524早读-语音及词汇讲解

5.24 早读 There's nothing so bad as parting with one's children. One seems so forlorn without them.

语音讲解

单词发音

bad/bæd/ -bed /bed/

children /ˈtʃɪldrən/

forlorn /fəˈlɔːn $ fərˈlɔːrn/

without  /wɪðˈaʊt/

连词发音

so bad as  /səʊbædəz/

seems so /siːmsəʊ/ 

without it /wɪðˈaʊðəm/

轻读重读

重读：nothing/bad/forlorn

弱读： as/with

词汇讲解

1.not so ... as ...phrase.

释义：不像。。。一样 formal used in comparisons to say that something or someone has less of a particular quality than another person or thing

例句：The bed was not so comfortable as his own.这个床没有他自己的睡着舒服。

2.forlorn adj.孤立无助的; 凄凉的 近义词 lonesome

释义：seeming lonely and unhappy

例句：Ana sat with a bowed head and spoke in a forlorn voice.

安娜低头坐着，用一种凄凉的声音说话。

活学活用

not so ... as ...phrase.