跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第251期
There's only so much fortune a man really needs and the rest is just for showing off.
語音講解
單詞發音
fortune n.財富；命運；運氣
rest vt.使休息，使輕鬆；把…寄託於
連詞發音
showing off
輕讀重讀
重讀：so much fortune/needs/rest/showing off
弱讀：and/the/for
詞彙講解
une noun.
釋義：①可數名詞：a very large amount of money ②不可數名詞 chance or luck, and the effect that it has on your life
例句：
He made a fortune selling property in Spain.
他在西班牙置業賺了大錢。
拓展：make/earn/lose/cost/pay a fortune
It'll cost a fortune if we go by taxi.
打出租的話會花好多錢。
You don't have to spend a fortune giving your family healthy meals.
給家人做健康的食物不需要花很多錢。
請看fortune在美劇《破產姐妹》裏的應用：
I've lost my family fortune and my Manhattan townhouse.
請看fortune在美劇《家有正太》中的應用：
I heard she spent a fortune renovating her downstairs bedroom.
off phrase.
釋義：to try to make people admire your abilities, achievements, or possessions – used to show disapproval 炫耀
例句：Naomi was showing off her engagement ring
娜奧米正在炫耀她的訂婚戒指。
The peacock met the crane. He began to show off.
（就像）孔雀遇到了鶴，他開始炫耀他自己。
3.句式：there's only so much XX-XX 也就是這麼多
There's only so much I can convey about this robot with words, so this video is worth a view.
關於這臺機器人我所能用文字說明的就這些，下面的錄像值得一看。
There's only so much one man can do, even if he sits in the White House.
就算他主掌白宮，一個人能做的事有限。
活學活用
show off
英文：I think he was trying to show off in front of the girls.
中文：我覺得他是想在女孩們面前炫耀一下。
