Too much of what is called love is fish love. An external love is not on what I’m gonna get but what I’m gonna give.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
1.external /ɪkˈstɜːnl $ -ɜːr-/
2.gonna /ɡənə/ 虛詞弱讀 短、輕、快
言之有物:
1. Too much of what is called love is fish love.
① too much of ... 太多...
You're asking too much of him.
你對他要求過分了。
You cannot demand too much of him.
你不能要求他太多。
★原聲例句:This is too much of a burden to just put on young people's shoulders.
這對年輕人來說,負擔太多了。
★原聲例句:But we ask too much of our hospitals.
但我們對醫院的要求太多了。
There's too much of you. There‘s not too much of me.
你太多了,我不多啊…
圖片源自《酒吧五杰》
詞鏈兒拓展:too much of a good thing
事情好得過了頭;過猶不及
Too much of a good thing is a bad thing.
一件事太好的話就是壞事了。
② what is called love 看作一個整體:被稱之為愛的.../所謂愛情
what is called ... 所謂...
What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
所謂聽天由命, 正是肯定的絕望。
③ fish love 于魚之愛/愛魚之愛→自愛
“年輕人,為什么你要吃掉那條魚?”
“因為我愛魚”年輕人回答道。
“為什么你愛魚,還要把它從水中抓出來,殺掉然后煮熟呢?不要對我說你愛魚,你只是愛你自己,你只是覺得那條魚吃起來很美味,所以你才抓它然后殺掉煮熟。”
2. an external love 愛的外在表現
external adj. 外部的;外面的;外在的
反義詞:internal 里面的;內部的;內心的
Many external influences can affect your state of mind.
許多外在因素都可能影響人的心情。
No external signs, but time in the water.
沒有外傷,但在水里泡久了。
圖片源自《犯罪心理》
...to suggest impact with an external object like a missile.
這說明撞擊并非來自于導彈這樣的外部對象。
圖片源自《犯罪心理》
3. what I'm gonna get →我要得到什么
what I’m gonna give →我要給出什么
I'll tell you what I'm gonna give you.
我會告訴你我要給你的東西。
Christmas is just around the corner. I wonder what I'm gonna get from my parents.
圣誕節就要到了。我不知道父母會給我什么禮物。
③ 點擊鏈接回顧 ...not.., but... 不是...而是...
活學活用:
請用 too much of... 隨意造句
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