跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读(MP3+文本) 第1025期
日期:2020-12-14 06:00

(单词翻译:单击)

I actually enjoyed being alone. Solitude allowed me to think about important things.


语音讲解:

今日发音练习重点:

1. alone不要发成“额龙”

2. solitude英美发音略有不同

言之有物:

1. I actually...(+do)我其实...

I actually...

实际上……


图片源自《老友记》

*actually的五种用法

① actually可用来谈论真实的事情。

“真的...”

Are bats actually blind?

蝙蝠真的看不见吗?

I don't know what actually happened.

我不知道到底发生了什么。

② actually可用来纠正或反驳他人。

“实际上...”

Actually, a tomato is technically a fruit, not a vegetable.

实际上,西红柿算水果,而不是蔬菜。

③ actually” 可以用来强调事物的不同,或令人惊讶的意外之处。

“其实...”

I love fish, but I actually don't like prawns.

我喜欢鱼。但我其实不喜欢大虾。

This cake is actually not that bad! I'm impressed.

蛋糕其实不赖,没想到呀。

④ actually可用于承认或坦白错误。

“其实...”

Actually, I was the one that broke the vase.

其实,是我打碎了花瓶。

⑤ actually可用来补充信息。

“其实...”

I’m a teacher. And so are both my parents, actually.

我是名老师。其实我父母也是。

2. *孤独和独处 有关的单词

alone 侧重强调独自一人的状态

lonely 侧重表“孤独”、“孤单”,带有感情色彩

solitary 侧重主动选择的独处

I live a pretty solitary life.

我过着十分孤立的生活。

He was a solitary child (= he enjoyed being alone).

他是个喜欢独处的小孩。

The war dragged on for two more solitary years.

在孤独的日子里,战争又拖了两年。


图片源自《模仿游戏》

...solitary.

都是独自一人。


图片源自《布达佩斯大饭店》

...and even solitary can be kind of peaceful.

住单人牢房也是蛮清静的。


图片源自《瞒天过海 美人计》

*形容词solitary的名词形式solitude noun. 独处;独居

He enjoyed his moments of solitude before the pressures of the day began.

他喜欢在白天的压力到来之前享受独处的时光。

...because, for some people…solitary and isolation...

因为对有些人来说,孤独和与世隔绝...


图片源自《闪灵》

3. 词链儿:allows me to... 让我...

*allow的两种用法:

① allow something/doing something 允许某事/某事发生

I can’t allow such a thing.

我不允许发生这样的事。

We don’t allow smoking here.

我们不允许在此抽烟。

② allow somebody to do something 允许某人做某事

They don’t allow students to smoke in the classroom.

他们不允许学生在教室抽烟。

My parents don’t allow me to stay out late.

我父母不允许我深夜还留在外头。

拓展:It is (not) allowed. (不)允许这样做。

活学活用:

请用 solitude 随意造句

《小谢尔顿》(Young Sheldon):是《生活大爆炸》(The Big Bang Theory)的衍生剧,主要讲述童年时期的谢尔顿-库珀(Sheldon Cooper)跟家人一同在德克萨斯州生活的一系列故事。


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