Hello everyone and welcome back to my channel. This is Elise.哈喽大家好,欢迎回到我的频道。我依旧是你们的爱丽丝。每天多一毫厘的努力,就是成功的关键。So let’s fight for that extra inch.今天我们一起来学习一下英剧《维多利亚》中的一句台词吧。一起来听一下吧:
【Text】
That is what The Times called this today. A white elephant. I am afraid I have built a monument to my own folly.
今天的《泰晤士报》就是如此形容(水晶宫)的。华而不实之物。我担心我为自己的愚蠢行为建造了一座纪念碑。
单词练习
Times /taɪmz/ n.泰晤士报
call /kɔːl/ v.称呼
today /təˈdeɪ/ adv.在今日
white /waɪt/ adj.白色的
elephant /ˈelɪfənt/ n.大象
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ adj.担心的
built /bɪlt/ v.建造(build过去式)
monument /ˈmɒnjumənt/ n.纪念碑
own /əʊn/ adj.自己的
folly /ˈfɒli/ n.愚蠢
单词讲解
Times /taɪmz/ n.泰晤士报
He has written a letter to The Times setdining out his views.他已经给《泰晤士报》写信,阐述了自己的观点。
call /kɔːl/ v.称呼
The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor.演说被保守党人士打断,他们称他是叛徒。
today /təˈdeɪ/ adv.在今日
I've got a piano lesson later today.今天晚些时候我有一堂钢琴课。
a white /waɪt/ adj.白色的
His hair was as white as snow.他头发雪白。
elephant /ˈelɪfənt/ n.大象
The new office block has become an expensive white elephant. 这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ adj.担心的
She was afraid of upsetting her parents.她担心会使她父母不安。
built /bɪld/ v.建造(build过去式)
They have permission to build 200 new houses.他们得到建200座新房的许可。
monument /ˈmɒnjumənt/ n.纪念碑
The monument was moved bodily to a new site. 整个纪念碑被迁到了新的地点。
own /əʊn/ adj.自己的
What do you need your own computer for? You can use ours. 你干吗还要自己买电脑?你可以用我们的。
folly /ˈfɒli/ n.愚蠢
It would be the height of folly to change course now. 现在改变方向可谓愚蠢至极。
实用表达
a white elephant: something that is completely useless, although it may have cost a lot of money.指费钱而无用、华而不实的东西。
例:That vase is a white elephant.那个花瓶是个累赘。
【发音要点】
That︶is wha(t) The Times
call(ed) this today. |A white
elephant.|I︶j am︶afraid︶
I︶j have built︶a monumen(t) to
my︶j own folly.|
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