For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings

That then I scorn to change my state with kings

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. 押韻：brings / kings

2. thy發音為/eaɪ/

言之有物：

1. 古英語中的人稱代詞：

thou=you主格

thee=you賓格

thy=your（用于輔音前 ）

thine=your（用于元音前 ）

ye=復數的you

Thou hurt me.

你傷害了我。

Shall I compare thee(you) to a summer's day?

可否將你擬作夏日？

Deny thy father and refuse thy name.

拒絕你父親，拋棄你姓名吧！

Drink to me only with thine eyes.

僅用你眼神與我干杯。

圖片源自《醉鄉民謠》

2.scorn

→名詞 輕蔑；鄙視

=strong contempt

Researchers greeted the proposal with scorn.

研究員們對這個建議嗤之以鼻。

It was hot, hateful scorn.

那可是火辣辣、惡狠狠的輕蔑。

圖片源自《為奴十二年》

→動詞 不屑于(接受或做); 輕蔑地拒絕;

其后可接不定式或動名詞(但以不定式為多見)

He scorns to tell/telling lies.

他恥于說謊。

I scorned this weakness.

我鄙視這種軟弱。

圖片源自《簡愛》

3. state 狀況、位置

=place/condition

...the present state of medical knowledge

目前醫學知識的狀況

正常語序：

For remembering your love gives me such a wealth that I would not want to trade places with a king.

或

For thinking of your love brings such happiness that then I would not change my position in life with kings.

活學活用：

請用 scorn 隨意造句

《巴斯特·斯克魯格斯的歌謠》（The Ballad of Buster Scruggs）：該片講述發生在美國邊界的六個或喜或悲、不同尋常的故事。

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