If we love such moments ferociously, then maybe we can learn to live well – not in spite of death, but because of it.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. ferociously的發音要注意兩點：第二音節重讀；-cious處不要卷舌

2. 用升調讀出ferociously，提示此處為半句

言之有物：



1. love such moments ferociously 熱烈地去愛這些瞬間

ferocious adj. 猛烈的 = fierce

★原聲例句：...who fought through a ferocious battle, and found himself on that jungle hill.

經歷了一場殘酷的戰斗，發現自己置身于叢林山丘上。

★原聲例句：These ferocious predators are almost silent when they fly.

這些兇猛的捕食者在飛行時，幾乎沒有聲音。

The sun, after all, is just fuel burning ferociously.

畢竟，太陽只是猛烈燃燒的燃料。

圖片源自《野獸冒險樂園》

The battle was ferocious. We were greatly outnumbered.

戰斗異常慘烈。我們寡不敵眾。

圖片源自《貓頭鷹王國-守衛者傳奇》

2. learn to live well 學會好好生活

3. 詞鏈兒：in spite of XX 不管XX / 盡管XX

=regardless of

They kept going in spite of their fears.

盡管有恐懼，他們還是繼續前行。

In spite of her orders to stay, I left.

雖然她命令我留下，我還是離開了。

★原聲例句：...that in spite of the Nos and rejections, in spite of how bad the economy is, in spite of what the newspapers are saying, that is possible, that somebody somewhere would give me a job.

盡管有很多拒絕，盡管經濟形式不好，盡管報紙上說了那些話...是有可能的。總會有人給我一份工作。

In spite of it all, we are family.

盡管如此，我們還是一家人。

圖片源自《打工姐妹花》

Well, you do know in spite of everything, you still mean the world to me.

你要知道，不管我們之間發生什么事，你在我心中依然是最重要的。

圖片源自《絕望的主婦》

拓展詞鏈兒：in spite of the fact that 不顧XX的事實

They hired her in spite of the fact that she had never sung on stage.

盡管她從來沒登臺演唱過，他們還是雇傭了她。

活學活用：

請用 in spite of 隨意造句

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