I once heard a writer say that fame is a spot on the tip of your nose, everyone sees it except you.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. fame-famous /eɪ/

2. nose /z/

3. sp中/p/不送气，≈/b/

言之有物：

1. I once heard a writer say that...

我曾经听一位作家讲过...

I once heard a XX say that...

I once heard a celebrity say that...

I once heard a poem say that...

I once heard a philosopher say that...

★原声例句：I once heard a psychologist say that being a parent of a teen was the most difficult task of life.

我曾经听一位心理学家讲，做一名青少年的父母是最难的任务。

2. fame noun. 名气；声望

She first rose to fame as a singer at the age of 16.

她16岁时便作为歌手一举成名。

He moved to London in search of fame and fortune.

为了追逐名利，他移居伦敦。

...that our friend is heading for fame and fortune.

我们的朋友正走向名利。

图片源自《The Simpsons》

...self-propelled meteoric rise to wealth and fame.

自我推动的暴富和成名。

图源《Cocktail》

3. on the tip of your nose 在你的鼻尖处

词链儿拓展：the tip of tongue 话到嘴边，呼之欲出

Her name is on the tip of my tongue. Just give me a minute, I'll remember it.

她的名字就在我嘴边上就说不出来。给我一分钟，我会想起来的。

Ooh！It's on the tip of my tongue！

噢！就在我嘴边我就是说不出来。

★原声例句：I think that's where the opportunity lies, because that conversation is on the tip of the tongue.

我认为这就是机会所在，因为对话已呼之欲出。

词链儿拓展：the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角

The problems that you see here now are just the tip of the iceberg. There are numerous disasters waiting to happen.

你现在看到的这些问题，只是冰山一角而已。还有很多更严重的后果会发生。

It's just the tip of the iceberg.

这只是冰山一角。

图片源自《河谷镇》

活学活用：

请用 the tip of tongue 随意造句

《你是谁》（Who are you）：人生幸运也许就在下一秒到来，国际安全集体最佳动画。

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