2.19 早读 | 有些天性太顽固而无法抑制，太傲慢而不能屈服

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2.19 早读原文

There are some natures too noble to curb, and too lofty to bend.

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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点：

1.nature

noble /bl/ 辅音连缀（舌边爆破）

舌边爆破=舌侧音/l/+爆破音/k/ /g/ /p/ /b/ /t/ /d/

言之有物

1. nature noun.

①大自然

The most amazing thing about natureis its infinite variety.

大自然最让人惊叹的是它的无限多样性。

②天性/本性

She trusted people. That was her nature.

她信任别人，这是她的天性。

图片来源自《肖申克的救赎》

I'm afraid I have toanswer a call of nature.

抱歉我要去趟洗手间。

2. too...to...太...以至于不能...

可以与so...that...句型替换使用

He is too weak to carry it。

他太瘦弱以至于不能搬运它。

The news is too good to be true.

The news is so good that it cannot be true.

He is too proud to beg.

He is so proud that he will not beg.

The bag was too heavy for me to lift.

The bag was so heavy that I could not lift it.

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3.noble / curb

noble adj. 高贵的

curb verb. 约束

lofty / bend

lofty adj. 高尚的/傲慢的

bend verb. 弯曲

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