【句子】I mean, there’s...there’s a big upside, but I have a stable job right now. 【ModernFamilyS3E08】
【发音】/aɪ/ /miːn/ /ðeə(r)z/ /ðeə(r)z/ /ə/ /bɪg/ /ˈʌp.saɪd/ /bʌt/ /aɪ/ /hæv/ /ə/ /ˈsteɪ.bl/ /dʒɒb/ /dʒɑːb/ /raɪt/ /naʊ/
【发音技巧】there’s a连读;big upside连读;but I连读+闪音;have a连读;right now不完全爆破;
【翻译】我的意思是,确实,这很诱人,但是我现在有一份稳定的工作。
【适用场合】
今天我们学习一下upside的意思。
upside表面上是“朝上的面”这个意思;它在口语中,可以用来指“一个情况中的优势、好处”;
the advantage of a situation
或者
the more positive aspect of a situation that is generally bad
在一个不怎么乐观的情况中的好事儿、好的方面;
eg: It's annoying that we can't travel until Thursday, but the upside is that the fare's cheaper then.
好烦人啊,周四之前都不能出去旅行,但是好处就是那会儿车票会更便宜。
eg: The upside is, I don't have to go back there again.
但好的地方是,我不用再回去那里了。
有同学看到今天的upside,可能会问,那有downside吗?
确实有的。
downside就是反义词:“劣势;不好的地方;缺点”
the disadvantage of a situation
eg: He could find no downside to the car.
这车,他找不出缺点。
eg: The downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work.
住在农村不好的地方,当然就是上班通勤时间太久。
【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】
There is a downside to it: the more she remembers, the more bitter she feels about what has happened.