9.29 早读 | 人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。但愿人长久，千里共婵娟

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 阴晴圆缺；兴衰枯荣

2. 为你祈祷

3. 祈祷风调雨顺

4. 企盼明天是个好天气

9.29 早读原文

The moon does wax, the moon does wane,

And so men meet and say goodbye.

I only pray our life be long,

And our souls together heavenward fly!

英音讲解01:40，美音讲解06:00，词汇讲解09:39

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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. men /men/ man /mæn/

2. wane/pray /eɪ/ 两个音都不能忽略

3. I only/pray our 元音连读+/j/

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1. 词汇：wax/wane

wax

① n. 蜡

v. if you wax your legs, arms etc, you remove the hair from them using wax 用蜡去除〔腿、手臂等〕的毛

② v. 〔月亮〕渐圆，渐满

when the moon waxes, it seems to get bigger each night.

反义词：wane v. 变小/力量减弱

When the moon wanes, you gradually see less of it.

当月亮变暗时，你看到的月亮会逐渐变少。

词链儿：wax and wane

（力量、重要性等）兴衰枯荣，盛衰；阴晴圆缺

Interest in the show has waxed and waned.

人们对这个节目曾经颇有兴趣，现已热情不再。

影视原声视频：

As the moon waxes and wanes, it changes the size and strength of the tides.

‎随着月亮的圆缺，‎潮水的规模和力量会改变。

影视片段《地球的夜晚 Night on Earth》

拓展：moon phases 月相

朔月、娥眉月、上弦月、盈凸月、满月、亏凸月、下弦月、残月

new moon 新月

waxing crescent 娥眉月

first quarter 上弦月

waxing gibbous 盈凸月

full moon 满月

waning gibbous 亏凸月

third quarter 下弦月

waning crescent 残月

2. 词汇：pray v. 祈祷

① 词链儿：pray for XX

I'll prayfor you.

我会为你祈祷的。

Let us pray for peace.

让我们为世界和平祈祷。

We’re praying for good weather tomorrow.

我们企盼明天是个好天气。

② 词链儿：pray (that)... 强烈地希望，祈望，祈求XX

Paul was praying that no one had noticed his absence.

保罗但愿没有人注意到他的缺席。

③ 词链儿：hope and pray XX 极其希望XX

I do hope and pray that I will never have the need to use it.

真希望以后用不到它。（希望并祈祷用不上它）

影视原声视频：

I'm not mocking you, but I've seen men pray to every God there is-- pray for wind, pray for rain, pray for home.

不是嘲笑你，但我见过人们对着每一个他们知道的神祈祷，祈祷风调雨顺，祈祷平安归家。

影视片段《权力的游戏》

3. 词汇：heavenward adj. 朝向天空/天国的

词根：-ward 方向

towards 朝向

forwards 向前

backwards向后

afterwards 后来

homewards 家的方向

She turned and made her way homeward.

她转身往家走去。

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《水调歌头 - 明月几时有》英译三：

How rare the moon, so round and clear!

With cup in hand, I ask of the blue sky,

“I do not know in the celestial sphere

What name this festive night goes by?”

I want to fly home, riding the air,

But fear the ethereal cold up there,

The jade and crystal mansions are so high!

Dancing to my shadow,

I feel no longer the mortal tie.

She rounds the vermilion tower,

Stoops to silk-pad doors,

Shines on those who sleepless lie.

Why does she, bearing us no grudge,

Shine upon our parting, reunion deny?

But rare is perfect happiness--

The moon does wax, the moon does wane,

And so men meet and say goodbye.

I only pray our life be long,

And our souls together heavenward fly!

(by Lin Yutang)

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