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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 与人相处的时间

2. (尤指关爱子女，增进感情的)黄金时光

3. 一会就热闹了

4. 岌岌可危的关系

5. 约会之夜

10.12 早读原文

It might be something as simple as replacing screen time with people time, or livening up a stale relationship by doing something new together: long walks or date nights.

英音讲解01:23，美音讲解03:40，词汇讲解05:20

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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. screen /skriːn/注意/iː/为紧音；

2. livening up 后鼻音+元音连读；

3. something as simple as 词间：后鼻音+元音连读；后进同化；舌侧音+元音连读。

言之有物

1. as simple as something/doing something

如做...一样简单

Spend some time out of the office, it can be as simple as going out to a bar, mingling with your team and your customers.

在办公室之外花费一些时间，可以让你的团队和客户一起去酒吧，就这么简单。

Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time each day reading a book.

你的目标可以是一件十分简单的事情，例如完成家庭作业、上课专心听讲、或每天花一点时间读一本书。

2. screen time → 与屏幕相处的时间/刷屏时间

people time → 与人相处的时间

拓展：quality time (尤指关爱子女，增进感情的)黄金时光;

Mike spends quality time with his children every day.

迈克每天都能好好地陪伴孩子们。

Spending quality time with parents is something all kids want.

跟父母共度黄金时光是所有小孩子都想要的。

3. 词链儿：liven up

（使）活跃起来

live adj. 活的; 现场直播的

lively adj. 精力充沛的

liven verb. 使高兴，使快活

→物 becomes more interesting and exciting.

How could we decorate the room to liven it up?

我们怎样能把房间装饰得有趣些？

→人 become more cheerful and energetic.

Talking about her daughters livens her up.

聊到她的女儿们，她整个人雀跃起来。

原声例句：They can help to liven up your writing by preventing over repetition.

它们可以防止过度重复，使你的写作更有生气。

原声例句：I love the color and it's really gonna liven up the flavor.

我喜欢它的颜色，它会让味道更加浓郁。

It'll liven up in a minute. Trust me.

一会就热闹了，相信我。

图源《蝙蝠侠前传》

…some younger guests to liven up the evening.

年轻的客人来活跃晚宴的气氛。

图源《唐顿庄园》

4. a stale relationship 岌岌可危的关系

stale adj. 陈旧的；不新鲜的；发霉的

Feeling like your relationship is getting stale isn't great, but it's also not that uncommon.

感觉关系岌岌可危可不太好，但这也是时有发生的。

5. long walks&date nights

→ long walks 长时间散步

After the long walk, we were all ready for a drink.

长途步行之后，我们大家急需喝水。

→ date night 约会之夜

图源：朗文词典

Set a monthly 'date night' and stick to it.

每月安排一个“约会夜”，并要坚持下去。

She believes that having regular date nights will improve a couple's relationship.

她认为，有规律的约会之夜会改善夫妻关系。

You can't even have a date night now.

现在你连晚上约个会都不能。

图源《拉瑞克劳》

How about you and I have a date night?

不如我们今晚约会去吧？

图源《共同法则》

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