5.17早读 | TED演讲：时间能被浪费么？

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 别为此感到消极或是羞愧。

2. 你应该为浪费时间感到高兴。

3. 浪费了的时间

4. 我带几个朋友来参加聚会行吗？

5. 节食既浪费时间又浪费精力。

5.17 早读原文

Don’t be negative or guilty about it. Instead, be happy about wasted time. Look at all the joy and benefits that these activities can bring to your lives. Because that is never a waste of time.

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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.guilty /ˈɡɪlti/

2.look at all 连读

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1. Don’t be negative or guilty about it. 别为此感到消极或是羞愧。

① negative adj. 消极的；负面的；缺乏热情的

→ 词源：negate【否定】 + -ive, 表形容词。引申义负的，负极，消极的等，是单词negate 派生的形容词。反义词为positive adj. 积极的。

→ 词链儿：be negative about

结构：be adj. about

He’s been rather negative about the idea.

他对这种想法一直持相当否定的态度。

You're so negative about everything!

你对任何事情都如此消极！

② guilty adj. 羞愧的，内疚的

词链儿：be/feel guilty about ... 对...感到愧疚

I feel really guilty about forgetting her birthday again.

我又忘记了她的生日，心里非常内疚。

I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often.

我因没有常去看望父母而感到内疚。

2. Instead, be happy about wasted time. 相反，你应该为浪费时间感到高兴。

① instead adv. 反而；却；相反

He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room.

他没有回答，反而转身离开了房间。

② be happy about wasted time

→be happy about 为...感到高兴/满意

I’mnot too happy about her attitude.

我对她的态度不太满意。

→wasted time 浪费了的时间

All that wasted time going to my car.

以前大好时光都荒废在钻进我的车里。

图片源自《废柴联盟》

But never，in that long catalogue of wasted time.

即使在冗长的法律诉讼史中。

图片源自《时空恋旅人》

3. Look at all the joy and benefits that these activities can bring to your lives.

看看这些活动为你的生活所增添的快乐和好处。

词链儿： bring sb/sth to sb/sth

Is it OK if I bring some friends to the party?

我带几个朋友来参加聚会行吗？

4. Because that is never a waste of time. 因为，那从来不是浪费时间。

→ 词链儿：... be a waste of time/money/effort ...是浪费时间/金钱/精力

We should never have gone – it was a total waste of time.

我们真不该去——那纯粹是浪费时间。

原声例句：So anything that makes you feel bad about yourself or hate yourself is just a waste of time. 所以任何让你感觉不好或讨厌自己的事情都是在浪费时间。

原声例句：Dieting is a waste of time and energy. 节食既浪费时间又浪费精力。

Cupcakes are a waste of time and money.

小蛋糕浪费时间浪费钱。

图片源自《打工姐妹花》

-Well, this is a waste of time.

-Ridicelous.

-真是浪费时间。-无稽之谈。

图片源自《绝命毒师》

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