【菜鸟博士英文学习】12.16早读 | 站在书脊之上,我能飞出围墙...
12.16早读 | 站在书脊之上,我能飞出围墙;乘着文字之翼,我去过天涯海角
1. 一次考试不及格并非世界末日。
2. 非常幸福;心满意足
3. 意味深长的话
12.16 早读原文
I can fly out of this place on the backs of books. I've gone to the end of the world on the wings of words.
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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary
今日发音练习重点:
1. 清清浊浊(单词+s后的读法):
backs books /s/
wings words /z/
2. 注意单词本身发音:
this/s/
place/s/
3. word和world 发音区别在于是否有舌侧音 /l/
言之有物
1. on the backs of books 站在书脊上
书脊(book back,Backbone;spine),是指连接书刊封面、封底的部分,相当于书芯厚度。在印刷后加工,为了制成书刊的内芯,按正确的顺序配页、折页,组成书帖後形成平的书脊边。经闯齐、上胶或铁丝订,再加封面,形成书脊,也称为spine。
2. on the wings of words 乘着文字之翼;借助文字的翅膀
拓展词链儿:winged words 意味深长的话;中肯的话
图片源自 The free dictionary
3. XX have gone to the end of the world
去往世界的尽头
词链儿:the end of the world
→ 世界尽头/世界的角落
→ 世界末日
拓展词链儿:not the end of the world
天不会塌下来;不是灭顶之灾
Failing one exam is not the end of the world.
一次考试不及格并非世界末日。
I'm really hoping to win, but it won't be the end of the world if I don't.
我很希望能赢,但即使输了也没有甚么大不了的。
★原声例句:It's not the end of the world if you don't make it.
就算你做不到,也没什么大不了的。
★原声例句:It's not the end of the world, but it is nonetheless quite important.
天不会塌下来,但它仍然很重要。
OK, so you're a sidekick. It's not the end of the world.
好吧,所以你是助手,又不是世界末日。
图片源自《超人高校》
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拓展词链儿:feel/be on top of the world 非常幸福;心满意足
I'm on top of the world. I never expected to do so well.
我太满意了,我从未想过会做得如此漂亮。
Top Of The World音乐:Carpenters;Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
《教授与疯子》(The Professor and the Madman):是由法尔哈德·撒夫尼亚执导的传记剧情片,梅尔·吉布森、西恩·潘领衔主演。该片于2019年3月7日在克罗地亚上映。该片根据自英国作家西蒙·温切斯特同名小说改编,讲述了牛津词典第一版编写过程中,主编詹姆斯·默里教授和志愿供稿人迈纳精神病患者之间的故事。
Vocabulary
barrel
n.桶(石油计量单位),枪管
All politics grows out of the barrel of a gun. 枪杆子里出政权
riot
n.
1、非常有趣的人(或事物);令人愉快的场合(或人)
2、暴乱;骚乱;聚众闹事
Riots broke out across the nation. 暴乱爆发,席卷全国。
v.暴乱;骚乱;聚众闹事
they rioted and attacked officials who tried to take them.
他们引发了暴乱并袭击了试图抓住他们的官员。
Where others might have been satisfied, Dawson had higher ambitions.
别人或许这样就满足了,可道森却有更大的雄心。
Sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not.
有时教师的话会听,而父母的话可能就不听。
hoot
n.
1、可笑的事情或人
He's an absolute hoot.他是个极其有趣的人。
2、短促响亮的声音
She gave three short hoots on the car horn. 她短促地按了3声汽车喇叭。
He gave a hoot of laughter/derision. 他一阵大笑/大声嘲笑。
2、猫头鹰的叫声
Errol opened one bleary eye, gave a feeble hoot of thanks, and began to gulp some water.
埃罗尔睁开一直朦胧的眼睛,发出一声虚弱的表示感谢的声音,然后开始喝了几口水。《哈利波特》
v.
1、发出短促响亮的声音
She is not the only one hooting with laughter. 尖声大笑的不止她呢。
2、发出猫头鹰般的叫声
An owl hooted somewhere out in the night. 深夜远处传来一阵猫头鹰的叫声。
rural a.乡下的,乡村的
You are a mile away from Rural Route 32.你们离32号乡道还有1公里。
be known for 因…而出名
be notorious for 因为..而臭名昭著
The place is notorious for dealing drugs. 这个地方因为毒品交易而臭名昭著。
it is +adj +that这个句型中,that从句才是真正的主语
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To call something a barrel of monkeys is definitely informal.
称某事是“a barrel of monkeys”绝对是非正式的。
You could also call a really fun event a riot.
你可以把一个真正有趣的事件称为“a riot”。
Where I grew up in West Virginia, people might call something really fun a hoot.
我在西弗吉尼亚州长大,那里的人们可能会把一些真正有趣的事情称为“a hoot”。
That is also informal and a bit rural.
这也是非正式的,有点乡村风味。
Now, monkeys do more than have fun.
猴子做的不仅仅是娱乐。
Because they are also smart, they are known for causing trouble.
因为它们也很聪明,所以它们以制造麻烦而闻名。
So, it is not surprising that we have monkey expressions that describe causing trouble.
所以,我们用有关猴子的短语来描述制造麻烦也就不足为奇了。
The first is to simply "monkey around."
第一个就是“monkey around”。