可可早间课堂第25期:Don't tell a soul.
日期:2011-04-15 11:39

(单词翻译:单击)

【主题】
Last time we learned "Just between us." which means "这件事就你和我知道,不要告诉别人。" And today I would like to share a new one with you which is relative with a ghost and I wish you wouldn't be frightened. For me, it's the other way around, I think, it's as good as a play. What's it? Let's listen to a simple situational dialogue and find it .
A : These letters are from the rogue.Don't tell a soul.
B : Alright. What are they say inside.

【答疑解惑】
It is " Don't tell a soul. " This warns somebody not to tell anyone else. It's like saying " Don't discuss with anyone else." Soul 有鬼魂的意思。For example: He feared the soul of his deceased wife would haunt him. 他害怕亡妻的鬼魂会来缠扰他。 但是也有“人”的意思。For example: You saw hardly a soul in the village. 在村子里,你几乎看不到什么人。Talking of it , it's easy to catch this short sentence : Don't tell a soul. It's similar to saying in Chinese :" 不要告诉别人。" “别传出去。”

【即学即用】
And now let's put it into practice. Please translate the following sentences into English.
1 你要严守秘密,不要提关于它的任何事情。
2 别告诉别人,包括你的母亲在内。
Think them hard and the answers will be given later.
1 You aren't going to tell a soul. Don't repeat any of it.
2 Don't tell a soul, not even your mom.

【听透美语】
Please listen to me read the dialogue to spot the differences between my pronunciation in my speech and the pronunciation in the recording.
A : These letters are from the rogue.Don't tell a soul.
B : Alright. What are they say inside.
We should pay attention to the following places.
1 letters are from
It is pronounced as [ˈledərza:frəm] in my speech.
【点拨】letters以辅音[z]结尾,are的发音是[a:], 辅音和元音连读[za:] , from的弱读为[frəm], letter美语发音为['ledər]. The stress falls on the first syllable.
2 Don't tell a
It is pronounced as ['dəutelə] in my speech.
【点拨】don't 的最后一个音标与tell的第一个音标相同,都是[t],则省去前面的[t]的发音,tell以辅音[l]结尾,a 的发音是[ə], 将其连读为[lə].
3 what are
It is pronounced as[whɔta:].

【小题大作】
1 What are they say inside.
【翻译】信中写了些什么?
【关键词】"Inside" means "in those letters". "Say" which is then key word in this sentence means " express opinions on something". For example: Say what you like about her, she is a fine singer. 随你怎么说,反正她唱歌唱得好。How should we put "你说呢?" . Let's look at a sentence: Anna thinks I'm lazy, what do you say? Anna说我很懒,你说呢?How to express "并不是说"?It is "That is not to say." For example: That is not to say it's a bad movie. 并不是说这部电影很糟糕。And what's English for "要我说的话"?We have a sentence: I wouldn't say they were rich. 要我说的话,他们并不富裕。What's more, here is short sentence including "say" means " I don't know." let's look at a dialogue: "when will it be finished?" "I couldn't say." "什么时候能完工?"“不好说。”
2 Don't tell a soul.
【翻译】别传出去。
【关键词】In this sentence , soul is the key word. It refers to a person of a particular type. 指的是某种人。For example: He is a brave soul. 他真勇敢。She's lost all her money, poor soul. 可怜的人,她的钱全没了。There wasn't a soul in sight. 这个人影都不见。This is village of 300 souls. 这是个有300人的村子。

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重点单词
  • pronunciationn. 发音
  • frightenedadj. 受惊的,受恐吓的
  • hauntn. 常到的地方 vt. 常到,缠住,出没(像鬼魂一样)
  • recordingn. 录音 动词record的现在分词
  • particularadj. 特殊的,特别的,特定的,挑剔的 n. 个别项目
  • pronouncedadj. 显著的,断然的,明确的 pronounce的过
  • stressn. 紧张,压力 v. 强调,着重 vt. 强调 n.
  • roguen. 流氓;小淘气;凶猛的离群兽;(尤指植物的)劣种 v
  • syllablen. 音节 vt. 分音节