I understood suddenly how thought was just an illusory thing, and how thought is responsible for, if not all, most of the suffering we experience.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:I understood suddenly...
我突然间明白了...
=suddenly I understood XX
=I suddenly realized XX
Suddenly I understood a lot of truths.
我突然间明白了很多道理。
I suddenly realized what I had to do.
我突然明白该怎么做了。
★原声例句:I suddenly understood that it's actually about the internal.
我突然明白,这其实是关于内在的。
★原声例句:I suddenly understood the panic.
我突然理解了这种恐慌。
I suddenly realized that unless something changed soon…
我突然意识到除非有什么改变……
图片源自《BJ单身日记》
But I suddenly understood how when people can't believe their luck, they have to make up a god to thank for it.
但突然间我明白了,在人们无法相信命运的时候,他们需要编造一个神来感谢。
图片源自《异星灾变》
2. 词链儿:XX is just an illusory thing
XX 只是虚幻的东西
illusion n. 错误的观念;幻想
illusive adj. 虚假的,貌似真实的
illusory adj. 虚假的;幻觉的;迷惑人的
an illusory sense of freedom
虚幻的自由感
I hate to shatter your illusions.
我不愿意打破你的幻想。
3. 词链儿:most, if not all
即使不是全部,也是大部分
→插入语,强调
Most, if not all, of the online advertisements are scams.
大多数——就算不是全部的——网上广告都是骗局。
……and proceeded to recant most, if not all, of the relevant portions of his testimony at trial.
接着就推翻了之前庭审上的大部分相关证词。
图片源自《正义的慈悲》
Be active on most, if not all, days of the week.
哪怕不能每天,也要在大多数时候积极面对生活。
4. 词链儿:be responsible for XX
对XX负责;是XX的原因
The storm is thought to be responsible for as many as four deaths.
这场暴风雨据信造成多达4人死亡。
You should be responsible for your actions.
你应该对你的行为负责。
5. most of the suffering (that) we experience
词链儿:experience suffering 经历磨难
活学活用:
请用 I understood/realized suddenly XX 随意造句
金·凯瑞(Jim Carrey):1962年1月17日出生于加拿大安大略省纽马克特,加拿大裔美籍演员、编剧、制作人。代表作有《楚门的世界》、《月亮上的男人》、《冒牌天神》等。
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