跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第167期
Nobody is gonna be everything to you, ultimately it's just the simple action of committing yourself, meeting your responsibilities, that matters.
語音講解
單詞發音
commit /kəˈmɪt/
ultimately /ˈʌltəmətli/
meeting /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
連詞發音
nobody is gonna be everything to you /ˈnəʊbədijɪzɡɒnəbijˈevriθɪŋtəjuː/
the action of /ðiˈjækʃənəv/
輕讀重讀
重讀：committing/responsibilities /matters
弱讀：the /to/that
詞彙講解
it oneself
commit
1) 做（不合法的,錯的或蠢的事）；犯
例如：commit murder 謀殺；commit suicide 自殺
Sleepwalkers may do harm to the society, even commit a crime in the course of disease.
夢遊症患者在發病過程中有可能造成危害社會的結果，甚至實施犯罪。
2) commit ... to 把...置於...狀態/轉交到.
例如：commit the man to prison 把一男子送進監獄
3) commit sb/oneself to sth
commit sb/ oneself to doing sth 使...不得不做某事；向...保證 承諾
He has committed himself to support his brother's children.
他已經答應了撫養他哥哥的孩子.
I'd committed myself and there was no turning back.
我已經決心要做，不會回頭。
Anna wants to get married, but Bob's not sure he wants to commit.
4) commit oneself to sth 公開表明自己的意見
She refused to commit herself. 她拒不表意見.
5) make a commitment 做出承諾
Getting married involves making a serious commitment..
responsibilities
釋義：履行責任
例句：we have been given solemn responsibilities, and we must meet them.
我們已經肩負莊嚴的責任, 我們必須面對.
er verb.有關係
釋義：to be important, especially to be important to you, or to have an effect on what happens
例句：I don’t care what it looks like – what matters is that it works.
它是什麼樣子我並不關心，它怎麼工作的纔是更重要的。
活學活用
matter
英文：All that matters is that you are safe.
中文：只要你安全，其他一切都不重要。
語法講解
that matters 那纔是最重要的，that代詞。
matter vi. 主要用於否定句，疑問句或條件句中，意爲“要緊”
