跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第651期
The very things that held you down are gonna carry you up, and up, and up.
語音講解
今日發音練習重點:
1. held you 連讀同化;
2. you up, and up, and up 詞間可連讀,也可以重讀up,不連讀。
言之有物
1. 詞鏈兒:the very things 正是那些東西
very adj.
the very noun. 正是XX 同exact
the very person 正是那個人
The very person I was most anxious to meet.
正是我急切想見到的人。
2. hold somebody down
hold down 的兩個意思:
① To limit: Please hold the noise down. 控制噪音
② To fulfill the duties of (a job): He never could hold down a job. 他從來都保不住自己的工作。
3. carry/lift somebody up 將XX擡起來
Show me how strong you are that you can lift somebody else up.
給我看看你如何將他人攙扶而起。
活學活用
請用 the very XX 隨意造句
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