Universal truths are constant. It is a fact, a plain and simple fact that what is true and right is true and right for all.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1. truths /r/音不要丟掉
2. plain 雙元音/e?/+/n/
言之有物:
1. universal truths 普遍真理
It is a truth universally acknowledged that…
此乃放諸四海而皆道準的真理。
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2. It is a plain and simple fact that... 事實顯而易見...
詞鏈兒:plain and simple 簡單明了; 平淡樸素
Plain and simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
樸素的服裝適合在學校里穿。
Don't beat around the bush; state your case in plain and simple terms.
不要拐彎抹角,用平凡簡單的話語直接闡述你的觀點。
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3. for all =for good/for good and all 徹底、永遠
And then, he left for good. 就這樣,他徹底離開了。
When John graduated from school, he decided that he was done with study for good and all.
約翰從學校畢業時,決定永遠不再和學習打交道了。
拓展:once and for all 斷然地、一次性地、徹底地
I'm going to settle this matter once and for all.
我要徹底解決這個問題。
...head for the Maltese Riviera, once and for all.
去馬耳他的,一勞永逸。
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It was time to put an end to all this once and for all...
是時候做個徹底地了解了。
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活學活用:
請用 for all 隨意造句
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