跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第903期
When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1. cut中/ʌ/的英美音音略有不同。美音偏向/ə/音
2. wanna=want to/ gonna=going to
言之有物:
1. sharp words 鋒言利語
sharp
① 鋒利的、尖鋭的
a sharp knife
鋒利的刀
sharp teeth
鋒利的牙齒
razor-sharp teeth. ...帶着利刃般鋒利的牙齒。
圖片源自《海底總動員》
② 敏捷、聰慧
He is very sharp, a quick thinker and swift with repartee...
他非常機敏,反應很快,並且能説會道。
He's old but his mind is still sharp.
他雖上了年紀,思維還很敏捷。
He's a sharp lad. 他很聰明。
圖片源自《致命魔術》
③ 辛辣、刺鼻
The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste.
這奶酪味道很衝。
④ 整潔的,優雅的,時髦的
A sharp dresser, Wyatt is never seen in casual clothes.
懷亞特衣着入時,從未有人見過他穿便裝。
2. 詞鏈兒:cut XX down (公開)侮辱、辱罵、傷害
I can't believe she cut me down in front of the entire department just because I was a few minutes late to the meeting.
真不敢相信,就因為我晚到了幾分鐘,她就當着整個部門的人羞辱我。
3. 詞鏈兒:drown XX out 由於自然災害(暴風、洪水等),被迫離家
Unfortunately, that hurricane drowned us out, and we've been staying with relatives ever since.
不幸的是,颶風把我們逼出家門。我們一直和親戚待在一起。
4. 詞鏈兒:be meant to be/do 本應做...
→mean to do 打算、故意做某事
I've been meaning to see that new movie everyone is talking about.
Did you mean to do that? No, it was an accident. I didn't mean to.
詞鏈兒:be meant to 理應、照理應該、註定...
You must be meant to play the piano.
你一定註定就是要彈鋼琴。
We are meant for each other.
我們是天造地設的一對。
Some birds aren't meant to be caged. 有些鳥天生不是待在籠子裏的。
圖片源自《肖申克的救贖》
活學活用:
請用 be meant to be/do 隨意造句
《我就是我》(This Is Me):是美國流行女歌手Kesha為電影《馬戲之王》獻唱的一首插曲,單曲於2017年12月22日通過華納唱片公司發行。2018年1月8日,This Is Me 獲得第75屆金球獎電影類最佳原創歌曲獎。
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