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听前想一想:用英语怎么说?
1. 倒下
2. 不合逻辑
3. 坚信(或极力推崇)XX的人
4. 散布消息;宣传
12.16 早读原文
Do not go down. You can't defy the odds when you're down. You can't make someone a believer when you're down. Messi is spreading the word.
语音讲解 01:15,词汇讲解04:05
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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary
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1. down 包含易错难发音组/aʊn/,注意双元音发音要饱满,尾部带出鼻音/n/;
2. believer /bəˈliːvə, bɪˈliːvə $ -ər/,第二音节重读,元音为/iː/;
3. spread 词首辅音连缀/spr/,音和音之间不要加出不存在的音;包含元音/e/,注意开口度不要过大。
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1. 词链儿:go down
① 具象:倒下;落下
She tripped and went down with a bump.
她绊了一下,重重地倒在地上。
②抽象:失败;输掉(比赛)
The government went down by 71 votes.
政府以71票失利。
If one of you goes down, you're all going down.
如果你们中有一个人失败了,你们都会完蛋。
点击跳转回顾【go down to:故人西辞黄鹤楼,烟花三月下扬州】
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/MxQ1lZGf_2OaAft7zn7IYQ
2. 词链儿:defy logic/the odds
违抗几率→排除万难做成某事
The baby boy defied all the odds and survived (= stayed alive when it seemed certain that he would die).
这名男婴九死一生活了下来。
The judges appear to be betting that he can defy the odds and resolve them all in the next few years.
评委们十分确信他可以反其道而行之,在未来的几年中可以解决这些问题。
This defies all logic.
这根本不合逻辑。
拓展:defy 这个动词,本身就有否定的“挑战”、“对抗”、“蔑视”的意思,所以有时可以用于一般意义上的否定。
defy XX
This word defies translation.
这个单词是无法翻译的。
His behavior defies explanation.
他的行为是说不过去的。
3. 词链儿:make XX a believer 使XX成为信徒
点击跳转回顾 【Believer】
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GRYBjis2LiPlmUahEe5r5w
拓展词链儿:be a (great/firm) believer in XX
坚信(或极力推崇)XX的人
I'm a great believer in regular exercise.
我深信经常锻炼有好处。
原声例句:I'm a great believer in equal justice.
我是笃信司法平等的。
原声例句:I am a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the luckier I get.
我非常相信运气,我发现我越努力工作,我的运气就越好。
I'm a great believer in fresh air and exercise.
我很喜欢新鲜空气和锻炼。
图片源自《波尔达克》
I'm a great believer in frankly assessing one's situation.
我坚信人要坦率地评估自己的处境。
图片源自《美国众神》
4. 词链儿:spread the word/ message
散布消息;宣传
英释:to tell a lot of people about an idea that you believe in
He likes to spread the word about the importance of healthy eating.
他喜欢宣传健康饮食的重要性。
点击跳转回顾【spread the word】
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/RyS1yR7rbzImgGwv-2cOzQ
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Do not go down. You can't defy the odds when you're down. You can't make someone a believer when you're down. Messi is spreading the word.
I'm a great believer in reading.
Do not go down.Yout can't defy the odds when you are down.You can't make someone a believer when you are down. Messi is spreading the world.
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