Sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage, just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. literally /?l?t?r?li/ /?l?tr?li/ 两可发音,可发三或四音节
2. bravery /?bre?v?ri/ /?bre?vri/ 两可发音,双或三音节
3. courage /?k?r?d? $ ?k??r-/ 英美发音不同(类似的词:worry、hurry)
4. promise you 词间相互同化 /s/+/j/=/?/
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:all XX need is/are...
某人需要的只是XX
All you need is sunlight, air and water.
你所需要的只是阳光、空气和水。
近义表达:
all XX need (to) do is do... 只需要做.../所要做的只是...
all XX have to do is... 要做的就是...
All we need do is threaten them.
我们只需要威胁他们一下。
All you need to do is complete this form.
你要做的就是填好这个表格。
回顾【All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.】
2. twenty seconds of insane courage
20秒疯狂的勇气 → 看成一个整体
five seconds of silence
五秒钟的沉默
courage n. 勇气,胆量
近义词:bravery
反义词:cowardice
3. embarrassing bravery
embarrass v. 使尴尬,使窘迫
embarrassed adj. 难堪的,尴尬的
embarrassing adj. 令人尴尬的,使人难堪的
embarrassingly adv. 令人难堪地
an embarrassing mistake/question/situation
令人难堪的错误╱问题╱处境
4. Something great will come of it.
会有好事发生的。
词链儿:come of XX 由于…而产生,是…的结果
That’s what comes of not practising – you’ve forgotten everything!
那就是不练习的结果,你已经忘记得一干二净了!
Will good come of your actions?
你的行动会带来好处吗?
Great things may come of it.
没准儿能由此产生一些大好事儿呢!
★原声例句:You'll never know what will come of it.
你永远不会知道结果会怎样。
★原声例句:I can't tell you what will come of that process.
我不能告诉你这个过程会发生什么。
-Do you think something might come of it?
-Probably not but I wouldn't mind if it did.
-你觉得会有什么结果吗?
-也许不会,不过能有结果也好。
图片源自《唐顿庄园》
I don't see what can come of it.
我看不出这么做有什么用。
图片源自《唐顿庄园》
We both know nothing's going to come of this, don't we?
我们彼此都知道这样下去肯定是没有结果的,不是吗?
图片源自《龙纹身的女孩》
活学活用:
给 Something great/good will come of it. 安插一个语境吧!
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