跟著Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第781期
When it gets hard
You know it can get hard sometimes
It's the only thing that makes us feel alive
語音講解
今日發音練習重點:
1. you know it can
2. feel alive
言之有物
1. 詞鏈兒:get hard 變難
hard adj. (具象)變堅硬;(抽象)變困難
After a long time, the tree sap would get hard...很久以後,樹液會變硬。
Is life always this hard? 人生總是這麼痛苦嗎?
詞鏈兒拓展:give XX a hard time 讓XX難受、難堪
Now you're gonna give me a hard time too? 現在你也要來給我難堪嗎?
Don't give me a hard time, too. 別也來為難我。
2. 詞鏈兒:it's the only thing that... 這是唯一...的(事情)。
Land is the only thing that lasts. 土地是唯一持久的東西。
It's the only thing I know how to do. 這是我唯一會做的事。
3. make us feel alive 讓我們感覺還活著
alive adj. 活著的 反義詞為 dead
同 living adj. 存在的
lively adj. 充滿生氣的
She does not know if he is alive or dead
她不知道他是生是死。
A lively child = a child who is full of energy.
A child who is alive = a child who is not dead.
√ How many living things are there on the planet?
✗ How many alive things are there on the planet?
活學活用
請用it's the only thing that... 隨意造句
《相片》( Photograph):是英國流行男歌手Ed Sheeran於2014年6月24日釋出的一首歌曲,收錄於他2014年發行的專輯 X 中。
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