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听前想一想:用英语怎么说?
1. 你是否用你的工作来定义你自己?
2. 自我价值
3. 白手起家的
4. 目前他的感情生活是空白的
7.8 早读原文
We've got to stop defining our self-worth by whether or not we're in a relationship.
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.We've /wiv/ *区分/w/和/v/的发音
2.ˌself-ˈworth 重音在后
言之有物
1. have got to = gotta
gotta = have got to
2. define sth by... 以...来定义...
When you define your life by what society tells you, life gets much harder.
当你用社会授予的东西来定义你的生活的时候,生活就变的更难了。
You define yourself by the words you use.
你用自己的用词来定义自己。
原声例句:It really just means you define yourself by what you do...
这意味着你要用你所做的来定义你自己...
原声例句:Do you define yourself by your work, your relationships, your hobbies, your passion? 你是否用你的工作,你的人际关系,你的爱好,你的热情来定义你自己?
-How do you define “Best”?
-I define it by the source.
-怎么定义“最佳”-根据消息源
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3. self-worth n. 自我价值
Many people derive their self-worth from their work.
很多人从自己的工作中找到自身的价值。
I always feel that greeting betrays such a lack of self worth.
我总觉得打招呼显露出人对自己的轻视。
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self-自己的;自身的
self-esteem /self-respect n. 自尊(心)
You need to build your self-esteem.
你需要树立自尊心。
self-study n. 自学
Individuals can enroll on self-study courses.
人们可以报名参加自学课程。
self-educated adj. 自学的
self-made adj. 白手起家的
He was proud of the fact that he was a self-made man.
他为自己白手起家而自豪。
4. whether or not
whether...or not 可以用以下几种结构:
Whether you like it or not, ... 你喜欢也好,不喜欢也好,...
Whether or not you like it, ... 不管你喜欢不喜欢
Whether you like it or whether you don't, ... 不管你喜欢,还是不喜欢,...
原句中
whether or notwe're in a relationship = whether we're in a relationship or not
5. 词链儿:be in a relationship 恋爱中
Are you in a relationship right now?
你眼下在恋爱吗?
At the moment he isn’t in a relationship.
目前他的感情生活是空白的。
→ relationship
relate v.使有联系;
relation n. 关系,联系;-ion 表名词“行为、状态”
relationship n.(人/事物间的)关联;爱情关系 -ship 表示某种关系、状态或技能。
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一个人也要闪闪发光~ We've got to stop defining our self-worth by whether or not we're in a relationship. 我们的价值,不能靠是否身处一段关系中来定义。