The knowledge that nothing matters, while accurate, gets you nowhere. When you zoom in on Earth, when you zoom into a family, when you zoom into a human brain and a childhood or experience, you see all these things that matter.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
while accurate連讀帶出清晰的/l/音
into a之間連讀帶出/w/音
言之有物:
1. knowledge 知識/知曉/了解/認知
① 知識:
Humans naturally aspire to knowledge.
人類生來渴望知識。
Maybe I can put your knowledge to good use.
或許我有辦法發揮你的知識才干。
圖片來自《圣經故事》
② 了解:the sum of what is known
Knowledge of the situation is limited.
對當下情景的了解很有限。
And did she have any knowledge of your father?
她知道你父親的情況嗎?
圖片源自《亞特蘭蒂斯》
2. while accurate 雖然是準確的
*while 盡管/雖然=though
While the work was difficult, it was interesting.
雖然工作有難度,但很有趣。
While I understand what you say, I can’t agree with you.
雖然我理解你的意思,但我還是不同意。
3. 詞鏈兒:get you/me/him/her... nowhere
哪里都無法引領你去=無法帶給你益處、沒幫助
=not get you/me... anywhere
Jealosy gets you nowhere in life.
嫉妒對你的生活不會有任何好處。
Jealousy will get you nowhere.
奉承不會對你有任何好處。
圖片源自《不羈夜》
His job is getting him nowhere. He ought to try and find another one.
他的工作對他沒益處。他應該再找一份工作。
Doing the same thing over and over will get you nowhere. You've got to try a different method.
一件事來回做對你沒幫助,你得試試別的辦法。
★原聲例句:Don't you understand it gets you nowhere?
你還不了解嗎?它一點好處都沒有。
★原聲例句:Many people kind of taught me along the way that hate gets you nowhere.
許多人教會我,仇恨沒有任何益處。
Flattery will get you nowhere.
奉承不會有任何好處。
圖片源自《雪場女孩》
4. zoom in/into 攝影中的變焦、聚焦
活學活用:
請用 get you nowhere 隨意造句
《瑞克與莫蒂 》(Rick and Morty):該系列追隨著瘋狂科學家瑞克·桑切斯( Rick Sanchez)以及他容易受影響的外孫莫蒂·史密斯( Morty Smith)的腳步,展現了將他們的國內家庭生活和跨維度冒險的奇幻經歷。
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