跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第677期
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you had a choice
You've made it now
語音講解
今日發音練習重點:
1. point it home 連讀 /h/音擊穿不僅存在於虛詞have/has/had中。
2. point voice choice
雙元音注意前重後輕(但一定是兩個元音)
言之有物
1. a sinking boat 一艘正在沉的船
metaphor
2. point it somewhere 指向XX
詞鏈兒:point it home 指向家的方向
point it to XX 指向XX
poing it at XX 指向XX
He pointed to the house on the corner and said,“That's where I live.”
他指着拐角處的房子說:“我就住在那裏。”
3. 詞鏈兒:raise your voice 提高嗓音
I know you're upset, but there's no need to raise your voice.
Don't raise your voice at me. It wasn't my fault.
4. You had a choice. 你(當時)是有得選擇的(而你卻選擇做了錯事)。
You had a choice when you killed my uncle.
活學活用
請用 raise your voice 隨意造句
《緩慢落下》( Falling Slowly):愛爾蘭音樂電影《Once》中的一首插曲,由愛爾蘭音樂人格倫·漢塞德(Glen Hansard)和 捷克音樂女孩瑪可塔·伊爾格洛娃(Marketa Irglova)創作並演唱。二人同時也是電影的男女主角,影片中在都柏林的一家樂器行裏,他們第一次的共同演奏就是這首歌,格倫吉他主奏,馬可塔鋼琴伴奏。該歌曲獲得第80屆奧斯卡原創歌曲獎。
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