跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第871期
There's two things. There's the mistake and then there's the lie to cover it up, and the mistake is a lot easier to forgive.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
r it up 連讀
2. easier 音標爲:/ˈiːzi-ə/
言之有物:
1. there is+複數
不嚴謹語法
2. a lie to cover it up 掩蓋(錯誤)的謊言
cover up
① 蓋上、蓋住
Please cover up that mess with a cloth.
請用布蓋上這些雜亂的東西。
Cover up the dig! 蓋上現場!
圖片源自《侏羅紀公園》
Cover yourself up! 躲起來!
圖片源自《偷搶拐騙》
② 掩蓋
She could not cover up her misdeeds.
她無法掩蓋她的惡行。
They tried to cover the crime up, but the single footprint gave them away.
他們本想掩蓋罪行,但腳印出賣了他們。
r up the war crimes he committed. ...掩蓋他犯下的罪行。
圖片源自《赤焰戰場》
3. a lot easier to...容易得多
詞鏈兒:a lot+adj./adv. 比較級 XX得多
a lot better 好得多
a lot louder 聲音大得多
a lot simpler 簡單得多
He studies a lot /much harder than me.
他學習比我用功得多。
It would have been a lot easier... 會容易得多...
圖片源自《蝙蝠俠前傳3.黑暗騎士崛起》
活學活用:
請用 a lot+比較級 隨意造句
《福斯特醫生》(Doctor Foster):該劇講述了醫生福斯特由於一根金髮的出現讓她開始懷疑丈夫是否出軌,結果卻發現事情的真相,完全在她的預料之外的故事。
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