In the great grand scheme of things, we're just tiny specks that will one day be forgotten.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. grand 包含易错音组/?n/;注意区分英美发音差异;
2. 区分发音:speck & spike;
3. forgotten 最后一个音节可发/tn/鼻腔爆破,也可发出/t/音。
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:in the (great) grand scheme of things
从全局来看;把一切都考虑进去;
scheme of things 相当于 big picture → 全局/总体的规划
In the grand scheme of things, human beings are just a tiny part of life on Earth.
从宏观上看,人类只是地球生命的一小部分。
★原声例句:Fruit flies are not a particularly important species in the grand scheme of things.
在整个宇宙中,果蝇并不是一个特别重要的物种。
★原声例句:Maybe in the grand scheme of things, loving another person is our tiny ripple in the universe.
也许从宏观来看,爱另一个人是我们在宇宙中的小小涟漪。
But the bitter truth we critics must face is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.
但我们评论家得面对难堪的事实,就是以价值而言我们的评论可能根本比不上我们大肆批评的平庸事物。
图片源自《美食总动员》
If you've seen pictures and nova of where we are in the scheme of things, we are in a very tiny part of the universe.
如果你看到过照片,知道我们地球所处行星发展的阶段,就知道在宇宙长河中我们是非常小的一部分。
图片源自《耶鲁大学开放课程》
相关表达:put something into perspective
客观地看待某个事物、换一个正确的角度来看
And that kind of put things in perspective……
这样才能正确看待事情......
图片源自《一个购物狂的自白》
great-grandchild/great-granddaughter
曾(外)孙/曾(外)孙女等
great-grandfather/great-grandmother
(外)曾祖父/(外)曾祖母
2. speck n. 小斑点;小片
近义词:dot, fleck, mark, particle, speckle, spot...
These few specks of time…
这一点点时间
图片源自《瞬息全宇宙》
specks of dust 尘埃
a speck of blood 一点血迹
Just a speck of dust within the galaxy……
只是浩瀚星河中的缥缈尘埃……
图片源自《歌曲改变人生》
3. 词链儿:XX will one day be forgotten
XX终有一天会被遗忘
All your adventures will one day be forgotten.
终有一天,你会忘掉所有的冒险经历。
活学活用:
请用 in the (great) grand scheme of things 随意造句
《马男波杰克》(BoJack Horseman):讲述了一个被拟人化了的、热爱威士忌的马——波杰克,和他的人类朋友陶德共同生活的故事。其他角色还包括波杰克的经纪人兼前女友卡罗琳公主。该剧风格以幽默为主,但同时有许多黑暗、抑郁的场景,受到观众、媒体的好评。
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