跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第1011期

Life is short, and it's troublesome, and perhaps you need to do something worthwhile with it.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. worthwhile的重音落在第二音節

2. is short 後進同化

言之有物：

1. troublesome adj. 令人痛苦的

*構詞：noun.+some=adj. 表“易於...的/產生...後果的”

lonesome adj. 感覺寂寞的

fearsome adj. 嚇人的

tiresome adj. 煩人的

awesome adj. 非常好的

There is an issue far more troublesome.

這是一個極爲棘手的問題。

圖片源自《加勒比海盜》

know, a man gets awfully lonesome at night.

你知道男人在晚上是很寂寞的。

圖片源自《飛越瘋人院》

2. *worth&worthwhile&worthy用法辨析

→worth adj. 值得的

Worth可爲形容詞或名詞（價值）。作形容詞時：

① be/seem/look worth+價值

This necklace is worth two thousand dollars.

這條項鍊值兩千美金。

② be worth doing something 值得做某事

If you enjoy reading horror stories, then Stephen King's novels are definitely worth checking out!

如果你喜歡恐怖故事，史蒂芬金的小說絕對值得一看。

③ be worth it 某事 / 某人是值得的 點擊跳轉

Our trip to Hawaii was totally worth it. The hotel was nice, the food was great, and the views were breathtaking.

我們的夏威夷之旅超值。酒店不錯，食物很棒，景色也絕美。

→worthwhile adj. 值得的、值得花費時間、金錢的

① be worthwhile to do something 做某事很值得

It was worthwhile to buy this sofa. It's comfortable and big enough to fit all of us.

這張沙發買得超值。很舒服，而且夠大。

② something worthwhile 值得做的事

I really feel I am doing something worthwhile and I am having a great time doing it.

我真的認爲所做值得，也很開心做這件事。

I hope whatever you were really doing with my money was more worthwhile.

我只希望我的錢花得很值得。

圖片源自《致命魔術》

Yes. It is a worthwhile organization.

是的，這個組織非常有價值。

圖片源自《鋼鐵俠2》

→worthy adj. 值得的、足以...的

① be worthy to do something

It is worthy to note that smokers have a higher risk of developing lung cancer.

值得注意的是，吸菸者有更高患肺癌得風險。

② be worthy of 值得得到...

Sandy's work attitude is worthy of praise.

Sandy的工作態度值得誇獎。

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