You are the sunshine of my life.
That's why I'll always be around.
You are the apple of my eye.
Forever you'll stay in my heart.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1. sunshine重音在前;sun要注意前后鼻音不要混淆;shine要注意/aɪn/音組
2. 元音連讀加音:
you(w) are
why(j) I
be(j) around
the(j) apple
my(j) eye
for(r)ever
言之有物:
1. You are the sunshine of my life.
你是我生命中陽光。
2. be around 在周圍
① 出現/露面
→Sorry I can't make it out to see you today! Will you be around tomorrow?
不好意思,今天無法見你了。明天你會在嗎?
② 存在
→Printed books are just something humanity won't forget; they'll be around forever.
紙質書是人類無法遺忘的。他們永遠都會存在。
③ 在周圍
→I just feel safer when you're around.
你在身邊我感到更安全。
★原聲例句:I don't want them to be around me.
我不想和他們待在一起。
★原聲例句:You'll become somebody that people want to be around, even if they disagree with you.
你將成為人們喜愛共處的人,即使他們與你意見相左。
I can't be around food right now, Bob.
鮑勃,我現在不能接近食物。
圖片源自《開心漢堡店》
...the tour manager should be around here somewhere.
那個巡演經理人應該就在這附近。
Is Krull around?
克魯爾在嗎?
圖片源自《加州迷情》
3. You are the apple of my eye.
你是我最珍愛的人/掌上明珠。
The Apple of Ones' Eye的字面意思是“某人眼里的蘋果”。在這里,apple指的是the pupil(瞳孔,眼珠)。瞳孔是眼睛最重要的部分,失去瞳孔,光線就無法通過虹膜中心的圓孔進入眼內而變成了瞎子。所以,這個成語常用來比喻象愛護眼珠一樣愛護某個最心愛的人或珍貴的東西。
Oh, look who it is. My husband, the apple of my eye.
哦,看看是誰。我的丈夫,我的掌上明珠。
圖片源自《Friends》
...the apple of my eye, the cream in my coffee!
我的掌上明珠,我咖啡中的奶油!
圖片源自《威探闖通關》
4. stay in my heart 在我心中留下
詞鏈兒拓展:near / close to one's heart 某人珍視的、認為重要的
That old dog is very near to my heart.
這條老狗是我的珍寶。
活學活用:
請用 be around 隨意造句
《你是我的陽光》(You Are My Sunshine Of My):演唱者小野リサ,所屬專輯《Pretty World》。
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