跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第439期
Sometimes you have to lose somebody completely before you figure out what they really mean to you.
語音講解
今日發音練習重點：
1. completely 英音傾向於發成“舌邊爆破音”，而美音可選擇聲門閉塞音（glottal stop）的發音方式；
2. figure out 連讀——英美音讀音相同，但英音實際是加出的/r/音。
言之有物
1. 詞鏈兒：lose somebody completely 徹底失去某人
I've lost my keys.
我把鑰匙丟了。
2. 詞鏈兒：figure out 發現/想出
I can't figure out what's on her mind.
我猜不透她的心事。
She was trying to figure out what would happen next.
她心裏想着接下去會發生什麼。
拓展：somebody figured (that)...覺得/估摸着...
She figured that both she and Ned had learned a lot from the experience.
她覺得自己和內德都從這一經歷中學到了很多東西。
3. 詞鏈兒：mean to somebody 對某人意味着...
類比造句：
You don't know how much you mean to me.
你不知道你對我有多重要。
What you say means a lot to me.
你說的話對我很重要。
It doesn't mean anything to me.
根本不在意。
拓展：mean作爲形容詞
① 吝嗇的、小氣、摳門
He's too mean to buy a present for his wife.
他摳到連個禮物都不給他老婆買。
② 尖酸、刻薄的
You're so mean.
你好壞！
That was a mean thing to do.
那麼做不厚道。
Don't be so mean to her!
別對她那麼刻薄！
