第1227期:月饼的口味在变,但团圆的意味一直未变
日期:2021-10-09 10:35

(单词翻译:单击)

Although the taste of moon cake is changing, the symbolic meaning of the full moon remains unchanged. And the Chinese custom of eating moon cake and longing for reunion during the Mid-Autumn Festival will never fade away.


语音讲解:

今日发音练习重点:

1. old、gold、control 包含易错音组/əʊl $ oʊl/;

2. 注意gifts、fists、list的元音均为/ɪ/;

3. myths /mɪθs/,其中/θ/要求舌尖略伸出口腔,摩擦上齿。

言之有物:

1. 词链儿:the symbolic meaning of XX

XX的象征意义

symbol noun. 象征

symbolic adj. 象征的

symbolize verb. 象征着

symbolism noun. 象征主义

2. 词链儿:remain unchanged 保持不变

remain+adj. 保持adj. 的状态

3. long for reunion 渴望团聚

词链儿:long for XX 渴望XX

近义词:desire / crave / yearn

After years of war, the people long fora lasting peace.

历经多年战乱之后,人民渴望永久和平。

He longed for the good old days.

他渴望旧日归来。

→longed-for adj. 渴望已久的

This is a much longed-for holiday for children.

对于孩子们来说这是一次渴望已久的假期。

★原声例句:I crave it, I long for it.

我渴望它,我渴望它。

★原声例句:I started to long for nature again.

我又开始向往大自然了。

I can be the one you long for.

你渴望的可以是我。


图片源自《 疯狂愚蠢的爱》

I long for you to kiss my neck.

渴望你轻吻我的颈。


图片源自《绝望的主妇》

4. 词链儿:fade away 消失、变淡

The colour of the cloth will fade away little by little.

这布的颜色会一点一点褪掉的。

Friendships may fade away in a short time.

友谊也可能在短期内消失。

Class and all that just seems to fade away.

等级什么的都不存在了。


图片源自《唐顿庄园》

And in time, they will simply fade away.

总有一天,他们会淡出视野。


图片源自《圣经故事》

活学活用:

请用 long for 随意造句

中秋节: 中秋节,又称祭月节、月光诞、秋节、仲秋节、团圆节等,是中国民间的传统节日。中秋节自古便有祭月、赏月、吃月饼、玩花灯、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等民俗,流传至今,经久不息。


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