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听前想一想:用英语怎么说?
1. 鸟儿生来飞翔。
2. 好的表现
3. 我相信他能应付自如。
3.8 早读原文
I was built to be a mountain, not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the small valleys at my feet.
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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary
今日发音练习重点:
言之有物
1. was built to be a
be built/born to do/for something 生而为...
Birdsare built forflying.
Birdsare built tofly.
鸟儿生来飞翔。
原声例句:And everything we do is built to be private and secure.
我们所做的一切都是为了保护隐私和安全。
原声例句:Your mind is built to be creative, to be thoughtful, to be present.
你的大脑生来就是要有创造力、有思想、关注当下。
点击链接跳转回顾 【be born adj. 生来就XX/出生时就XX】
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We're born to die but don't know why.
人注定一死,毫无道理。
图片源自《大西洋帝国》
I was born to wrestle lions and wolves.
我天生要干猎杀虎豹豺狼的大事儿。
图片源自《亚特兰蒂斯》
2. creek noun. 小溪
stream> creek> brook
3. peak 顶峰、山顶
peak=summit
peak还可表示“好的”、“高的”
peak performance 好的表现
peak year 好的一年
peak period 好的阶段
summit 还可表示“峰会”
call a summit 召开峰会
hold a summit 举办峰会
summit talks 峰会会谈
4. rise to...上升到
rising to...现在分词做伴随
*分词做伴随:同一主语同一时间发出的两个动作或状态
He sat in the armchair, reading a newspaper.
他坐在扶手椅里读报。
She was the only woman to rise to such an exalted position.
她是唯一高升到如此显赫地位的女人。
rise to还可表示“应对”
It is a difficult task, but I'm sure he'll rise to the challenge.
这是个艰巨的任务,不过我相信他能应付自如。
None of you rise to meet my challenge?
没人敢向我挑战?
图片源自《美丽心灵》
Now you're gonna rise to the occasion, son.
你现在必须担当起来,孩子。
图片源自《行尸走肉》
5. at one's feet 在某人的脚下
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raising to the challenge
I was built to be a mountain, not a creep, rising to high peaks with small valleys at my feet.
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