There must be more to life than this.

How do we cope in a world without love?

Mending all those broken hearts.

And tending to those crying faces.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

言之有物：

1. 词链儿：There must be more to life than this.

生活一定不止于此。

→there must be...

一定有......

There must be a way round the problem.

这个问题一定有办法解决。

→there's more to... than...

......不仅仅是......

There is more to him than meets the eye.

他并非看上去那么简单。

There's more to learning a language than just memorizing words.

学习一门语言不仅仅是记忆单词。

There's more to life than indulging your every whim.

生活中有远比纵容一切欲望更重要的东西。

影视片段《豪斯医生》

There's more to life than work.

生活不仅仅是工作。

影视片段《童话镇》

2. 词汇：cope v. 〔成功地〕应付，对付

Sometimes I find it hard to cope.

有时候我觉得很难应付。

拓展词链儿：cope with 对付，处理

My computer can cope with huge amounts of data.

我的计算机能够处理大量数据。

He wasn't able to cope with the stresses and strains of the job.

对付这项工作的紧张与压力，他无能为力。

3. 词链儿：mend broken hearts

修补破碎的心

Friendship helps mend broken hearts.

友谊有助于抚慰受伤心灵。

→词汇：mend v. 修理；修补； 弥合（分歧）

Could you mend my bike for me?

你能帮我修一下自行车吗？

They tried to mend their differences.

他们试图消除他们之间的分歧。

4. 词链儿：tend to sb/sth

照料；照管......

Ambulance crews were tending to the injured.

救护车上的救护人员在照料受伤者。

活学活用：

请用 there's more to… than… 随意造句

《There Must Be More To Life Than This》是2014年Michael Jackson、皇后乐队Queen演唱的歌曲，收录在专辑《Queen Forever》。

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