6.16早读 | 锋言利语袭来之时，我将排山倒海将其击退

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6.16 早读原文

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

I am brave, I am bruised

I am who I'm meant to be, this is me

TODAY

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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. cut中的英美音

2. wanna=want to/ gonna=going to

言之有物

1. sharp word

sharp

① 锋利的、尖锐的

a sharp knife

锋利的刀

sharp teeth

锋利的牙齿

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② 敏捷、聪慧

He is very sharp, a quick thinker and swift with repartee...

他非常机敏，反应很快，并且能说会道。

He's old but his mind is still sharp.

他虽上了年纪，思维还很敏捷。

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③ 辛辣、刺鼻

The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste.

这奶酪味道很冲。

④ 整洁的，优雅的，时髦的

look sharp 看起来精神

A sharp dresser, Wyatt is never seen in casual clothes.

怀亚特衣着入时，从未有人见过他穿便装。

2. cut XX down （公开）侮辱、辱骂、伤害

I can't believe she cut me down in front of the entire department just because I was a few minutes late to the meeting.

真不敢相信，就因为我晚到了几分钟，她就当着整个部门的人羞辱我。

3. drown XX out 由于自然灾害（暴风、洪水等），被迫离家

Unfortunately, that hurricane drowned us out, and we've been staying with relatives ever since.

不幸的是，飓风把我们逼出家门。我们一直和亲戚待在一起。

4. be meant to be/do 本应该是/做...

mean to do 打算、故意做某事

I've been meaning to see that new movie everyone is talking about.

Did you mean to do that? No, it was an accident. I didn't mean to.

be meant to 理应、照理应该、注定...

You must be meant to play the piano.

你一定注定就是要弹钢琴。

We are meant for each other.

我们是天造地设的一对。

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活学活用

请用 be meant to be/do 随意造句

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