If by life you were deceived,

Don't be dismal, don't be wild!

In the day of grief, be mild.

語音講解：

今日發(fā)音練習(xí)重點：

1. mild/wild押韻。注意/aɪl/音組。

2. dismal字母s要發(fā)/z/音。

言之有物：

1. if you were deceived by life

deceive verb. 欺騙; 蒙騙; 誤導(dǎo)

Appearances can deceive.

外表是有欺騙性的。

...that appearances can be deceiving.

外表有時會欺騙你。

圖片源自《黑客帝國3》

…you have deceived me.

你欺騙了我。

圖片源自《加勒比海盜3》

His gentle appearance did not deceive me.

我沒有被他文雅和善的外表所蒙蔽。

He deceived $500,000 from the bank but was arrested last month.

他詐騙了銀行五十萬元，但上月被捕了。

2. dismal adj. 憂郁的; 凄涼的; 陰沉的

You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.

不要終日陷在陰郁的思緒中。

My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.

我重新找到一個合適的工作崗位的希望很渺茫。

3. in the day of grief 在悲傷的日子里

4. mild adj. 溫和的; 不嚴(yán)厲的; 不強烈的

①物→ 溫和的、不刺激的

This cheese has a soft, mild flavour.

這種奶酪味道淡而不膩。

②人→ 和善的

He is a mild man, who is reasonable almost to the point of blandness.

他為人溫和，幾乎通情達理到了令人乏味的地步。

③天氣→ 和煦的

The area is famous for its very mild winter climate.

這個地區(qū)因冬季氣候十分溫和而著。

Sunny and mild.

天氣晴朗溫和。

④程度→ 輕微的

I'm only mildly surprised.

我只是有點驚訝。

You came in with a mild concussion, some bruised ribs. No big deal.

你來的時候有點腦震蕩，肋骨撞傷，沒啥事。

圖片源自《宿醉》

活學(xué)活用：

請用 mild 隨意造句

假如生活欺騙了你（Если жизни тебя обманет）：俄國詩人普希金于1825年流放南俄敖德薩同當(dāng)?shù)乜偠桨l(fā)生沖突后，被押送到其父親的領(lǐng)地米哈伊洛夫斯科耶村幽禁期間創(chuàng)作的一首詩歌。詩歌全文表述了一種積極樂觀而堅強的人生態(tài)度，并且因它親切和藹的口氣讓許多人把它記于自己的筆記本上，成為了激勵自己勇往直前，永不放棄的座右銘。

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