第1601期: 我和谁都不争,和谁争我都不屑
日期:2023-04-13 10:02

(单词翻译:单击)

I strove with none, for none was worth my strife:

Nature I loved, and, next to Nature, Art:

I warmed both hands before the fire of life;

It sinks; and I am ready to depart.

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语音讲解:

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今日发音练习重点:

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言之有物:

1. 词链儿:strive with XX

同XX作斗争

He is one of the masters you are striving with.

他是你正在与之奋斗的大师之一。

回顾【巴菲特:学会悦己,才会更快乐 strive for XX】

2. 词链儿:be worth (doing) XX

值得XX

This art collection is worth a fortune (=worth a very large amount of money).

这批艺术收藏品价值连城。

The local museum is worth a visit.

当地这家博物馆值得参观。

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拓展词链儿:

be worth nothing/not be worth anything 一文不值

be worth it 值得

be not worth it 徒劳/不值得

It was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it.

虽然非常辛苦,但是值得。

★原声例句:Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

凡是值得做的事都值得好好地做。

★原声例句:If I were you, I'd stick with it. It's definitely worth the time and effort.

如果我是你,我就坚持下去。这值得花费更长的时间和努力。

回顾【“我值得”源自于做“自己”的权利。】

Worth a shot.

值得一试。

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图片源自《生活大爆炸》

It's not worth it. I quit.

真不值得。我不干了。

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图片源自《老友记》

3. 词汇:strife n. 冲突,纠纷,争斗

Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.

金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

4. 词链儿:next to XX 仅次于,在…之后

Next to soccer, I like playing tennis best.

我最喜欢踢足球,其次是打网球。

5. 词汇:depart v.

起程,离开;离开人世

departure n. 离开,启程

arrival n. 到达,抵达

He departed this world with a sense of having fulfilled his destiny.

他带着一种已完成使命的满足感离开了这个世界。

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拓展词链儿:depart this life

离开人世,去世,亡故(委婉说法,与 die 同义)

回顾【为你读诗——生与死】

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活学活用:

请用 be worth (doing) XX 随意造句

沃尔特·萨维奇·兰多(Walter Savage Landor,1775-1864)--英国作家。曾就读名校拉格比学校与牛津大学,但皆因与校方意见不合而辍学。而他火爆的脾气与对人的慷慨热情,亦义结许多文坛友人。他精通罗马文学,许多著作都以拉丁文书写。作品有抒情诗、剧本、英雄史诗,最主要的著作为《假想对话录》(Imaginary Conversations,1824-1853),书中假借古代人物两两对谈,泛论各种主题,以古喻今。


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