跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第872期
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1. 緊音:cheek knee / 鬆音:lip will
2. a matter(r) of / a vigor(r) of
3. a quality(j) of /the(j) emotion
言之有物:
1. a state of mind 心境
詞鏈兒:a state of XX XX的狀態
We are still in a state of panic.
我們仍然處在恐慌狀態。
That building is in a state of neglect.
那座大樓處於無人管理的狀態。
I was living in a state of perpetual Deja-vu.
我一直感覺似曾相識。
圖片源自《搏擊俱樂部》
You're in a state of lockdown. 你們現在處於隔離狀態。
圖片源自《禁閉島》
2. it is a matter of the will
詞鏈兒:a matter of XX XX的問題
Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death.
好了,約翰,別太在意了。這又不是什麼生死攸關的大事。
It was just a matter of time.
這僅僅是時間問題。
圖片源自《綠裏奇蹟》
I think it's just a matter of mutual respect.
我覺得這就是互相尊重的問題。
圖片源自《少年時代》
3. will noun. 意志力
He was said to have lost his will to live.
據説他已經失去了生存的意志。
詞鏈兒拓展:at will 任意
ntists who can adjust their experiments at will.
可以任意對實驗進行調整的科學家
will 還有“遺囑”的意思。
圖片源自《布達佩斯大飯店》
4. deep springs of life
spring noun. 泉水、小溪
They had stopped by a spring to refresh themselves.
他們曾在一處泉邊停歇休息。
活學活用:
請用 a state of XX 隨意造句
塞繆爾·厄爾曼(Samuel Ullman):是一名生於德國的美國作家。兒時隨家人移居美利堅,參加過南北戰爭,之後定居伯明翰,經營五金雜貨,年逾70開始寫作。著作有知名散文《青春》等。
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