12.4早读 | 我其实很喜欢独处。独处能让我思考重要的事情

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12.4 早读原文

I actually enjoyed being alone. Solitude allowed me to think about important things.

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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.alone

2.Solitude

言之有物

1. I actually...（+do）我其实...

I actually...

实际上……

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① actually可用来谈论真实的事情。

“真的...”

Are bats actually blind?

I don't know what actually happened.

② actually可用来纠正或反驳他人。

“实际上...”

Actually, a tomato is technically a fruit, not a vegetable.

③ actually” 可以用来强调事物的不同，或令人惊讶的意外之处。

“其实...”

I love fish, but I actually don't like prawns.

This cake is actually not that bad! I'm impressed.

④ actually可用于承认或坦白错误。

“其实...”

Actually, I was the one that broke the vase.

⑤ actually可用来补充信息。

“其实...”

I’m a teacher. And so are both my parents, actually.

2. 孤独

alone 侧重强调独自一人的状态

solitary 侧重主动选择的独处

I live a pretty solitary life.

我过着十分孤立的生活。

He was a solitary child (= he enjoyed being alone).

他是个喜欢独处的小孩。

The war dragged on for two more solitary years.

在孤独的日子里，战争又拖了两年。

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solitary.

都是独自一人。

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and even solitarycan be kind of peaceful.

住单人牢房也是蛮清静的。

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solitude noun. 独处；独居

He enjoyed his moments of solitude before the pressures of the day began.

他喜欢在白天的压力到来之前享受独处的时光。

because, for some people…solitary and isolation.

因为对有些人来说，孤独和与世隔绝。

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3. allows/allowed me to...让我...

*allow的两种用法：

① allow something/doing something 允许某事/某事发生

I can’t allow such a thing.

我不允许发生这样的事。

We don’t allow smoking here.

我们不允许在此抽烟。

② allow somebody to do something 允许某人做某事

They don’t allow students to smoke in the classroom.

他们不允许学生在教室抽烟。

My parents don’t allow me to stay out late.

我父母不允许我深夜还留在外头。

拓展：It is (not) allowed. （不）允许这样做。

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