跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀第260期

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They'll love you or they'll hate you. Does not matter. 'Cause either way, when you're out there, you're on your own.

語音講解
單詞發音
matter n.物質；事件
either adj.兩者之中任一的；兩者之中每一的
not adv.表示否定，不
連詞發音
they will→they'll
you're out there
you're on your own
輕讀重讀
重讀：love/hate/matter/out/own
弱讀：they'll/or/cause/you're

詞彙講解
er way expression.
釋義：used to say that something will be the same whichever of two things happens or is true 不管哪種發生/選擇哪種（結果都一樣）
例句：You can get to London by train or plane, but either way it’s very expensive.
請看either way在電影《王牌特工》中的應用：
反派Valentine說：The virus kills the host, or the host kills the virus. Either way, the result is the same.
要麼是病毒殺死宿主，要麼是宿主殺死病毒。不管哪種，結果是一樣的。
請看either way在電影《小烏龜是如何長大的》中的應用：
(I would be) perfectly happy either way.
不管哪種結果我都會滿意的。

out there expression.
① in a place that could be anywhere except here 非此地的某個地方
例句：My real father is out there and one day I plan to find him.
我的生父在某個我不知道地方，總有一天我要找到他。
② where someone or something can be noticed by many people 會被衆人注意到的地方
例句：Jerry Lewis is out there all the time raising money for disabled kids.
Jerry Lewis總是公開在爲殘疾的孩子籌錢。
③ informal an idea, work of art etc that is out there is so unusual that it might seem silly or extreme （想法、主意）很離奇、極端
例句：He’s brilliant, but some of his ideas are really out there.
他人很棒，但是他的一些想法真的很離奇。
電影《小屁孩日記》中out there的表達：When somebody's worth it, you have to put yourself out there.
當某人值得，你應該挺身而出。
on your own expression.
釋義：a) alone 獨自
例句：I've been living on my own for four years now.
我已經獨自居住4年了。
釋義：b) without anyone's help 沒有其他人幫忙
例句：You can't expect him to do it all on his own.
你總不能指望全靠他自己做成這件事吧？
請看電影《風月俏佳人》中on your own的表達：
Edward把信用卡給了Vivian並對她說，You're on your own. I have to go back to work.
我要回去工作了，你要自己買買買啦。
拓展：left on ... own 被留下自己一個人
例句：I did not want to be left on my own.
我可不想被留下自己一人。