We took our friends for granted, we stopped listening. They were the last thing we were thinking about, and they should've been the first.

語(yǔ)音講解

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should've /ˈʃʊdəv/
have 縮約讀法 've
元音后讀/v/ you've got a letter.
輔音后讀/əv/ I could(ə)'ve gone.

言之有物

1. take XX(something/somebody) for granted 認(rèn)為…理所當(dāng)然， 想當(dāng)然
He took it all for granted, and would never have a clue just how blessed he was.
他認(rèn)為這一切理所當(dāng)然，他永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)知道自己多么幸運(yùn)。
Family are people we often take for granted.
家人就是可以讓我們經(jīng)常想當(dāng)然的人。
拓展：take it for granted that+從句
He just took it for granted that he would pass the exam.
他只是想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為他會(huì)通過(guò)考試。
2. XX is the last thing we are thinking about XX是我們最后才會(huì)想到的
the last thing/person 最后一個(gè)XX的=最不會(huì)...的
Chad's the last person I would ask for advice.
最后一個(gè)詢問(wèn)建議的人=最不會(huì)找Chad詢問(wèn)建議。
She's the last person I'd expect to meet in a party (=I would not expect to meet her in a party at all).
她是我最不希望在聚會(huì)上遇見的人。
3. should have been XX 本應(yīng)XX 竟然XX （應(yīng)該就已經(jīng)...）
You should have reported them to the police.
你應(yīng)當(dāng)向警方控告他們的。
I don't think we should have been there in the first place.
我認(rèn)為我們從一開始就不該在那兒。
The letter should have arrived by now.
信函現(xiàn)在該到達(dá)了。

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