跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第568期
Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.
語音講解
今日發音練習重點:
1. discomfort 本身重音在第二個音節上,但不排除有重音轉移的情況—轉移到第一個音節。
2. 斷句:Sometimes / a little discomfort in the beginning / can save a whole lot of pain down the road. //
言之有物
1. discomfort noun. 不舒服、不方便
Steve had some discomfort, but no real pain.
史蒂夫有些不適,但不是真疼。
2. 詞鏈兒 in the beginning 最開始
In the beginning, I imagined things would be perfectly balanced.
一開始,我以為一切都會非常平衡。
詞鏈兒拓展: in the first place 打一開始就...
You didn't even want to move in here in the first place.
你打一開始就不想搬進來!
2. ...a (whole) lot of pain 許多痛苦
詞鏈兒:a whole lot of XX 大量、不少(可根據具體語境做口語化翻譯調整)
a whole lot of money 一大筆錢
...a whole lot of labs 不少實驗室
3. 詞鏈兒:down the road (具象)沿路(抽象)日後/將來
Go down the road and you'll come to a bus stop.
沿着這條路走,你會走到一個公共汽車站。
save her from pain down the road. 省得她日後痛苦。
活學活用
請用 down the road 隨意造句
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