跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读(MP3+文本) 第285期
日期:2017-12-04 09:46

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A man should acknowledge his losses just as gracefully as he celebrates his victories.

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语音讲解
单词发音
acknowledge v.承认
losses n.损失,减少; 丢失,遗失; 损耗,亏损; 失败;
celebrates v.庆祝
victories n.胜利
连词发音
should acknowledge his
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词汇讲解
1.acknowledge verb.
释义:① to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists 承认
例句:'Maybe you are right, 'she acknowledged.
② 确认收到
The insurance company acknowledged my complaint.
保险公司确认已经收到了我的投诉。
③ 感谢
acknowledgement 鸣谢
拓展 it is acknowledged that....
例句:It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. ——From Pride and Prejudice 《傲慢与偏见》
请看acknowledge在电影《乌云背后的幸福线》中的应用:
I wanna acknowledge her beauty.
我想承认她的美。
请看acknowledge在美剧《机器之心》中的应用:
I should acknowledge the fact that you saved my life.
我得承认是你救了我。
知识点拓展精讲
辨析 acknowledge&admit
acknowledge 是一个正式用语,比 admit 更加正式一点。
acknowledge 是承认事情的存在或者发生,但我们不一定能看出承认者的态度到底如何。
admit 往往带有“不情愿地承认”某件事情的存在或发生,尤其是这是一件不好的件事情。所以当我们听到有人admit什么的时候,第一感觉是他出了问题,所以“承认错误或失误”。
Jim's team acknowledged their defeat.
Jim 队接受输了的事实。(但是他们可能并不服输。)
Jim's team admitted their defeat.
Jim 队承认他们输了。(不情愿或是不得不承认。)
→Jim's team admitted their defeat, but they didn't acknowledge it. 认输但是不服输。
2.loss noun.
释义:the fact of no longer having something, or of having less of it than you used to have, or the process by which this happens 损失,减少; 丢失,遗失; 损耗,亏损; 失败;
例句:She said his death was a great loss to herself.
她说他的死对自己来说是巨大的损失。
You must compensate me for this loss.
你必须补偿我的这个损失。
I was at a loss for what to do next (be at a loss :to be confused and uncertain about what to do or say)
下一步该怎么做,我完全没谱。
lose(动词)-lost(形容词)-loss(名词)
3.graceful adj.
grace-graceful-gracefully
释义:优美的,优雅的; 雅致的,美好的; 得体的
例句:She stepped gracefully onto the stage.
她步态优雅地走上舞台。
We managed to decline gracefully.(婉拒=decline gracefully)
我们设法婉拒了

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