跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第898期
And so the question that you chose to ask
"Will it be better where we're going?"
And though the answer I don't know for a fact
Still my heart is saying "Oh yes"
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1. to ask 可連讀,也可喉塞音 / will it 連讀
2. is saying 後進同化
言之有物:
1. 詞鏈兒:better off 生活改善、情況轉好
Today's pensioners are better off than they used to be.
現在靠養老金生活的人比他們原來生活要更好些。
I know I'd be better off in a warmer climate.
我知道在暖和的氣候裏我情況會好得多。
詞鏈兒:better off without 沒有……生活反而更好
I'm better off without him. 沒有他我活得更好。
詞鏈兒:better off doing XX 最好做某事
As a computer programmer, you're better off moving to a city that's home to a lot of tech companies.
作為一個電腦程序員,你最好搬去有很多科技公司的城市。
You're better off staying in here. 你在這裏更好啊。
圖片源自《好傢伙》
2. 詞鏈兒:know for a fact 確確實實地知道
I know for a fact that he did it.
我確定是他乾的。
I know for a fact that he was lying.
我確定地知道他在撒謊。
I know for a fact... 我知道這個事實...
圖片源自《哈利波特與火焰杯》
You know this for a fact? 你確定?
圖片源自《生死狙擊》
活學活用:
請用 know for a fact 隨意造句
《更好》(Better Off):是歌手Lindsey Ray演唱的一首流行歌曲,所屬專輯Goodbye From California。
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