The stars are beautiful because of a flower that cannot be seen. What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.

語音講解
單詞發音
desert n.沙漠；荒原；應得的賞罰
because conj.因為
beautiful adj.美麗的
美音中的/t/的發音：

連詞發音
because of a
somewhere it hides a
輕讀重讀
重讀：beautiful/flower/seen/cannot/desert/well
弱讀：the/are/because of a/that/

詞匯講解
1.desert noun.
釋義：noun.沙漠; 荒地/verb. 丟開，拋棄;
the Sahara Desert 撒哈拉大沙漠
desert作動詞
The birds have deserted their nest.
小鳥們都離巢了。
All his so-called friends deserted him.
他所謂的“朋友”都背棄了他。
請看desert作為動詞在電影《羅賓漢》中的應用：

拓展：desert→deserted 被遺棄的/空寂無人的
The streets were deserted.
街道都廢棄了。
A mysterious light came from the deserted house.
廢棄的房屋里亮起了神秘的燈光。
不要和dessert混了哦！dessert是甜點的意思。
不要弄混了下面三個詞：
desert 名詞 沙漠
desert 動詞 拋棄
dessert 名詞 甜點
2.well noun.
釋義：井
例句：
The village water comes from a well.
該村的用水來自一口井。

活學活用
well
英文：Don't wait till you are thirsty to dig a well.
中文：毋臨渴而掘井。

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