The stars are beautiful because of a flower that cannot be seen. What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.

语音讲解
单词发音
desert n.沙漠；荒原；应得的赏罚
because conj.因为
beautiful adj.美丽的
美音中的/t/的发音：

连词发音
because of a
somewhere it hides a
轻读重读
重读：beautiful/flower/seen/cannot/desert/well
弱读：the/are/because of a/that/

词汇讲解
1.desert noun.
释义：noun.沙漠; 荒地/verb. 丢开，抛弃;
the Sahara Desert 撒哈拉大沙漠
desert作动词
The birds have deserted their nest.
小鸟们都离巢了。
All his so-called friends deserted him.
他所谓的“朋友”都背弃了他。
请看desert作为动词在电影《罗宾汉》中的应用：

拓展：desert→deserted 被遗弃的/空寂无人的
The streets were deserted.
街道都废弃了。
A mysterious light came from the deserted house.
废弃的房屋里亮起了神秘的灯光。
不要和dessert混了哦！dessert是甜点的意思。
不要弄混了下面三个词：
desert 名词 沙漠
desert 动词 抛弃
dessert 名词 甜点
2.well noun.
释义：井
例句：
The village water comes from a well.
该村的用水来自一口井。

活学活用
well
英文：Don't wait till you are thirsty to dig a well.
中文：毋临渴而掘井。

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