跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第860期

Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other and seven days can be more than enough for others.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. people acquainted 舌側音連讀

2. 意羣劃分：Seven years would be insufficient / to make some people acquainted with each other / and seven days can be more than enough for others. //

言之有物：

1. insufficient 不充分的; 不足的; 不夠重要的

in（否定）+sufficient（足夠的）=不足夠的

There was insufficient evidence to convict him.

沒有足夠證據給他定罪。

2. 詞鏈兒：make/be acquainted with XX 對XX熟悉、瞭解

I got acquainted with him only recently.

我和他是新交。

Pleased to make your acquaintance. 很高興認識你。

圖片源自《獅子王》

拓展：acquaintance noun. 熟人

He's an acquaintance of an acquaintance of mine.

他是我一個熟人的熟人。

圖片源自《返老還童》

3. 詞鏈兒：be more than enough for XX 對XX來說遠遠足夠

More than enough to go around.

這些錢足夠生活了。

圖片源自《好傢伙》

There's more than enough room. 絕對擠得下。

圖片源自《辛德勒的名單》

活學活用：

請用 be acquainted with 隨意造句

《理智與情感》（Sense and Sensibility）：李安執導，改編自英國女作家簡·奧斯汀的同名小說的愛情電影。影片講述一個英國莊園主去世後，由於遺產法規定家產只傳男不傳女，他的女兒們都面臨着掃地出門的命運，嫁一個好丈夫便成了她們的燃眉之急。

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