跟著Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第376期
A single grain of rice can tip the scale. One man may be the difference between victory and defeat.
語音講解
今日發音練習重點:
1.注意tip中的母音不要讀成“踢”;
2. 注意句子中單詞的輕重搭配。
3. 注意意群的劃分。比如下句:
A single grain of rice can tip the scale.
可以在rice後停頓,也可整句話中間不停頓(短句)。意群的劃分有一定規律,停頓須按照意群規律進行選擇,但並非只有一種停頓模式。
言之有物
1. 詞鏈兒: a (single) grain of rice (單)一粒米
grain 顆粒 糧食
scale 天平
We should not waste even a single grain of rice.
哪怕是一粒米也不應該浪費。
2. 詞鏈兒:tip the scale
tip 使傾斜
scale 天平
本義:使天平傾斜;
抽象:起決定作用; 扭轉局勢; 佔優勢
The two candidates are so close in the polls that both are vying for something that will tip the scale in their favor.
兩位候選人選票數很接近,所以他們都在爭取對自己有利的條件。
拓展:
① tip 小指點/小竅門
useful tips on how to save money
幾個省錢的竅門兒
② tip 小費(可作動詞或名詞)
He gave the waiter a generous tip .
他給了服務員很多小費。
She tipped the porter a dollar.
她給了行李工一元的小費。
③ on the tip of your tongue 話到嘴邊
if a word or name is on the tip of your tongue , you are sure that you know it but you cannot remember it
請看美劇《西部世界》中on the tip of your tongue的應用:
3. victory and defeat 成與敗
4. the difference between XX and XX XX 和 XX 之間的不同
What is the difference between this and that?
這個和那個之間的區別是什麼?
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