甘共苦。
Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs.
友谊增进欢乐,分担忧愁。
...grief over the destruction of our ship.
为我们的船被毁而悲伤。
图片源自《Orville - Krill》
What you see here is grief. This is acceptance of grief.
你所看到的是悲伤,这就叫接受现实。
图片源自《殊途同归》
3. persevering adj. 坚韧不拔的,不屈不挠的
He is a persevering student.
他是个有恒心的学生。
★原声例句:I learned that by persevering, I would eventually reach my goal.
我知道,通过坚持,我最终会达到我的目标。
★原声例句:The real challenge is persevering...
真正的挑战是坚持不懈...
…of the benevolment and persevering exertions of England.
…英格兰的仁慈和不屈不挠的努力。
图片源自《Victoria - The Queen's Husband》
拓展:persevere v. 锲而不舍,坚持不懈
It can be tricky at first, but persevere.
一开始会有些棘手,不过要坚持。
You have to persevere with difficult students.
对难教的学生你必须坚持诲人不倦的精神。
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has,
坚持不懈,秉持信仰。
图片源自《圣城风云》
I will persevere!
我会坚持下去!
图片源自The Detour - The Tournament
→perseverance n. 毅力; 不屈不挠的精神
4. 拓展:Love always perseveres. 这句话出自《圣经》。原文节选如下:
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
爱不喜欢不义,只喜欢真理。爱是凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事盼望,凡事忍耐。
影片中之所以Wanda有被这句话安慰到,因为Wanda失去亲人,悲伤排山倒海而来,几乎将她压垮,她不知道如何面对承受这种情感。这句话告诉了她,悲痛并不是件坏事,悲痛甚至可以来得更深或者更久都无所谓,因为为亲人悲痛,也是把爱延续下去的方式。
活学活用:
请用 persevering/persevere 随意造句
《旺达幻视》(Wanda Vision):该剧设定在上世纪五十年代,紧接《复仇者联盟4》结尾上演。讲述了自从幻视死后,旺达便利用自己的超能力幻想出一个世界,在这里她与幻视过上了幸福的二人生活,但事实却并非如此的故事。
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