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听前想一想:用英语怎么说?
1. 宁愿玩而不愿学习
2. 宁死也不会...
3. 错误的乐观
4. 以乐观的情绪
5.24 早读原文
I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right.
——Elon Musk
语音讲解01:00,词汇讲解02:50
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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. rather /ˈrɑːðə $ ˈræðər/ 注意英美发音差异;
2. be optimistic 词间元元连读以/j/连接;
3. optimistic pessimistic 两个词均包含四个音节,词重音落在第一音节,主重音落在第三音节。
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1. 词链儿:would rather... than...
宁愿/更喜欢...而不愿...
Kids would rather play than study.
孩子们宁愿玩而不愿学习。
I'd rather die than apologize to Helen.
我宁可死也不会向海伦道歉。
影视原声视频:
Over and over I hear, "I would rather text than talk."
我一次又一次地听到: “比起说话我更愿意发短信。”
《TED:Sherry Turkle: 保持联系却仍旧孤单?》
影视原声视频:
OK, let me get this straight, you would rather do nothing than something?
好吧,让我们把话说清楚,你宁可什么都不做也不愿做些尝试?
影视片段《硅谷》
2. 词链儿:
→be optimistic and wrong
错误的乐观
→be pessimistic and right
正确的悲观
3. 词汇:
optimistic adj.乐观的;抱乐观看法的
pessimistic adj. 悲观的,悲观主义的
optimist n.乐观主义者
pessimist n.悲观主义者
in an optimistic mood
以乐观的情绪
a pessimistic view of life
对人生的悲观
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I’d rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right. 我宁愿错误的乐观,也不要正确的悲观。 ——Elon Musk 马斯克