We must bend to the time, and the time is to act.
We petty men, we crawl, we creep, we find our graves.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:bend to the time
顺应时代
拓展词链儿:
→bend your mind/efforts to sth
致力于某事;专心致志
He bent his mind to the complex task, analyzing every detail carefully.
他专心于这项复杂的任务,仔细分析每一个细节。
→bend sb to sth
迫使;说服
He manipulates people and tries to bend them to his will (= make them do what he wants).
他能左右民众,让大家跟随他的意志。
That cold courtroom just giving itself over... bending to your strength.
冷酷的法庭在你强大力量下...... 自愿俯首称臣。
影视片段《魔鬼代言人 The Devil's Advocate》
Human beings can't command math. You can't bend it to your will.
人类没法指挥数学。数学不会随人的意愿变化。
影视片段《亿万 第四季 》
2. 词汇:petty、crawl、creep
① petty adj. 小的,不重要的;心胸狭窄的;只关注琐事的
He was miserable all the time and fights would start over petty things.
他一直都很闷闷不乐,常为一些鸡毛蒜皮的事吵架。
petty jealousy and spitefulness
小心眼的嫉妒和怨恨
How could you be so petty?
你怎么那么小气呢?
② crawl v. 爬,爬行
The traffic was crawling along.
来往车辆缓缓而行。
Our baby is just starting to crawl.
我们的宝宝刚开始会爬。
③ creep v. 悄悄地小心行进
I crept up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents.
为了尽量不吵醒父母,我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
活学活用:
请用 bend your mind/efforts to sth;bend sb to sth 随意造句
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