There're seven billion people on the planet. I know one of them is gonna climb up on a moon for you.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. billion /?b?lj?n/,美音中舌侧音软颚化;
2. climb 字母b不发音;
3. moon 不要发成“沐恩”,注意应为一个音节。
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:there is/exists/remains ...
有〔表示存在或发生〕
*不存在 there have的用法
there is/was +单数
There is one exception.
有一个例外。
There are a lot of problems.
有许多问题。
*there be 就近原则/临近原则
There is a book and some pens on the floor.
在地板上有一本书和一些钢笔。
There are some pens and a book on the floor.
在地板上有一些钢笔和一本书。
2. billion
英语单词billion来自法语,由bi-(两个)和million(百万)构成,因此本意是million million(万亿)。然而在美国billion并不指“万亿”,而指“十亿”(a thousand million)。
回顾【million:You make a million decisions that mean nothing.】
million 百万
billion 十亿
trillion 一万亿
millionaire 百万富翁
billionaire 亿万富翁
trillionaire 万亿富翁
3. 词链儿:climb up on a moon 爬到月亮上
→ climb up 向上爬
He climbed slowly up the ladder.
他顺着梯子慢慢向上爬。
→ 拓展词链儿:be climbing the walls
极度忧虑(烦恼、不耐烦)
If I don't get a drink soon, I'll be climbing the walls.
如果不能马上喝一杯,我要急得跳墙。
When Joely went missing, we were practically climbing the walls.
乔利失踪了,我们简直担心死了。
★原声例句:I retired for about three years, and I was climbing the walls.
我退休大约三年了,我非常紧张。
★原声例句:I wasn't climbing the walls, but I was certainly feeling a little bit of cabin fever.
我没有紧张,但我确实感到有点幽闭烦躁症。
Now I'm climbing the walls.
But you don't notice at all.
现在我坐立不安,可你一点也没注意到。
图片源自歌曲《One Thing》
→ 抽象含义:climb v.职位晋升;提高地位
Steve climbed rapidly in the sales division.
史蒂夫在销售部晋升得很快。
climb (up) the career ladder
职业升迁/攀登事业阶梯
活学活用:
请用 be climbing the walls 随意造句
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