7.26 早读 | 绅士和口音没有关系，关键在于接受现在的自己

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 做一个绅士

2. 与……无关

3. 自由自在

4. 与...在一起很自在

7.26 早读原文

Being a gentleman has nothing to do with one's accent. It's about being at ease in one's own skin.

美音讲解00:40，英音讲解02:23，词汇讲解02:40

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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. being/ˈbiːɪŋ/ 词内包含两个音节，前紧后松；音节间元元连读以/j/连接；

2. accent 词内/k/失去爆破处理；

3. at ease in 三个单词两处连读。

言之有物

1. 词链儿：being a gentleman

→当做大的名词

做一个绅士

2. 词链儿：has/have nothing to do with...

与……无关

That has nothing to do with what we're discussing.

那与我们所讨论的问题毫不相干。

Evidently, it has nothing to do with social background.

显然，这与社会背景毫无关系。

3. 词链儿：be at ease in one's own skin

做真实的自己

=be comfortable in one's skin 自由自在

collins dictionary

You can either love it or hate it. I'm comfortable in my skin.

你可以喜欢也可以讨厌，我不会改变自己的。

拓展词链儿：

→be at (one's) ease with...

与...在一起很自在

She felt completely at ease with Bernard.

她和伯纳德在一起感到很自在。

影视原声视频：

You're so at ease with them.

你跟他们在一起很自然。

影视片段《急诊室的故事》

影视原声视频：

It's about people feeling comfortable intheir own skin.

The last thing we need is everybody feeling comfortable in their own skin.

关于人们接受自我。

我们最不需要的就是每个人都接受自己。

影视片段《女大当自强》

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