跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1002期
She
May be the face I can't forget.
A trace of pleasure or regret
May be my treasure or the price I have to pay.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
押韵:
forget / regret
pleasure / treasure
言之有物:
1. a trace of... 一丝XX
*词语辨析:trail & track & trace
① trace 事件发生的踪迹、痕迹
a trace of / traces of 一丝、些许
There isn't a trace of a smile on her face.
她脸上没有一丝笑容。
Sixteen years, and not a trace of her.
16年了,居然一点消息也没有。
② trail 痕迹(足迹、气味、血迹等)
Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice.
家里到处是泼洒的橙汁留下的黏糊糊的痕迹。
③ track 足迹、轨道
We followed the bear's tracks in the snow.
我们跟着熊在雪地上留下的足迹走。
另外,*trail和track均可表“路”
→trail 乡间小路
He was following a broad trail through the trees.
他沿着林间的一条阔路行进。
→track 车道、跑道 、小径
We set off once more, over a rough mountain track.
我们沿着一条崎岖的山间小路再度出发。
*track还可表“思路”,
如 keep/lose track of XX 了解 / 不了解…的动态
I lost all track of time (= forgot what time it was) .
我一点儿也说不准现在是什么时间。
2. the price I have to pay 我不得不付出的代价
词链儿:pay the price 付出代价
Oh, my head! I am paying the price for drinking too much last night.
我的头!昨晚喝太多了,我正在付出代价。
They’ve made a lot of mistakes in the past and now they’re paying the price.
过去他们犯了很多错,现在开始偿还了。
pay the price.
必付代价。
图片源自《云图》
Poor mommy would pay the price for that mistake.
可怜的妈咪会为你的错误付出代价的。
图片源自《暮光之城》
活学活用:
请用 pay the price 随意造句
《她》(She):电影《诺丁山》插曲,由英国歌手Elvis Costello演唱,发行于1999年。
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