When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
——Henry Ford
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:seem to be XX
似乎/好像XX
He seems to be talking on the phone.
他像是在打电话。
He seems to be a student.
他样子像个学生。
2. 词链儿:go against XX
违背,违反XX;对XX不利
Everything began to go against us.
一切都开始变得对我们不利起来。
图片源自《怦然心动》
① go against the grain
违反本性
Mary is always honest and it went against the grain to tell lies.
玛丽一向诚实,说谎不合她的本性。
② go against one's principles/ will/ wishes
违背了某人的原则/ 意愿/ 愿望
She was scared to go against her father's wishes.
她不敢违背父亲的愿望。
I don't want to go against your will.
我不想违背您的意愿。
★原声例句:As a student, why go against my teacher?
作为一个学生,为什么要反对我的老师?
★原声例句:They had the courage to go against tradition.
他们有勇气违背传统。
I will never go against you.
我永远不会违抗你。
图片源自《暮光之城》
I wasn't going against you. It was against Asif!
我不是要和你作对,而是和阿西夫。
图片源自《伦敦黑帮》
We cannot go against Ollie's wishes.
我们不能违背Ollie的愿望。
图片源自《实习医生格蕾》
随大流:
follow the crowd/herd
go along with the crowd
go with the stream/flow
swim with the tide
...
回顾【“随大流”相关口语】
3. 词链儿:take off
(飞机等)起飞
The plane took off an hour late.
飞机起飞晚了一个小时。
takeoff n. (飞机的)起飞,升空
The commuter plane was waiting for takeoff.
通勤飞机在等候起飞。
回顾【off的“100”种用法】
4. 词链儿:
against the wind/current
逆风/逆流
with the wind/current
顺风/顺流
sail against the wind
逆风航行
活学活用:
请用 go against 随意造句
亨利·福特(Henry Ford),1863年7月30日—1947年4月8日,美国汽车工程师与企业家,福特汽车公司的建立者。
亨利·福特是世界上第一位使用流水线大批量生产汽车的人。亨利·福特的生产方式使汽车成为一种大众产品,不但革命了工业生产方式,而且对现代社会和文化起了巨大的影响。美国学者麦克·哈特所著的《影响人类历史进程的100名人排行榜》一书中,亨利·福特是唯一上榜的企业家。
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