跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第740期
The real challenge of growth, mentally, emotionally and spiritually comes when you get knocked down.
語音講解
今日發音練習重點:
1. get knocked down
2. challenge
言之有物
1. 詞鏈兒:mentally, emotionally and spiritually
mentally 心理上
emotionally 情感上
spiritually 精神上
being mentally and physically healthy 心理和生理上健康
2. 詞鏈兒:challenge comes when... 當XX時,挑戰來臨
Challenge comes when you meet a stranger. 當你遇到陌生人時,挑戰就來了。
3. 詞鏈兒:get knocked down 被擊倒
這裏get相當於are。get/be knocked down為被動語態。
詞鏈兒:knock XX down /knock down XX
①撞倒
I accidentally knocked down an old lady on the street today—I felt so bad!
我不小心撞到了馬路上的一位女士。太糟糕了!
You knocked down a building? 你把一幢樓弄塌了?
I got knocked down. 我被擊倒了。
②喝酒
Sure, I'll go. I wouldn't mind knocking a few down at the bar.
我當然要去了。在酒吧再喝幾杯也沒問題。
③賺錢
Mike never stops bragging about how he knocks down six figures a year.
Mike總是吹噓自己一年能賺六位數的事。
④降價
Don't tell my boss, but I can knock it down a couple hundred bucks for you.
別告訴我老闆,我能給你滑下來幾百塊。
活學活用
請用 knock down 隨意造句
《堅不可摧》(UNBROKEN):來自一篇勵志短片,這篇短片雖然只有短短的5分鐘,但是卻用最簡短的話回答了很多我們在迷茫時遇到了卻不知道怎麼選擇的問題。我們可以選擇把每一天當做自己的最後一天來過,昨日的種種事情並不重要,重要的是接下來你怎麼做。
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