Tale as old as time, true as it can be.

Barely even friends, then somebody bends, unexpectedly.

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

1. tale tell

2. friends/bends 押韵

言之有物

Tale as old as time, true as it can be.

古老的传说，如此的真实

Barely even friends, then somebody bends, unexpectedly

他们本来做朋友都勉强，却有人退让改变，真是出乎意料

1. 词链儿：barely even friends 几乎不算朋友

barely adv. 几乎不，几乎没有

I barely recognized her.

我几乎认不出她了。

We barely know each other. 我们几乎不认识彼此。

Apologize for the racket.

Barely noticed.

近义词： hardly, scarcely

2. bend verb. 弯曲/俯身

She bent and picked up a plastic bucket

她弯腰提起一个塑料桶。

This is too stiff, I can't bend it with my hands.

这东西太硬，我无法用手把它弯过来。

3. unexpectedly adverb. 竟然/居然/出乎意料地

I was really surprised when he turned up unexpectedly.

我实在很吃惊当他意外地出现。

Well, that was unexpectedly beautiful. 真是出乎意料的感人。

活学活用

请用 barely 随意造句

《紧紧永相随》(Beauty and the Beast):1990年发行的迪士尼电影《Beauty and the Beast(美女与野兽)》的主题曲，词为Howard Ashman，作曲者为Alan Menken，演唱者Celine Dion& Peabo Bryson。该歌曲国语版为《紧紧永相随》。

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