The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

停頓：

The bond that links your true family

is not one of blood

but of respect and joy

in each other's life.

言之有物：

1. 詞鏈兒：the bond that links...is...

bond noun. 契約、債券、紐帶

★原聲例句：There's a strong bond between mother and kid, and the kid will follow her wherever she goes.

母親和孩子間有很強的紐帶，媽媽去哪里，孩子就跟到哪里。

★原聲例句：The best way to bond with people is to laugh, and especially to laugh at yourself.

與人建立聯系的最好方法是笑，尤其是自嘲的笑。

詞匯辨析：

bond noun. 聯系

bound adj. 必然的

band noun. 樂隊；伙

bind verb. 捆綁

binder noun. 裝訂機

He think he can break the bond between us.

他以為他能打敗我們的牽絆。

圖片源自《圣經故事》

I just wanted someone to share a bond with me.

我只是希望能有個和我親密無間的人。

圖源《新飛躍比弗利》

2. family / families 辨析

*family表示“家人”的概念時一般不可數，為集體名詞，指同一個家庭內的家人們

The support of family and friends is vital.

來自家人朋友的支持至關重要。

*單數family表“家庭”

There are five people in my family.

我家里有五口人。

*而復數families表示“多個家庭”、“多個家族”

families with young children

有小孩子的那些家庭

There was a blood feud between the two families.

這兩個家族間有血仇。

This is his family, and it's my family, too, now.

他的家人，如今也是我的家人。

圖片源自《超市特工》

Well, I cater mostly to the families in the neighborhood.

我主要為附近的幾家人服務。

圖片源自《美國恐怖故事》

活學活用：

請用bond 隨意造句

《犯罪心理》（Criminal Minds）：講述了美國聯邦調查局總部下屬的行為分析科部門中的故事。

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