Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
——Epicurus
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今日发音练习重点:
言之有物:
1. 词汇:spoil v. 毁掉,糟蹋;惯坏,溺爱;纵容
Why do you always have to spoil everything?
你为什么老是要把一切都弄糟呢?
His mother and sisters spoil him rotten (=spoil him very much).
他母亲和姐姐把他给娇惯坏了。
a spoiled/spoilt child
被宠坏的孩子
Go on, spoil yourself. Have another piece of cake.
来吧,善待自己,再来一块蛋糕吧。
He's been spoiling me rotten.
他宠坏了我。
影视片段《警察世家》
You children have been spoiled rotten.
你们这群孩子真是被宠坏了。
影视片段《衰女翻身》
Don't have any more because it's gonna spoil your appetite.
别吃太多,会破坏你的食欲。
影视片段《美国派3:美国婚礼》
2. 词链儿:
what you have 你所拥有的
what you have not 你所没有的
what you now have 你现在所拥有的
→当做大的名词
spoil what you have 破坏你所拥有的东西
desire what you have not 渴望你所没有的东西
3. 词链儿:hope for 盼望着...
We were hoping for good weather.
我们盼望着好天气。
hope for the best
抱乐观的态度,尽量往好处想
活学活用:
请用 spoil相关词链儿 随意造句
伊壁鸠鲁(英文:Epicurus,公元前341-前270年)
古希腊哲学家、伊壁鸠鲁学派的创始人。
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