So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. beloved 元音/ɪ/不要丟

2. 節奏：I shall SAY that LIFE is GOOD.

言之有物：

1. So long as...I shall say that... 只要...我就可以說...

*so/as long as用作連詞通常表達兩種意思：

① 相當于if或provided that “如果；只要”，用以引導條件狀語從句。如：

You can go out, as long as you promise to be back before eleven o'clock.

如果你答應11點鐘以前回來，你就可以出去。

② 相當于since，because，或considering that “既然；因為；由于”，用以引導原因狀語從句。如：

As long as we've driven this far, we might as well go on．

既然我們已經駛得這么遠了，就不妨繼續往前駛。

★原聲例句：So long as I breathe this air, pure or impure, I shall retain a thirst for information.

只要我還有口氣，就對知識有渴求。

★原聲例句：...so long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

只要還能呼吸或眼睛還能看見，我就能長久地活下去，并給你生命。

So long as I've got the proportions right, and so long as he's strong, then yes.

只要我配方正確，他也足夠強壯，那就會有用。

圖片源自《亞特蘭蒂斯》

I don't care what you make of it, so long as you release your prisoner immediately.

隨便你怎么想，只要你立刻放人就行。

圖片源自《冰與火之歌》

2. the memory of certain beloved friends 摯友的回憶

beloved friends

親愛的朋友們

our beloved grandmother

我們親愛的祖母

Her beloved husband died last year.

她親愛的丈夫去年去世了。

...how you stole your song from my beloved dead nephew.

你是怎么偷了我親愛的過世的侄子的歌的。

圖片源自《新飛躍比弗利》

As most of you know, recently our beloved recording.

各位都知道，最近我們備受珍愛的唱片。

圖片源自 《美國恐怖故事》

活學活用：

請用 so long as 隨意造句

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