Much of education is oriented, for better or worse, towards making a living rather than making a life.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. oriented包含四音节,重音落在第一音节;
2. 停顿:...towards making a living/ rather than making a life.//
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:much of XX 大量XX/许多的XX
Much of the form was not applicable to me.
表格中很多部分不适用于我。
Much of the information you have gleaned is of no practical use.
你收集到的大部分情报没有实用价值。
词链儿拓展:
much of a + 单数名词 表示“在很大程度上”
John is much of a musician.
约翰很有音乐家的范儿。
2. 词链儿:be oriented towards/to/around 面向...
A lot of the training is orientated around communications skills.
很多培训都是面向提高交流技能的。
Our students are oriented towards science subjects.
我们教的学生都是理科方向的。
This project is oriented towards education.
该项目与教育相关。
★原声例句:And their treatment of mental health problems tends to be oriented towards the physical.
他们对心理健康问题的治疗往往以身体为导向。
★原声例句:My training is oriented towards becoming a man of competence.
我的培训旨在成为一个有能力的人。
It has to maintain its orientation toward the sun.
探测车就会保持面向太阳的方向。
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3. 词链儿:for better or (for) worse 无论好坏、不管怎样
I’ve decided, for better or for worse, to leave my job.
不管怎样,我决定要辞职了。
结婚誓言:
For better or for worse, to death shall we part.
无论是好是坏,我们至死不渝。
4. make a living、make a life
make a living 生存
make a life 生活
活学活用:
请用 be oriented towards... 随意造句
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