803早读-语音及词汇讲解

8.03 早读 There's no such a thing as "a long time ago". There's only memories that mean something, and memories that don't.

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说的漂亮

今日语音练习重点：

 1.根据句意判断，强调点在no/mean/don't。需要格外重读。

2. 虚词弱读。弱读词：a/as/there's/that/and

言之有物

1. There's no such a thing as...根本不存在XX的。

I was six when I discovered that there was no such person as Santa Claus.

活用：Is there such a thing as XX? （世界上）有XX这个东西吗？

2. mean something (to) someone 对XX重要、在意

I thought our friendship meant something to you.

You mean everything to me. 你是我的一切。

拓展： It doesn't mean anything. 没有任何意义。

 mean something (to somebody).

点击跳转：be meant to be