8.7 早读 | 走出舒适圈，去做一些长期坚持下来就会有收获的事情吧

今天是Gwen陪你早读的第 2812 天哦！

听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 做让自己变得更好的事情

2. 长期坚持下来会有收获

3. 我内心惴惴不安

4. 她的坚持取得了成功

8.7 早读原文

You should do what makes you great. Do what's uncomfortable and scary and hard but pays off in the long run.

英音讲解00:55，美音讲解03:10，词汇讲解04:30

BGM：Tyrone Wells - In Between The Lines

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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. uncomfortable 一词多音；

2. makes you词间可同化/s/+/j/=/ʃ/；

3. 区分run/rʌn/和wrong/rɒŋ/的发音。

言之有物

1. 词链儿：do what makes you XX

做让你XX的事情

I want you to do what makes you happy.

什么令你开心，你就做什么。

do what makes you great

做让自己变得更好的事情

2. 词汇：uncomfortable

comfort n. 舒服；安逸 v. 安慰；抚慰

comfortable adj. 舒适的，令人舒服的

uncomfortable adj. 不自在的；不舒服的

I feel uncomfortable lying.

说谎时我觉得很不安。

I had the uncomfortable feeling that it was my fault.

我内心惴惴不安，觉得那是我的过错。

3. 词链儿：pay off 成功；奏效；达到目的；还清债务

点击跳转回顾【Taking initiative pays off. 】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bTkv4sa42AvjDXL1dVNzJA

Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.

桑德拉决心成为医生，她的坚持取得了成功。

In the long run, all the efforts and planning will pay off.

从长远来看，所有的努力和规划将会得到回报。

原声例句：It is a great feeling to see your long-term effort paying you off in the future.

看到你的长期努力在未来有所回报是一种很棒的感觉。

原声例句：The training really pays off. Now I am in good shape and I know more about how to keep fit.

锻炼确实很有用，我现在身材不错，还学到很多保健知识。

Hard work pays off.

艰难的工作取得了回报。

图片源自《福尔摩斯》

I konw it's hard work, but it'll pay off. Hard work always pays off.

我知道这很难，但是会值得的。辛苦的工作总会有回报的。

图片源自《黑色童话》

4. 词链儿：in the long run/term 从长远来看

All our hard work will be worth it in the long run.

从长远来看，我们的一切努力都是值得的。

点击跳转回顾【in the long run】

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

点击跳转回顾【in the short run】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BCfoGGADbsjyX1QeYXpWBQ

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