跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第1035期

We can just lose ourselves sometimes. But it doesn't undo who we are in our entirety.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. lose ourselves(後進同化) sometimes

2. entirety=entire+ty

言之有物：

1. lose oneself 迷失自己

=behave badly

=lose one's cool

The person will not lose oneself so long as not lose the direction.

人只要不丟失目標，就不會迷失自己。

He really lost his cool when the waiter dropped his food.

當侍者將食物掉到地上時，他發飆了。

I really lost my cool during the interview.

面試時我失態了。

2. undo something

① 解開、打開

The knot was fastened in such a way that it was impossible to undo.

那個結系死了，沒法解開。

Can someone help me to undo my seat belt?

可以幫我解開安全帶嗎？

② 撤銷、消除...的影響

It's very difficult to undo the damage that's caused by inadequate parenting in a child's early years.

兒童幼時因缺失家庭教育所帶來傷害是很難消除的。

Killing a man is not something you can undo.

殺人是無法挽回的。

I'd undo all my mistakes.

我會彌補所有的過錯。

圖片源自《返老還童》

I'm not doing this. I'm undoing it.

我不是在“做”，而是在撤回一切。

圖片源自《冒牌天神》

3. in our entirety 於我們的整體

entire—entirety

拓展詞鏈兒：in its entirety=totally / completely

A: "Did you finish the books in their entirety? In just one week?"

B:"Yes! It's such a good series!"

A：全部系列都讀完了？一週時間？

B：對！這個系列太好看了！

Darn, I was hoping to get a piece of cake, but it looks like it's been eaten in its entirety.

我本想吃塊蛋糕。沒想到全部被吃掉了。

I watched the basketball game in its entirety.

我看完了整場籃球賽。

In order for the town to be preserved, the trust must own it, in its entirety.

爲了保存這個鎮，基金會必須完全的擁有它。

圖片源自《大魚》

the entirety of that sentence.

...服刑期間的全部時間。

圖片源自《貓鼠遊戲》

活學活用：

請用entirety隨意造句

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