We have to keep the romance going no matter how tired we are. The only thing worse than just going through the motions is not bothering to go through the motions.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. romance /rəʊˈmæns, ˈrəʊmæns $ roʊˈmæns, ˈroʊ-/ 重音位置两可；

2. tired和周一早读的fire异曲同工；

3. going单词内连读带出/w/。

言之有物:

1. 词链儿：go through the motions 做姿态；走过场；走形式

I feel so bored at work, like I'm just going through the motions.

我对工作感到很厌烦，就像是在敷衍。

We just need to go through the motions.

我们只需要走个程序。

★原声例句：...so you need to just go through the motions a bunch of times...

所以，很多时候，你只需要走一走过场。

★原声例句：And most of us go through the motions of asking, "How are you doing?"

我们大多数人都会例行公事地问:“你好吗?

回顾go through 相关表达

It feels like we're just going through the motions.

感觉我们只是例行公事。

图片源自《废柴联盟》

We're both just going through the motions at this point.

我们都在这件事上装样子走过场。

图片源自《芝加哥警署》

…trapped in a classroom going through the motions.

缩在教室里装装样子。

图片源自《熟女镇》

2. bother v. 花费时间精力做某事

词链儿：not bother to do/doing XX 懒得做XX

He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming.

他甚至连通知都没通知我他要来。

Many young people didn't bother voting.

许多年轻人都懒得投票。

拓展词链儿：don't/didn't/won't bother 不麻烦了/别费事了

'Do you want me to wait for you?' ‘No, don't bother.'

“要我等你吗？” “算了，不用麻烦了。”

活学活用:

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