1.28 早读 The first and truest thing is that all truth is a paradox.
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说的漂亮
今日语音练习重点:
1. truest 两音节
2. trues thing /s/ /θ/
3. is that /z/ /ð/
言之有物
1. The XX thing is that...
The funny thing is...好笑的是...
The weird thing is... 奇怪的是...
问题是...
The thing is...
The point is...
The thing is, the boat is actually sinking. 事实上,这艘船就要沉了!
海盗电台
The thing is my kitchen is kind of small. 问题是,我的厨房有点小。
老爸老妈浪漫史
2. paradox 反论,悖论; 似非而是的论点; 自相矛盾的人或事
悖论就是相互矛盾的结论
He was a paradox─a loner who loved to chat to strangers.
他真是个矛盾人物,生性孤僻却又喜欢和陌生人闲聊。
paradox [para( =beside, apart from) + dox( =opinion)脱离关于某事物的一般观点] →悖论
Although an apparent paradox, when lighting is reduced in factories, productivity increases.
虽然这看上去很矛盾,不过在工厂减少照明时,生产率却提高了。
paraphrase [para( =beside) +phras( =say)向旁边说]→ 解释,意译、转述
I'm paraphrasing but this is honestly what he said.
我是在转述,但这的确是他说的意思。
paradoxical /ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkəl◂ $ -ˈdɑːk-/ adjective 悖论的;矛盾的;似是而非的
Paradoxically, the less she ate, the fatter she got.
很矛盾的是,她吃得越少,就变得越胖。