跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第745期
Sometimes, the most subversive thing you could do was to actually speak with the people you disagreed with, and not simply at them.
語音講解
今日發音練習重點：
1. subversive /b/音不要爆破
2. with和at雖均爲虛詞，但這裏不弱讀——在句中有“對比”、“相反”意味
言之有物
1. subversive adj. 顛覆的
sub(under 在...之下)+versive(ver/vert=turn)
相同前綴的單詞還有：
subconscious adj. 下意識的，潛意識的
submarine n .潛艇
subvert verb. 顛覆
subvert the traditional ideas 顛覆傳統思維
This courageous and subversive movie has attracted widespread critical support.
這部大膽而具顛覆性的電影引起了評論界廣泛的支持。
subversive thinking 顛覆性的思考
2. actually do something
actually
①確實地/真正地
She is actually very bright. 她真的很聰明。
I never thought I'd actually win. 我沒想到我真的能贏。
② 竟然/居然/其實
The food here is not actually all that expensive.
這的食物其實也沒那麼貴嘛。
The movie was actually fun to watch.
電影其實還挺好看的。
he laughed and actually shook Andy's hand. 他笑了笑，然後竟然跟Andy握手了。
3. speak with/at XX
with 互相、雙向
at 單向
A talk with B AB互相聊天
A talk at B A單方面和B交談
—You flirted with Sherlock Holmes? 你居然跟夏洛克調情？
—At him. He never replies. 單方面罷了。他從來不回覆我。
活學活用
請用 subversive 隨意造句
《化負爲正：和給我負面評論的人對話》（ turn negative into positive: talk to people who give me negative comments ）:來自TED演講，演講者是迪恩馬龍。他在主持了一個節目，累積了數百萬的瀏覽量。但同時他也收到了來自陌生人的負面評論。演講者講述了他被網絡評論攻擊的親身經歷，以及從一開始的嘲諷到最後積極交流的心路歷程。
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