5.24 早读 There's nothing so bad as parting with one's children. One seems so forlorn without them.
语音讲解
单词发音
bad/bæd/ -bed /bed/
children /ˈtʃɪldrən/
forlorn /fəˈlɔːn $ fərˈlɔːrn/
without /wɪðˈaʊt/
连词发音
so bad as /səʊbædəz/
seems so /siːmsəʊ/
without it /wɪðˈaʊðəm/
轻读重读
重读:nothing/bad/forlorn
弱读: as/with
词汇讲解
1.not so ... as ...phrase.
释义:不像。。。一样 formal used in comparisons to say that something or someone has less of a particular quality than another person or thing
例句:The bed was not so comfortable as his own.这个床没有他自己的睡着舒服。
2.forlorn adj.孤立无助的; 凄凉的 近义词 lonesome
释义:seeming lonely and unhappy
例句:Ana sat with a bowed head and spoke in a forlorn voice.
安娜低头坐着,用一种凄凉的声音说话。
活学活用
not so ... as ...phrase.