There's nothing so bad as parting with one's children. One seems so forlorn without them.

语音讲解：
单词发音
bad/bæd/ -bed /bed/
children /ˈtʃɪldrən/
forlorn /fəˈlɔːn $ fərˈlɔːrn/
without /wɪðˈaʊt/
连词发音
so bad as /səʊbædəz/
seems so /siːmsəʊ/
without it /wɪðˈaʊðəm/
轻读重读
重读：nothing/bad/forlorn
弱读：as/with

词汇讲解
1.not so ... as ... phrase.
释义：formal used in comparisons to say that something or someone has less of a particular quality than another person or thing 不像...一样
例句：The bed was not so comfortable as his own.
这个床没有他自己的睡着舒服。
2.forlorn adj.孤立无助的; 凄凉的
近义词 lonesome
释义：seeming lonely and unhappy
例句：Ana sat with a bowed head and spoke in a forlorn voice.
安娜低头坐着，用一种凄凉的声音说话。

活学活用
not so ... as ... phrase.不像...一样
英文：It is not so expensive as you might expect.
中文：那不像你料想的那么昂贵。
语法讲解
so...as...引起比较状语从句，肯定句用as...as...,否定句用not...as(so)...as...
在此句中，one是代词而非数词，等于someone.

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