跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第701期

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

語音講解

今日發音練習重點：

1. deepest 單詞變最高級加的-est的讀法爲

2. are (r) inadequate 連讀

3. frightens us

言之有物

1. inadequate

adequate ajd. 足夠的；合格的；夠好的

adequate: 指數量上足夠；質量上適當

enough: 最普通用詞，口語、書面語可用，較側重分量或數量的足夠

sufficient: 正式用詞，側重數目或數量或程度達到某一特定要求或需要

Adequate Sleep To Reduce Headaches （數量上）

睡得足，頭不疼。

One in four people worldwide are without adequate homes. （質量上）

全世界有1/4的人沒有個像樣的家。

2. 詞鏈兒：beyond measure 無法測量

measure verb./ noun. 測量

we are powerful beyond measure. 我們擁有無法測量的力量。→我們擁有超乎想象的能力。

3. 詞鏈兒：it is XX, not XX that... 強調句式

強調的句子成分可以是主語、賓語和狀語

*無論被強調的名詞或代詞主語是單數還是複數，強調句的主謂結構都統一採用單數形式的 it is/was。

強調主語：They used to be our best friends.

It was they who/that used to be our best friends.

強調賓語：She lent me some books five days ago.

It was some books that she lent me five days ago.

強調狀語：He often plays basketball with his classmates in the gym on weekends.

It is on weekends that he often plays basketball in the gym.

活學活用

請用 it is XX, not XX that... 隨意造句

《命運》（Destiny）：這是一部國外瘋傳的英文勵志演講《Destiny》，決定你命運的永遠都是你自己！人之所以會爲了自己的夢想而不畏艱難困苦，是因爲：它值得我們那麼做，是真的值得。所以千萬不要輕言放棄夢想，更不要放棄改變自己的命運！因爲，我們遠比自己想象中強大！

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