12.26 早读 Be aggressive about your ambition. Do not allow setbacks to set you back.
①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩ →√ ✗ 截图来自电影《 》
说的漂亮
今日语音练习重点:
1. ambition不要读成俺必胜...tion音更近汉语的“伸”,而不是“胜”。bi中的元音较汉语“必”更松。
2. setback 名词性复合词,重音一般在后。
3. set you 同化或glottal stop两可
言之有物
1. be aggressive about XX
aggressive adj.
① 好斗的、激进的、有攻击性的、强势的、咄咄逼人的
Some children are much more aggressive than others
一些孩子比其他孩子更好斗。
These fish are very aggressive
这些鱼极具攻击性。
美剧 摩登家庭
② 有进取心的、有闯劲的
He is respected as a very aggressive and competitive executive
他是一位锐意进取、竞争意识很强的主管,颇受尊敬。
美剧 美式主妇
2. setback——set XX back
→setback noun. 挫折、退步
We should take warning from this setback.
我们应当把这次挫折引为鉴戒。
→set XX back 推迟/后移
The harvest was set back by bad weather.
恶劣的天气使收割推迟了。
电影 超人:钢铁之躯副本
drawback——draw XX back
This method has quite a few drawbacks.
这个办法有一些弊端。
It's too late to draw back now; the plans are all made.
现在下马已经太晚了,计划都订出来了。
setup——set XX up
You set me up! 你陷害我!
It's a setup! 是陷阱!
payback——pay XX back
turnout——turn out
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*有些短语动词不带宾语:
The car broke down.
Cigarette prices are going up.
*多数主短语动词可以带宾语,宾语通常在副词性小品词的前或后:
动词+副词性小品词+宾语 ,动词+宾语+副词性小品词
I rang up a garage. I rang a garage up.
如果宾语较长,则通常放在副词之后:
I filled in an application form.(不说 I filled an application form in .)
如果宾语是代词,其结构通常如下:
动词+代词+副词性小品词
I put it down.(不说 I put down it .)
*有些短语动词是由三个词构成的(动词+副词性小品词+介词),这样,宾语就只能放在介词后面:
I don`t get on with the people at work.