3.5 早读 |【今日惊蛰】未到惊蛰雷先到

今天是Gwen陪你早读的第 3023 天哦！

听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 喧嚣和混乱

2. 我得放松。

3. 待今年的第一声雷鸣响起

4. 气温上升

5. 当头棒喝；幡然醒悟

3.5 早读原文

After all the noise and chaos of the Spring Festival, the days start to calm down again. With the first thunder of the year, the Chinese welcome in the third solar term: Insects Awakening or Jingzhe in Chinese.

美音讲解01:02，英音讲解04:07，词汇讲解06:38

TODAY

今日早读

说得漂亮

*点击图片可放大

音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点

1. chaos /ˈkeɪ-ɒs/ 词间元元连读以/j/连读；

days start/with the 词间后进同化；

2. awakening/əˈweɪkənɪŋ/ 词内包含双元音/eɪ/，词内后鼻音。

言之有物

1. 词链儿：noise and chaos

喧嚣和混乱

the noise and chaos of the city

城市的喧嚣和混乱

2. 词链儿：calm down

冷静；镇静；平静

近义表达：

chill out

cool down/off

mellow out

take it easy

I need to mellow out. I need to calm down.

我得放松，我得冷静。

The roaring sea gradually calmed down.

咆哮的大海逐渐平静下来。

He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

他深深地吸了几口气，使自己平静下来。

3. 词链儿：with the first thunder of the year

待今年的第一声雷鸣响起

4. 词链儿：welcome in...

欢迎...的到来

It's a time to get together with friends or family and welcome in the coming year.

这是一个与朋友或家人团聚，欢迎新一年的时间。

5. 词链儿：solar term

节气

点击跳转回顾【24节气】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mc0CmuVPnETOl9EUHEigWw

6. 词链儿：惊蛰

Jingzhe

Insects Awaken

Excited Insects

the Waking of Insects

Awakening of Insects

Awakening from Hibernation /ˌhaɪbəˈneɪʃən/

Awakening of Insects signals a rise in temperature and increased rainfall.

惊蛰标志着气温上升，降雨量增加。

The solar term Jingzhe is when insects wake up from a long sleep in the cold winter.

惊蛰是指昆虫从寒冬的长眠中醒来。

awake adj. 醒着的 v. 醒来

awaken v. 醒来；唤起；激发起

awakening n. 觉醒；醒悟

拓展词链儿：a rude awakening

大梦初醒；当头棒喝；幡然醒悟；严重打击

影视原声视频：

I'm just worried she's in for a rude awakening.

我只是担心她会大受打击。

影视片段《The Affair》

影视原声视频：

Oh, God, I hate to tell you about that rude awakening.

天啊，我真不想说起那当头一棒。

影视片段《蓝色茉莉》

活学活用

请用a rude awakening随意造句

SOURCE

早读出处

覆盖千万英语学习需求者

免费早读 | 听写 | 阅读 | 翻译 | 社群 | 方法论 |

干货满满

A little effort every day, you will make a big difference.