(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.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
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。
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。
图片源自《生活大爆炸》
It's not worth it. I quit.
真不值得。我不干了。
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。
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】
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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