The older I get, the more that I see.

My parents aren't heroes. They're just like me.

And loving is hard. It don't always work.

You just try your best not to get hurt.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

言之有物：

1. 词链儿：the+比较级，the+比较级

越XX越XX

回顾【The older we get, the harder it is to keep up with life's changes. 】

The more he eats, the fatter he gets.

他吃得越多就越胖。

The harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

我越努力工作，我就会赢来更多的运气。

The harder I work, the luckier I get.

越努力，越幸运。

2. 词汇：hero & heroin & heroine

hero→heroes n. 豪杰，英雄；男主角

3. 词链儿：It doesn't work.

不管用；不奏效；这行不通

→ it don't always work 口语中的不严谨

正确用法是：It doesn't always work.

回顾【Never beg anybody to love you. It never works.】

4. 词链儿：try one's best to do XX

尽最大努力去做XX/竭尽所能去做XX

→否定表达：try one's best not to do XX

→近义表达：

try to do one's best

do one's best

do everything (all) one can

do one's utmost to

spare no efforts with might and main

work to the best of one's ability

...

As a teacher, I just try my best to encourage the students.

作为一名教师，我只是尽力去鼓励学生。

I'll try my best to answer every question in that video.

我会尽力回答视频中的每个问题。

★原声例句：We should try our best to protect the environment.

我们应该尽最大的努力来保护环境。

★原声例句：I try my best not to eat chocolate too much.

我尽了最大可能少吃巧克力。

They're usually trying to do their best.

一般，他们会都尽力而为。

图片源自《天黑请回家》

I promise I'll try my best.

我保证我会尽全力。

图片源自《单身日记》

活学活用：

请用 try one's best (not) to do XX 随意造句

Sasha Alex Sloan（莎夏·雅莉克丝·斯隆，1995年3月11日），美国歌手及词曲作家，因与凯戈合作的单曲《This Town》出名。

2015年，Sasha参与合作Kaskade的歌曲《Phoenix》，并因其作词而受到赞誉。随后为Idina Menzel，Maggie Lindemann和Camila Cabello等歌手创作。2017年，Sasha出现在Kygo的歌曲《This Town》中，极具辨识度的声音让人流连忘返，从此打开知名度。

2019年2月6日，Sasha Sloan在Stephen Colbert的“he Late Show”上演唱EP的主打歌曲《Older》。这是她首次在美国电视节目上亮相。

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