跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读(MP3+文本) 第1001期
日期:2020-11-10 07:32

(单词翻译:单击)

What are the skills that you consistently use in everything that you end up doing? Therein lies your strength, your story, your path to success.


语音讲解:

今日发音练习重点:

*强调带来重读:you/everything/your

翻译→有哪些技能是你(you)做每件事(everything)时都会用到的?那就是你的(your)力量、你的(your)故事、你的(your)成功之路之所在。

言之有物:

1. consistent adj. 一致的; 始终如一的; 持续的;

consistently adv.

词链儿:consistently use 一直会用到

actions consistent with his views

言行一致

a consistent style of writing

一贯的写作风格

The testimony was consistent with the known facts.

(词链儿:be consistent with 与XX一致、相符)

证词与已知事实相符。

...and is consistent with the highest good for this country, as well.

而且和国家的利益一致。


图片源自《钢铁侠》

Amy has wounds that are consistent with rape.

艾米身上有多处伤口和暴力性侵吻合。


图片源自《消失的爱人》

2. 词链儿:end up的用法:

① end up+某地/某种状态:以XX作为收场/结果是...

② end up (by) doing:落得了...的结果/下场

I really think that you and your high school sweetheart will end up together.

(词链儿:end up together 最终在一起)

我真的以为你和你高中的那个女朋友能结婚呢。

Every time they went dancing they ended up in a bad mood.

(词链儿:end up in a bad mood 结果心情不好)

每次他们去跳舞,都败兴而归。

Thanks to that traffic jam, I ended up being late to the meeting.

(词链儿:end up being late 结果迟到了)

因为堵车,我开会迟到了。

Thanks to bad weather, we ended up by leaving our beach house ahead of schedule.

由于坏天气,我们最终提早离开了海边的房子。

We ended up disagreeing.

我们也有点意见不合。


图片源自《复仇者联盟》

What's it to you if I end up with a bullet in the head?

如果我脑袋中弹,你会怎么样?


图片源自《这个杀手不太冷》

3. 词链儿:therein lies... ...那就是XX之所在

He works extremely hard and therein lies the key to his success.

他工作极其努力,这就是他成功的原因。

The story has a huge cast of interesting characters, but therein lies the problem: none of them gets enough time to feel fully developed or important.

(词链儿:therein lies the problem 这就是问题所在)

这个故事有很强大的卡斯和有趣的角色,但这也是问题所在:没有一个角色有足够的时间去发展和丰富。

-She's a good person. 她是个好人。

-Therein lies the problem. 问题就出在这儿了。


图片源自《消失的女孩》

活学活用:

请用 therein lies... 随意造句

TED演讲:如果你想换工作,该怎么办? :一个人一生的职业生涯有三四十年那么长,没必要让一份工作束缚住自己。行业处于夕阳时期需要勇敢地做出改变。


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