Perfection is not just about control. It's also about letting go. Surprise yourself so you can surprise the audience. Transcendence.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1. audience /ˈɔː-di(j)-əns/ 包含三個音節
2. transcendence重音落在第二音節
言之有物:
1. 詞鏈兒:... is not just about... It's also about...
不僅僅是...,也是...。
Life is not just about making money. It's also about living a fully engaged life.
生活中不只是賺錢,同時要過一種充實的生活。
2. 詞鏈兒:let go
①放手;松開
Sometimes you just have to learn to let go.
有時候你就得學會放手。
Let go. If you don't let go, there's gonna be trouble.
放手,你再不放手,可就要有麻煩了。
圖片源自《大西洋帝國》
用法:let XX go/ let go of XX
Don't let the rope go.
別松開繩子。
Don't let go of the rope.
別松開繩子。
OKay, George?Hey, let go of me.
好了喬治,喂放開我。
圖片源自《大西洋帝國》
② 釋放某人,放走某人
Will they let the hostages go?
他們是否會釋放人質?
③ 不再多說(或多做);就到此為止
OK, I’ll let it go this time.
好了,這一回就算了。
I don't entirely agree, but I'll let it go at that.
我不完全同意,但也就這樣吧。
So the best thing to do is just let it go.Let it go.David.
所以現在最好是順其自然 戴夫。
圖片源自《第一次》
Look at me, Brendan. Let it go. okay?
看看我,布蘭登,算了吧。
圖片源自《勇士》
④ 放棄,摒棄(想法、態度或控制)
It’s time to let the past go.
該忘掉過去了。
★原聲例句:We will not let go. We will not surrender. To be a seeker is to never, never let go...
我們不會放手,我們不會投降。成為一個尋求者就永遠不會放手...
★原聲例句:I'm not gonna let go. I'm worn out. I'm just as tired as you are, but I'm not gonna let go.
我不會放手,我已經累了。我和你一樣累,但我不會放手。
3. surprise XX verb. 使...驚奇,使...感到意外
What surprised me most was that she didn’t seem to care.
最令我感到意外的是,她好像毫不在乎。
4. transcendence n. 超越,卓越
transcend v. 超越,超過,超出
-ence 名詞后綴 …的狀態,…的性質
The real value of life only exists in the transcendence of life between sadness and happiness.
人生的真正安身立命之處,只能在哀樂相生的情懷中。
The biggest happiness in life is realizing self-transcendence.
人生最大的幸福是實現自我超越。
...who were granted a few moments of transcendence.
只不過被賦予了一時的才華。
圖片源自《文科戀曲》
活學活用:
請用 let go 隨意造句
《黑天鵝》 (Black Swan):女主角是一個資深芭蕾舞演員,她發現自己被困在了與另一個舞者的競爭狀態中。隨著一場重大演出的日漸臨近,許多的麻煩也隨之加劇。并且她不確定競爭對手是一個超自然的幻象,亦或只是她自己出現了錯覺。
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