921早读-语音及词汇讲解

9.21 早读 Things aren't always white and black. Sometimes you gotta just wander out to the gray areas and do what you think is the best.

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语音讲解

单词发音

wander /ˈwɒndə $ ˈwɑːndər/-wonder /ˈwʌndə $ -ər/

aren't/ɑːnt $ ˈɑːrənt/

gotta /ˈɡɒtə $ ˈɡɑːtə/ 

连词发音

just wander out to

/dʒəstˈwɒndəraʊtə/

gray areas  

/ɡreɪjˈeəriəz/

轻读重读

重读：aren't/wander out/gray areas/best/do

弱读：and/gotta/just/to/the

词汇讲解

1.white and black expression.

释义：非黑即白 considering things in a way that is too simple and as if things are either completely good or completely bad

例句：This isn't a simple black and white affair 

这不是一个非黑即白的问题。

词组 in black and white

释义：白纸黑字 in written form, and therefore definite

例句：Once it's down in black and white, you can't forget it.

He'd seen the proof in black and white...

他已经看过书面证据。

2.wander verb.

释义： to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a cleardirection or purpose 漫游 漫步

例句：He was found wandering the streets of New York.

他被人发现再纽约城的街上瞎逛。

somebody’s mind is wandering 走神

When a person blinks, it is a sign that their mind is wandering, a study shows. 

研究表明，当谁眨眼了，这就意味着他走神了。

3.gray area expression.

释义：灰色地带

英式 grey/美式 gray

例句：It exists in a grey area between legal and illegal.

 There are many things in this world that are in the grey area, ambiguous and dubious 

世界上有很多灰色地带存在着模棱两可、似是而非的事情。

请看gray/grey area在电影《海扁王》里的应用：

活学活用

in white and black