Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Sometimes it is sweet or filled with worries.

Don't be afraid. When things go wrong, just be strong.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. a bowl of 舌側音+元音連讀

2. worry的英美發音有略微差異：/ˈwʌri $ ˈwɜːri/

3. 詞鏈兒發音：Don't be(j) afraid.

言之有物：

1. 詞鏈兒：a bowl of cherries

拓展：與cherry有關的四個詞鏈兒

① a bowl of cherries 生活美好；事事順心

I got a promotion and got engaged in the span of a week! Life is just a bowl of cherries these days!

我升職了，并在一周之內就訂婚了！這些天日子簡直太美好了！

Life is not always a bowl of cherries.

生活并不總是美好的。

...that life is nothing but a bowl of cherries.

人生不過一碗櫻桃。

圖片源自《等到永遠》

② a bite of the cherry 絕好的機會

He definitely wants a bite of the cherry.

他肯定也想抓住這次機會。

③ cherry-pick 挑選

You will get to cherry-pick all the equipment that goes into your studio.

工作室新進的設備你隨便選。

They can cherry-pick the records.

他們可以盡情隨心挑選喜歡的唱片。

圖片源自《極速下載》

Any merchandise you take, I get to look at and cherry-pick.

你們拿的任何商品都得讓我看一眼分一點。

圖片源自電影《圣誕壞公公》

④ cherry on top 錦上添花、精彩之處

2. 詞鏈兒：things go wrong 出了點問題；情況不妙

I lost all my files today because something went wrong with my computer.

我今天所有的檔案都掉了，因為電腦出了一點問題。

Did you find yourself wondering what went wrong?

你是不是自己也在想哪兒出了問題？

A lot of things went wrong.

許多事都出了問題。

圖片源自電影《阿波羅13號》

And for me, things went wrong a lot.

而我就是常出事。

圖片源自電影《別有洞天》

活學活用：

請用 cherry有關的詞鏈兒 隨意造句

《快樂》（Happy）：印尼獨立流行樂團MOCCA 2005年發行歌曲。

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