5.11 早读 | 人无远虑,必有近忧

5.11 早读 | 人无远虑,必有近忧

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今天是Gwen陪你早读的第 2724 天哦!

听前想一想:用英语怎么说?

1. 莫为明日愁。

2. 在遥远的过去/将来

3. 一场重大的危机可能即将到来

4. 手头的工作上

5.11 早读原文

If a man takes no thought about what is distant,

he will find sorrow near at hand.

英音讲解00:40,美音讲解02:33,词汇讲解04:11

BGM:Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville - Don't Know Much


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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. sorrow 不要读成“扫肉”;

2. near at hand 连读带出/r/音。

言之有物

1. if 从句中,主句用一般将来时,从句使用一般现在时表将来。(主将从现)


I'll give her your love if I see her. (不能说 if I will see her)

要是我看到她,我会代你向她问好。


2. 词链儿:take no thought about/for XX

=don't worry about...

不要思虑...


Take no thought for the future. (=do not worry about the future).

莫为明日


3. distant adj. 遥远的


in the distant past/future

遥远的过去/将来


They plan to have children in the not-too-distant future.

他们打算在不远的将来要孩子。


4. 词链儿:be (close/near) at hand (在时间或距离上)接近

→可能很快发生的


Don’t worry, help is at hand!

别担心,随时有人可以帮你/援助近在咫尺!


a major crisis is at hand

一场重大的危机可能即将到来


You'll be near at hand now for Michael.

这样你就能常去看他了。

图片源自《一站往事》


The birthday of a new world is at hand.

一个新的世界即将到来

图片源自《耶鲁大学开放课程》


→手头的,需要马上处理的


Peter turned his attention to the task at hand.

彼得将注意力转移到手头的工作上。


Back to the matter at hand. I've ordered…

言归正传,命令在附近的星系进行。

图片源自《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》


May we discuss the matters at hand, sir?

我们可以开始谈事情了吗?

图片源自《大西洋帝国》


→ 在附近;在触手可及的地方


There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.

附近有几家挺不错的咖啡馆和一家餐馆。


But we have all the chemicals at hand.

但我们有所有的化学药剂。

图片源自《犯罪现场调查》


原声例句:...but also to meet the challenges that are at hand.

...但同时也要应对眼前的挑战。


原声例句:Our houses were built from materials that we found there at hand.

我们的房子是用我们在那附近找到的材料建造的。

活学活用

请用 (close/near) at hand 随意造句


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  • 悦言乐

    If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

  • 听友240012916

    The milk she put on the desk where she can drink it at hand. 老师帮忙看看咋也样

  • 听友125606189

    There are no good restaurants near at hand .

  • magicalsingle

    morning