Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.

語音講解

今日發(fā)音練習(xí)重點(diǎn)：

1. discomfort 本身重音在第二個(gè)音節(jié)上，但不排除有重音轉(zhuǎn)移的情況—轉(zhuǎn)移到第一個(gè)音節(jié)。

2. 斷句：Sometimes / a little discomfort in the beginning / can save a whole lot of pain down the road. //

言之有物

1. discomfort noun. 不舒服、不方便

Steve had some discomfort, but no real pain.

史蒂夫有些不適，但不是真疼。

2. 詞鏈兒 in the beginning 最開始

In the beginning, I imagined things would be perfectly balanced.

一開始，我以為一切都會(huì)非常平衡。

詞鏈兒拓展： in the first place 打一開始就...

You didn't even want to move in here in the first place.

你打一開始就不想搬進(jìn)來！

2. ...a (whole) lot of pain 許多痛苦

詞鏈兒：a whole lot of XX 大量、不少（可根據(jù)具體語境做口語化翻譯調(diào)整）

..for a whole lot of money 一大筆錢

...a whole lot of labs 不少實(shí)驗(yàn)室

3. 詞鏈兒：down the road （具象）沿路（抽象）日后/將來

Go down the road and you'll come to a bus stop.

沿著這條路走，你會(huì)走到一個(gè)公共汽車站。

...to save her from pain down the road. 省得她日后痛苦。

活學(xué)活用

請用 down the road 隨意造句

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