7.21 早读 If those topsy-turvy feelings have got you twisted inside out, think of the poet Rumi, who 800 years ago said, " All we really want is love's confusing joy".
语音讲解
单词发音
topsy-turvy / ˏtɔpsɪ ˈtɜːvɪ; ˏtɑpsɪˋtəvɪ/
twisted /tw'ɪstɪd/
poet/ ˈpəuɪt; ˋpoɪt/
poem / ˈpəuɪm; ˋpoɪm/
said / sed; sɛd/
连词发音
twisted inside-out /tw'ɪstɪdɪnˈsaɪdaʊt/
轻读重读
重读:topsy-turvy/all
弱读:those/have/the
词汇讲解
1.topsy-turvy adj.
释义:in or into a state of disordered confusion 乱七八糟(的)
例句:This sudden development turned all our plans topsy-turvy. 这一情况出现得很突然, 把我们的计画都打乱了.
2. twisted adj.
释义:1.bent into a shape that is not normal;2.someone who is twisted or has a twisted mind behaves in a strange and cruel way
a twisted pervert 变态
例句:...a twisted man who shot at the president...击杀总统的心理畸形的人。
Whoever sent those letters has a twisted mind.
发送这些邮件来的那个人肯定是性格扭曲。
3. inside out adv.
释义:从里到外 If something is inside out, it has the usual inside part on the outside and the usual outside part on the inside:
例句:Your sweater is on inside out./You are wearing your sweater inside out. 你的衣服穿反了。
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引申:upside-down(adj.) 义同topsy-turvy
诗人 Rumi
谁是上个世纪末在美国最引人注目的诗人?不是饮誉世界的大诗人,不是诗歌史上的经典人物,而是我们陌生的古波斯诗人:鲁米。一本他的代表作的英译本销量达50万册,让所有诗坛明星望尘莫及。他的影响力远超出了文学的领域,他的读者们组织书友会、诗歌节或在互联网上建网站纪念他,有人专门为他拍摄了影片,收录了他诗歌的CD荣登排行榜前20名。有人把他的诗作在美国的复活与纪伯伦的重新被发现相提并论。
延伸阅读:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi
活学活用
inside-out