7.31 早读 | 时尚奶奶：愿每个人都能以自己独特的方式优雅老去

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 一首优美的诗

2. 激起了我对文字的兴趣

3. 无限可能

4. 忧虑让他很显老

7.31 早读原文

Youth is like a wonderful song, while old age should be like a graceful poem. Ignite your later years and you will see endless possibilities. May everyone age into their most unique selves.

英音讲解01:18，美音讲解03:16，词汇讲解05:05

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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. while old age 注意词间连贯；

2. ignite /g/的发音失去爆破，注意不要在/g/后加出其他不存在的音；

3. see(j) endless possibilities/May(j) everyone 两处元元连读，以/j/衔接。

言之有物

1. 词链儿：

a wonderful song 一首美妙的歌

a graceful poem 一首优美的诗

2. 词汇：ignite v. 激起；使激动

点击跳转回顾【ignite】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mAU9NFTVe03H0UPK1DMVhQ

ignite your later years

让你的晚年尽情燃烧吧

There was one teacher who really ignited my interest in words.

曾经有一位老师真正激起了我对文字的兴趣。

ignite the sparks of understanding

点燃理解的火花

原声例句：We're here to ignite that passion and ignite that creativity.

我们在这里点燃激情，点燃创造力。

原声例句：If we see it as an opportunity, it could ignite our creativity.

如果我们将它看作一个机会，它就能激发我们创造力。

3. 词链儿：endless possibilities

无限可能

New York is a city of endless possibilities.

纽约是一座充满无限可能的城市。

From this day forward, the world is filled with endless possibilities.

从今天起，世界充满无限可能。

4. 词汇：age v. 变老；使变陈；使成熟

age into one's most unique selves

以自己独特的方式优雅老去

He was only in his mid-thirties, but already worry had aged him.

他虽然只有三十五六岁，但忧虑让他很显老。

点击跳转回顾 【为你读诗——Youth （青春）】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/JeethchXMMfgroFlqNmXUQ

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