It's been my experience that an event looked forward to with much impatient desire does not always bring its promised satisfaction.

語音講解
單詞發音
experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns $ -ˈspɪr-/
desire /dɪˈzaɪə $ -ˈzaɪr/
looked/lʊkt/
promised /ˈprɒmɪst/
語音小專題-清清濁濁
“清清濁濁元濁”在動詞過去式的運用
規則的過去式變化是+ed,而這個ed有時發清輔音/t/有時發濁輔音/d/，記住清清濁濁的口訣即可。
liked, watched /t/
“單詞最后一個音是清輔音（聲帶不震動），則ed發清輔音的/t/”
moved /d/
“單詞最后一個音是濁輔音（聲帶震動了），則ed發清輔音的/d/”
stayed, played /d/
“單詞最后為元音，則ed也發濁輔音的/d/”
另外有個特殊情況，這里也可以用一個口訣“t, d后面發/id/”
wanted, visited /ɪd/
handed /ɪd/
“清清濁濁元濁”在名詞復數的運用
同理，規則的名詞復數是+s，而這個s有時發/s/有時發/z/，記住清清濁濁的口訣即可。
desks, maps /s/
dogs, legs, rooms /z/
cars, /z/
另外有個特殊情況，就是以t和d結尾的名詞，加了s之后是直接發/ts/或/dz/
cats, pets, aunts /ts/
hands, birds /dz/
補充說明：以s、x、sh、ch結尾的名詞后加-es發/ɪz/。如詞尾是e,只加-s
class-classes/box-boxes/dish-dishes/watch-watches/horse-horses /ɪz/
連詞發音
an event looked forward to /ənɪˈventlʊktˈfɔːwədtʊ/
輕讀重讀
重讀：my/forward/desire/satisfaction
弱讀：that/does

詞匯講解
1.looked forward to phrase.
釋義：to be excited and pleased about something that is going to happen 期望 盼望
用法：looked forward to sth.
例句：I'm really looking forward to our vacation.
我真的很期待我們的假期。
用法：looked forward to doing sth.
例句：My mother says she's looking forward to meeting you.
我媽媽說很期望見到你。
× I'm looking forward for your visit.
× I'm looking forward your visit.
√ I'm looking forward to your visit.
2.promised adj.
釋義：承諾了的→為人們所期望的
Promised Land：a place where people want to go because they will be safe and happy there, or a situation that people would like to be true or happen
promising adj.
釋義：showing signs of being successful or good in the future 有前景的，前途光明的
例句：Jack is one of our most promising employees.
Jack是我們公司最有前途的員工之一。

活學活用
It's been my experience that...
英文：In my experience that one of the greatest reasons of unhappiness is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are．
中文：就我的經驗來說，人們不幸福最大的原因是無法接受事情本來的樣子。

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