Embrace what makes you you, and make it a part of your strategy rather than following the same old playbook that's out there for everyone to see.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

在意群what makes you you中，逻辑重音落在第二个you上；

strategy或strong这类词中的/s/有可能发生同化，发成/ʃ/。

言之有物：

1. 词链儿：what makes you you

让你成为“你”的东西

2. 词链儿：rather than

=instead of/ as opposed to

用法：do something rather than (doing) something

做某事，而不是做某事

Why didn’t you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own?

与其自己做，干嘛不向别人寻求帮助？

后也可接名词，例如：

I think I’ll have a cold drink rather than coffee.

我还是不喝咖啡了吧，来杯冷饮吧。

Rather than viewing his mother as a victim, he holds resentment towards her.

与其说他把母亲看成受害者，不如说他更怨恨她。

图片源自《犯罪心理》

Lynette, I find it more effective when we use words rather than inflammatory noises.

勒奈特，我觉得有事说事比用鼻子发出噪音更管用。

图片源自《绝望的主妇》

3. 词链儿：same old XX 老一套的XX

same old playbook 老剧本

same old story 老一套

same old thing 原来的东西

same old+人名 某人的老样子

I hadn't seen her in nearly eight years, but she was still the same old Janet I remembered from high school.

八年未见，她还是高中时的那个Janet。

I can't stand the thought of being trapped in some boring office job doing the same old thing every single day.

一想到要困在无聊办公室里每天做着同样的事情，我就受不了。

拓展词链儿：Same old, same old. 老样子。

We always sit around and do the same old same old. Let's go out this week.

我们总是干老一套的事情。这周末出去玩吧？

A: "What are you doing this summer?"

B: "Same old same old—loading up the car and heading to the beach."

A：这夏天干嘛去？

B：老样子呗，收拾收拾去海边。

回顾【“老样子”用英语怎么说？】

★原声例句：You're back to your same old patterns.

你又回到原来的模式了。

★原声例句：They find it is the same old dress only a bit less clean.

他们发现那是同一件旧衣服，只是没那么干净。

Same old folks, same old songs.

老调重弹，老调重弹。

图片源自《Midland - Drinkin' Problem》

-W-What about you?

-Well, same old, same old.

-你呢？

-还是老样子，老样子。

图片源自《Steven Universe》

活学活用：

请用 same old XX 随意造句

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