跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第924期

Everybody's talented in one thing or another. But having something to say and the way to say it so people listen to it, that's a whole other bag.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. 意羣停頓：But having something to say / and the way to say it / so people listen to it /

2. a whole other bag 舌側音+元音連讀/也可重讀whole，不連讀

言之有物：

1. 詞鏈兒：one thing or another

這樣或那樣的事（強調所涉及的事很多，很雜）

She is always out and about, doing one thing or another.

她總是在外面到處跑，有做不完的事。

He felt he had to make up his mind for either one thing or another.

他覺得他必須下定決心做點什麼事。

my unit was on one thing or another. ...很多戰友都有這種或那種。

圖片源自《行過死蔭之地》

拓展詞鏈兒：one thing after/led to another

一件接着一件/一波未平，一波又起

I've been so busy today. it's been one thing after another.

今天我很忙，一件事接着一件事。

The kids are sick again. It's really been one thing after another this winter.

孩子們又生病了。真是一波未平一波又起。

one thing led to another...事情一件接着一件...

圖片源自《藍色茉莉》

拓展詞鏈兒：one way or another

無論如何、總之

We must finish the job this week one way or another .

我們無論如何必須在本週做完這項工作。

2. But having something to say and the way to say it so people listen to it...充當名詞

結構爲：noun. is a whole other bag.

3. 詞鏈兒：a whole other bag

完全不是一回事/完全是另一碼事

類似說法：

·a whole other thing

·whole-nother thing

用法：..., but XX is a whole other bag. ...，但XX卻完全是另一碼事。

I don't know what you think you know from working in television, but working on a film is a whole other thing!

我不知道你在電視行業工作都知道些什麼。製作電影可完全是兩碼事。

It's one thing to babysit your friends' kids from time to time, but having your own children is a whole 'nother thing.

偶爾給朋友看看孩子是一回事，自己養孩子可是另一回事。

活學活用：

請用 a whole other bag 隨意造句

《一個明星的誕生》（A Star Is Born）：該片講述了日漸過氣的鄉村樂明星傑克遜幫助一個有着明星夢的年輕女孩艾利實現音樂夢想的故事。

關注微信號：TeacherGwen