Too much of what is called love is fish love. An external love is not on what I’m gonna get but what I’m gonna give.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1.external /ɪkˈstɜːnl $ -ɜːr-/
2.gonna /ɡənə/ 虚词弱读 短、轻、快
言之有物:
1. Too much of what is called love is fish love.
① too much of ... 太多...
You're asking too much of him.
你对他要求过分了。
You cannot demand too much of him.
你不能要求他太多。
★原声例句:This is too much of a burden to just put on young people's shoulders.
这对年轻人来说,负担太多了。
★原声例句:But we ask too much of our hospitals.
但我们对医院的要求太多了。
There's too much of you. There‘s not too much of me.
你太多了,我不多啊…
图片源自《酒吧五杰》
词链儿拓展:too much of a good thing
事情好得过了头;过犹不及
Too much of a good thing is a bad thing.
一件事太好的话就是坏事了。
② what is called love 看作一个整体:被称之为爱的.../所谓爱情
what is called ... 所谓...
What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
所谓听天由命, 正是肯定的绝望。
③ fish love 于鱼之爱/爱鱼之爱→自爱
“年轻人,为什么你要吃掉那条鱼?”
“因为我爱鱼”年轻人回答道。
“为什么你爱鱼,还要把它从水中抓出来,杀掉然后煮熟呢?不要对我说你爱鱼,你只是爱你自己,你只是觉得那条鱼吃起来很美味,所以你才抓它然后杀掉煮熟。”
2. an external love 爱的外在表现
external adj. 外部的;外面的;外在的
反义词:internal 里面的;内部的;内心的
Many external influences can affect your state of mind.
许多外在因素都可能影响人的心情。
No external signs, but time in the water.
没有外伤,但在水里泡久了。
图片源自《犯罪心理》
...to suggest impact with an external object like a missile.
这说明撞击并非来自于导弹这样的外部对象。
图片源自《犯罪心理》
3. what I'm gonna get →我要得到什么
what I’m gonna give →我要给出什么
I'll tell you what I'm gonna give you.
我会告诉你我要给你的东西。
Christmas is just around the corner. I wonder what I'm gonna get from my parents.
圣诞节就要到了。我不知道父母会给我什么礼物。
③ 回顾 ...not.., but... 不是...而是...
活学活用:
请用 too much of... 随意造句
《真爱》(Fish Love):怎样才算是真爱?90岁的犹太拉比分享关于犹太人的智慧… 他用一段简短的故事,简单诠释出爱的真正意义。Speaker: Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski 亚伯拉罕·乔舒亚·特韦尔斯基除了是有名的犹太拉比(智者),也是一名精神科医生。
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