7.8早读 | 哈佛大学毕业典礼演讲：不经考验，不为信仰而战，就不知道自己是谁

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 检查一下我的眼睛

2. 为信仰而战

3. 争取加薪

4. 定义你是谁

7.8 早读原文

You don't know who you are until you're tested, until you fight for what you believe in, because that defines who you are.

英音讲解00:55，美音讲解03:20，词汇讲解04:25

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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. who you are, you are词间元元连读以/w/连接；

2. until /ʌnˈtɪl, ən-/ 词内包含 ill/ɪl/的发音；

3. what you 词间多种连贯方式：

①what you 失爆

②what you 辅音和半元音连读

③what(tʃ) you 词间同化。

言之有物

1. 词链儿：be tested 检查；测试；考验

=have a test

=have... tested

I must have my eyes tested.

我必须检查一下我的眼睛。

The water is regularly tested for purity.

水的纯度定期受到检测。

2. 词链儿：fight for what you believe in

为信仰而战

→fight for...

为……而战；努力争取...

fight for (your) life

（尤指严重伤病时）与死亡作斗争

The men were fighting for higher wages.

那些人在争取加薪。

影视原声视频：

Don't fight for your king and don't fight for his kingdoms. Don't fight for honor. Don't fight for glory. Don't fight for riches.

你们不是为国王也不是为王国而战，不为头衔，不为荣誉，也不为金银珠宝。

影视片段《权力的游戏》

影视原声视频：

I don't see you fighting for him.

我可没看到你奋力争取过他。

影视片段《风中的女王》

→what you believe in

你所相信的；信仰

Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in.

永远保持目标高远，努力工作，执着信仰。

3. 词链儿：define who you are

定义你是谁

What happened will always be senseless, but it does not have to define who you are.

已经发生的一切永远都是毫无意义的，不必囿于过去。

往期回顾

【...will define who you are. 】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/V8Uku-l24u0p2yv-Hs886A

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请用 fight for... 随意造句

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