跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读(MP3+文本) 第260期
日期:2017-10-30 10:02

(单词翻译:单击)

They'll love you or they'll hate you. Does not matter. 'Cause either way, when you're out there, you're on your own.

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语音讲解
单词发音
matter n.物质;事件
either adj.两者之中任一的;两者之中每一的
not adv.表示否定,不
连词发音
they will→they'll
you're out there
you're on your own
轻读重读
重读:love/hate/matter/out/own
弱读:they'll/or/cause/you're

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词汇讲解
1.either way expression.
释义:used to say that something will be the same whichever of two things happens or is true 不管哪种发生/选择哪种(结果都一样)
例句:You can get to London by train or plane, but either way it’s very expensive.
请看either way在电影《王牌特工》中的应用:
反派Valentine说:The virus kills the host, or the host kills the virus. Either way, the result is the same.
要么是病毒杀死宿主,要么是宿主杀死病毒。不管哪种,结果是一样的。
请看either way在电影《小乌龟是如何长大的》中的应用:
(I would be) perfectly happy either way.
不管哪种结果我都会满意的。
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2.be out there expression.
① in a place that could be anywhere except here 非此地的某个地方
例句:My real father is out there and one day I plan to find him.
我的生父在某个我不知道地方,总有一天我要找到他。
② where someone or something can be noticed by many people 会被众人注意到的地方
例句:Jerry Lewis is out there all the time raising money for disabled kids.
Jerry Lewis总是公开在为残疾的孩子筹钱。
③ informal an idea, work of art etc that is out there is so unusual that it might seem silly or extreme (想法、主意)很离奇、极端
例句:He’s brilliant, but some of his ideas are really out there.
他人很棒,但是他的一些想法真的很离奇。
电影《小屁孩日记》中out there的表达:When somebody's worth it, you have to put yourself out there.
当某人值得,你应该挺身而出。
3.be on your own expression.
释义:a) alone 独自
例句:I've been living on my own for four years now.
我已经独自居住4年了。
释义:b) without anyone's help 没有其他人帮忙
例句:You can't expect him to do it all on his own.
你总不能指望全靠他自己做成这件事吧?
请看电影《风月俏佳人》中on your own的表达:
Edward把信用卡给了Vivian并对她说,You're on your own. I have to go back to work.
我要回去工作了,你要自己买买买啦。
拓展:left on ... own 被留下自己一个人
例句:I did not want to be left on my own.
我可不想被留下自己一人。

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活学活用
be on your own
英文:I can manage on my own, thanks.
中文:我自己可以搞定,谢谢。


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重点单词
  • exceptvt. 除,除外 prep. & conj. 除了 ..
  • planeadj. 平的,与飞机有关的 n. 飞机,水平,水准,刨
  • virusn. 病毒,病原体
  • unusualadj. 不平常的,异常的
  • extremeadj. 极度的,极端的 n. 极端,极限
  • informaladj. 非正式的,不拘形式的
  • brilliantadj. 卓越的,光辉的,灿烂的 n. 宝石