跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第1009期

While there's a lot that I don't know at my age, what I do know is this: what some people take for granted, others are fighting for.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. 對比強調帶來的重讀：e's a lot that I DON'T I DO know is this...

2. granted的美音發音可爲/ˈɡrænɪd/

言之有物：

1. While there's a lot that I don't know at my age...

雖然在我這個年紀有很多事不明白

*while 儘管/雖然=though/although

While he is respected, he is not liked.

儘管他很受尊重，他並不招人喜歡。

While I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved.

儘管我承認有問題存在，但我不同意說這些問題不能解決。

But while the people follow him, no one would dare stand up to him until you.

雖然人民支持他，但沒人敢跟他正面衝突，只有你（此處字幕組翻譯有誤）。

圖片源自《角鬥士》

2. 詞鏈兒：take for granted 認爲XX理所應當/想當然

He took me for granted.

他不把我當回事。

The boss takes us for granted, but if we weren't here, this whole company would collapse.

老闆總是想當然。要是我們不在，估計公司都塌了。

I came into adult life clueless about a lot of things that most people take for granted .

我已成年，卻對許多大部分人認爲理所當然的事情一竅不通。

h you and I take for granted if we gift them a past.

你我視爲理所當然的體驗，如果我們賜予他們過去。

圖片源自《銀翼殺手》

I want you to know that I do not take that for granted.

我非常感激你的好意（不認爲你的好意理所應當）。

圖片源自《當幸福來敲門》

活學活用：

請用 take for granted 隨意造句

《雲上情歌》（Clouds）：基於真實故事，美國男孩扎克·索比赫14歲被診斷患有骨肉瘤(18歲去世)，多次手術和化療並未遏制癌症發展，在得知自己只剩幾個月壽命後，他創作了《雲》這首歌，感謝自己身邊的人和所經歷的一切，樂觀面對。

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