5.24 早读 | 马斯克:宁要错误的乐观,也不要正确的悲观

5.24 早读 | 马斯克:宁要错误的乐观,也不要正确的悲观

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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


TODAY

今日早读


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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。

言之有物

1. 词链儿:would rather... than...

宁愿/更喜欢...而不愿...


Kids would rather play than study.

孩子们宁愿而不愿学习。


I'd rather die than apologize to Helen.

宁可也不会向海伦道歉。


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

乐观的情绪


a pessimistic view of life

对人生的悲观


活学活用

请用would rather... than... 随意造句



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