It's the actor's job to strive for 100% effectiveness. Naturally, we never succeed, but it's the pursuit that's meaningful.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

actor's job /z/同化為/ʒ/

類似情況如，

/s/strong→/ʃ/strong

/s/street→/ʃ/street

言之有物：

1. 詞鏈兒：it's XX's job to... XX的工作是去...

It's the teacher's job to give their students confidence.

給學生信心是老師應盡的職責。

It's the job of journalism to remain detached.

保持不偏不倚是新聞工作的職責。

2. 詞鏈兒：strive for 100% effectiveness 爭取百分之一百的效率

strive for something 爭取某物

effect(效果)+tive+ness 效率、有效性

I could tell she was striving for that promotion by how hard she'd been working recently.

看她最近這么努力的工作也知道她是在爭取晉升了。

Mary strives for perfection in everything she does.

Mary做什么都盡善盡美。

The children are the future that we strive for.

這些孩子是我們努力的未來。

圖片源自《血色將至》

3. 詞鏈兒：it's the pursuit that's meaningful.

追求的過程才是意義所在。

強調句：it is the XX that's... XX才...

類比造句：

It's the process that matters.

過程才重要。

It's your attitude that really gets me.

是你的態度激怒到我。

4. naturally 自然而然地，順理成章地→當然了

=surely

*naturally的三種用法：

①自然

to die naturally 自然死亡

to give birth naturally 順產

Come on, baby.Naturally.

寶貝，自然點。

圖片源自《夢之安魂曲》

②天生

He is a naturally gifted singer. 他唱歌有天賦。

Her hair is naturally curly. 她的頭發是自來卷。

③顯而易見

Naturally, I understand your feelings. 我顯然了解你的感受。

-"Did you tell him?" 你告訴他了嗎？

- "Naturally" 當然了。

-...by a physician of my choosing. 我來選個人做檢查。

-Naturally. -這是自然。

圖片源自《被解救的姜戈》

活學活用：

請用 strive for 隨意造句

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