11.02 早读 It's strange how some choices mean nothing, and others govern the rest of your life.
①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩ →√ ✗
语音讲解
单词发音
strange /streɪndʒ/
choices /tʃɔɪsɪz/
govern /ˈɡʌvən $ -ərn/
连词发音
the rest of /ðərestəv/
轻读重读
重读:strange/choices/nothing/govern/life
弱读:and/the/of
词汇讲解
1.govern verb.
释义:治理; 统治; 管理; 支配
例句:The unwritten rules govern our lives and behavior more strongly than the written ones.
不成文的规定比成文的规定更有力地规范着我们的生活和行为。
拓展:
governer 美国的州长governer
government 政府
2.the rest of your life expression.
释义:我所剩下的生命
例句:Is this what you want to do with the rest of your life?
这就是你后半辈子想要做的事情吗?
I thought you weren't talking to me for the rest of your life.
我还以为你这辈子都不会再跟我说话了。
往期早读里,我们选取过这样一句话:(截自电影《当哈利遇到萨莉》)
再比如,电影《我是山姆》里有这样一句话:
I worry that she will spend the rest of her life trying to fill that hole.
如果你们将Lucy的爸爸带离她,那么我担心她穷其一生都会拼命想去填补那个空缺。
活学活用
the rest of your life