跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第998期
It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1. who I am 結構中的I am不縮約、am不弱讀
2. what I do that defines me中的that弱讀
言之有物:
1. who I am underneath 表像之下我是誰
在…底下 / 在…表象之下
詞語辨析:under, below, underneath, beneath
具象→在…底下
Have you looked underneath the bed?
你看過牀底下了嗎?
Now I know what the underneath of a car looks like.
這回我知道車下面是什麼樣子了。
抽象→在…表象之下
Underneath his bluster is a timid nature.
(詞鏈兒:a timid nature 膽小的天性)
氣勢洶洶的外表之下,其實他非常膽小。
He was as violent as Nick underneath.
私底下他跟Nick一樣暴力。
underneath he seemed really sad.
不過他心裏好像很傷感。
圖片源自《怦然心動》
2. It's what I do that defines me.
what I do 我做的事
*what I do在從句中的應用:
What I do has nothing to do with you.
(詞鏈兒:have nothing to do with XX 與XX無關)
我的事和你無關。
She doesn't know what I am doing.
她不知道我在做什麼。
This is exactly what I have done.
這就是我做了的事。
活學活用:
請用 underneath 隨意造句
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