Do you think that because I am poor, obscure, plain and little that I am soulless and heartless? I have as much soul as you and full as much heart.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. obscure /b/音后不要加出/?/；

2. soul 包含易错音组/??l $ o?l/，舌侧音不要丢；

3. 注意区分单词发音：full和fool；

言之有物：

1. Do you think that because I am poor, obscure, plain and little that I am soulless and heartless?

= Just because I am poor, obscure, plain and little doesn't mean I am soulless and heartless.

回顾【just because XX doesn't mean XX 】

2. 四个形容词 poor, obscure, plain and little

poor 形容人贫穷；

plain 形容人简朴，朴素；

little 形容人矮小；

obscure 形容人无名望的；微贱的

之前的早读中也出现过 obscure v. 使模糊/使隐晦

回顾【Wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth.】

回顾 【plain and simple 平白无故/简单明了/平淡朴素】

Plain and simple?

平白无故？

图片源自《理查德·朱维尔的哀歌》

3. soulless heartless

-less 形容词后缀：无…的；不…的

powerless 无能为力的

childless 无子女的

tasteless 无味道的

tireless 不知疲倦的

heartless 无情的，冷酷的

What a heartless thing to say!

这么说话太无情了！

soulless 没有灵魂的；无情的

He was big and brawny with soulless eyes.

他身材高大，肌肉发达，一双眼睛冷漠无情。

Starting now, you are a hard, heartless career gal.

从现在开始，你就是个铁石心肠的工作狂。

图片源自《马男波杰克》

You are a member of a godless, soulless race of extortionists.

你们律师都是天煞无良的勒索犯。

图片源自《新闻编辑室》

4. I have as much soul as you and full as much heart.

=I have as much soul as you (do) and (I have) full as much heart (as you do).

我的心灵跟你一样丰富，我的心胸跟你一样充实。

词链儿：as much XX as 和XX一样/同等

I hope you have as much fun as I did.

我希望你玩得和我一样高兴。

We didn't spend as much time at the museum as I had hoped.

我们在博物馆待的时间没有预想的多。

★原声例句：I plan to spend as much time as possible on campus.

我打算尽可能多地呆在学校里。

★原声例句：You can have as much water as you want, but you have to pay for it.

你想要多少水都可以，但你必须付钱。

I would beg you, Your Honour, to show as much leniency as possible in this case.

但是我还是恳求您，法官大人，能予以宽大处理。

图片源自《殊途同归》

活学活用：

请用 as much XX as 随意造句

《简·爱》（Jane Eyre）：影片改编自英国女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特的同名小说，讲述一位从小变成孤儿的英国女子在各种磨难中不断追求自由与尊严，坚持自我，最终获得幸福的故事。

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