We've all been taught that the arc of the moral universe is long, but that it bends toward justice. Maybe it will. But that has always been an aspiration. It is not a guarantee.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. bend包含的音组/en/不要发成“本”;
2. guarantee /ˌɡærənˈtiː/ 主重音落在最后一个音节。
言之有物:
1. the arc of moral universe 人类的道德轨迹
① arc noun. 弧(状); 弧线;弧形;轨迹
the arc of a rainbow
彩虹的弧状
The Sun moves across the sky in an arc.
太阳在天空中以弧线方式运行。
② moral adj. 道德(上)的
Man is gifted with a moral sense by which he distinguishes good from evil.
人类天生有道德意识,能区分善与恶。
traditional moral values
传统的道德观念
...at the hands of the state serves no moral purpose.
并不是为了什么道德目的。
图片源自《美国恐怖故事》
So you may talk about moral hazard. You are the moral hazard.
你满口仁义道德,其实你就是道德风险。
图片源自《华尔街金钱永不眠》
2. 词链儿:bend toward/towards 弯腰靠拢/向...弯曲
He bent towards me and whispered in my ear.
他俯过身来在我耳边低语。
Several branches started bending towards the ground.
数根枝条开始向地面弯垂。
3. 回顾【近义词:ambition & aspiration 抱负,志向;野心】
4. guarantee
→ verb. 保证
I guarantee you’ll love this film.
我保证你会喜欢这部电影。
I cannot guarantee to work for more than a year.
我不能保证工作一年以上。
→ noun.(可数) 保证,担保
I’m afraid there’s no guarantee of success.
恐怕不能保证一定会成功。
to give a guarantee of good behaviour
保证行为端正
Career success is no guarantee of happiness.
事业成功并不是幸福的保证。
★原声例句:... but there was no guarantee of that...
但这并不能保证...
★原声例句:There's no guarantee of success in any business venture.
在任何商业冒险中都不能保证成功
And there's no guarantee of success.
而且没有成功的保证。
图片源自 Star Wars Rebels
活学活用:
请用 guarantee of XX 随意造句
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