When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out

I am brave, I am bruised

I am who I'm meant to be, this is me

語音講解：

今日發(fā)音練習(xí)重點(diǎn)：

1. cut中/ʌ/的英美音音略有不同。美音偏向/ə/音

2. wanna=want to/ gonna=going to

言之有物：

1. sharp words 鋒言利語

sharp

① 鋒利的、尖銳的

a sharp knife

鋒利的刀

sharp teeth

鋒利的牙齒

...with razor-sharp teeth. ...帶著利刃般鋒利的牙齒。

圖片源自《海底總動(dòng)員》

② 敏捷、聰慧

He is very sharp, a quick thinker and swift with repartee...

他非常機(jī)敏，反應(yīng)很快，并且能說會(huì)道。

He's old but his mind is still sharp.

他雖上了年紀(jì)，思維還很敏捷。

He's a sharp lad. 他很聰明。

圖片源自《致命魔術(shù)》

③ 辛辣、刺鼻

The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste.

這奶酪味道很沖。

④ 整潔的，優(yōu)雅的，時(shí)髦的

A sharp dresser, Wyatt is never seen in casual clothes.

懷亞特衣著入時(shí)，從未有人見過他穿便裝。

2. 詞鏈兒：cut XX down （公開）侮辱、辱罵、傷害

I can't believe she cut me down in front of the entire department just because I was a few minutes late to the meeting.

真不敢相信，就因?yàn)槲彝淼搅藥追昼?，她就?dāng)著整個(gè)部門的人羞辱我。

3. 詞鏈兒：drown XX out 由于自然災(zāi)害（暴風(fēng)、洪水等），被迫離家

Unfortunately, that hurricane drowned us out, and we've been staying with relatives ever since.

不幸的是，颶風(fēng)把我們逼出家門。我們一直和親戚待在一起。

4. 詞鏈兒：be meant to be/do 本應(yīng)做...

→mean to do 打算、故意做某事

I've been meaning to see that new movie everyone is talking about.

Did you mean to do that? No, it was an accident. I didn't mean to.

詞鏈兒：be meant to 理應(yīng)、照理應(yīng)該、注定...

You must be meant to play the piano.

你一定注定就是要彈鋼琴。

We are meant for each other.

我們是天造地設(shè)的一對(duì)。

Some birds aren't meant to be caged. 有些鳥天生不是待在籠子里的。

圖片源自《肖申克的救贖》

活學(xué)活用：

請(qǐng)用 be meant to be/do 隨意造句

《我就是我》（This Is Me）：是美國(guó)流行女歌手Kesha為電影《馬戲之王》獻(xiàn)唱的一首插曲，單曲于2017年12月22日通過華納唱片公司發(fā)行。2018年1月8日，This Is Me 獲得第75屆金球獎(jiǎng)電影類最佳原創(chuàng)歌曲獎(jiǎng)。

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