9.2早读 | 知道自己想要什么等于成功了一半

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 只要得到面试机会就等于成功了一半。

2. 经历风暴

3. 赴汤蹈火

4. 很容易看出她为什么喜欢他。

9.2 早读原文

Knowing what you want is half the battle. Most people go through their whole lives not knowing what they want. It's easy to find if you know what you're looking for.

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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. battle /tl/ 英音：舌边爆破

2. easy /ˈiːzi/

言之有物

1. 主语：knowing what you want 知道自己想要什么

2. XX be half the battle 是（完成某事）的关键（最艰难阶段）；成功了一大半

Just getting an interview ishalf the battle.

只要得到面试机会就等于成功了一半。

Getting the audience to like you is half the battle.

让观众喜欢你意味着成功了一大半。

原声例句：Coming up with the idea is only half the battle.

想出这个主意只是成功的一半。

That's more than half the battle right there.

这就已经迈出一大步了。

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Half the battle is just showing up.

3. go through sth 经过[经历]某过程

Caterpillars go through several stages of growth.

毛虫要经历好几个生长阶段。

点击链接跳转回顾【go through词链儿拓展】https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8pJupXg8MQ3_TjTBJnqvMg

4. what they want 为现在分词knowing的宾语从句

not knowing what they want 现在分词短语作伴随状语

活学活用

请用 XX be half the battle 随意造句

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