跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读(MP3+文本) 第233期
日期:2017-09-21 07:52

(单词翻译:单击)

Things aren't always white and black. Sometimes you gotta just wander out to the gray areas and do what you think is the best.

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语音讲解
单词发音
wander vi. 徘徊;漫步;迷路;离题
aren't abbr.不是(are not)
gotta adv. 必须(等于have got to)
连词发音
just wander out to
gray areas
轻读重读
重读:aren't/wander out/gray areas/best/do
弱读:and/gotta/just/to/the

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词汇讲解
1.white and black expression.
释义:considering things in a way that is too simple and as if things are either completely good or completely bad 非黑即白
例句:This isn't a simple black and white affair
这不是一个非黑即白的问题。
词组 in black and white
释义:in written form, and therefore definite 白纸黑字
例句:Once it's down in black and white, you can't forget it.
He'd seen the proof in black and white...
他已经看过书面证据。
2.wander verb.
释义:to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose 漫游 漫步
例句:He was found wandering the streets of New York.
他被人发现再纽约城的街上瞎逛。
somebody's mind is wandering 走神
When a person blinks, it is a sign that their mind is wandering, a study shows.
研究表明,当谁眨眼了,这就意味着他走神了。
3.gray area expression.
释义:灰色地带
英式 grey/美式 gray
例句:It exists in a grey area between legal and illegal.
合法不合法之间存在很多灰色地带。
There are many things in this world that are in the grey area, ambiguous and dubious
世界上有很多灰色地带存在着模棱两可、似是而非的事情。
请看gray/grey area在电影《海扁王》里的应用:
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活学活用
in white and black
英文:I have it here in black and white—I've got the job!
中文:我有书面证据证明,我找到工作了!

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