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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 孩提时他渴望成为一名伟大的作家。

2. 他最终为露西的魅力所倾倒。

3. 我不能把时间浪费在这种无聊的活动上。

9.8 早读原文

I aspire to utilize my intellect fully and never succumb to frivolities such as romance.

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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.I(j) aspire / my(j) intellect 元元连读+/j/

2. succumb /səˈkʌm/ 字母b不发音

3. frivolities such 后进同化

言之有物

1. aspire to XX/ to do XX 追求/渴望/有志于做XX

Sheaspired toa scientific career.

她有志于科学事业。

As a child, he aspired to be a great writer.

孩提时他渴望成为一名伟大的作家。

…just as lesser men aspire to be me.

正如那些资质一般的人希望成为我。

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2. utilize XX fully 充分利用XX

The new computer system is not being fully utilized yet.

新的计算机系统还没有充分利用。

3. succumb to XX 屈服于XX；放弃对XX的抵抗

succumb v. 屈服，屈从；不再抵抗

He finally succumbed to Lucy's charms and agreed to her request.

他最终为露西的魅力所倾倒，答应了她的请求。

I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.

我还是没抵挡住诱惑，吃了一块乳酪蛋糕。

原声例句：We have to refuse to succumb to the belief that things won't change.

我们必须拒绝屈服于事情不会改变的信念。

原声例句：You've got to either succumb to it, surrender to it or push it away.

你要么向它屈服，要么向它投降，要么把它推开。

I won't succumb to you, not ever again.

不会屈服于你，再也不会。

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But I cannot succumb to your charms ever again.

但我再也不会受你魅惑。

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4. frivolity n. 愚蠢的行为；可笑的表现；轻浮的举止

It was just a piece of harmless frivolity.

这仅是无恶意的愚蠢行为。

I can't waste time on such frivolities.

我不能把时间浪费在这种无聊的活动上。

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