Danny always said the best drivers focus only on the present, never dwelling on the past, never committing to the future.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
言之有物:
1. 詞鏈兒:focus only on the present
只專注于當下
→近義表達:live in the present moment 活在當下
回顧【活在當下】相關早讀
*句中“never dwelling on the past, never committing to the future”兩個現在分詞短語作為伴隨狀語,表示與主句的“focus only on the present(只關注當下)”同時發生,起到補充說明的作用,所以dwell和commit 使用-ing形式。
2. 詞鏈兒:dwell on the past
沉溺于過去
→近義詞鏈兒:
stuck in the past
cling (on) to the past
I'd rather not dwell on the past.
我不想再沉湎于過去了。
There's little point in dwelling on the past.
踟躕于過去沒有意義。
→dwell on...
沉溺于......;踟躕于...
There's no sense dwelling on our losses.
糾結于失去的,沒有意義。
3. 詞鏈兒:commit to the future
致力于未來;寄希望于將來
Many companies are now starting to commit to the future of the planet.
許多公司現在開始致力于地球的未來。
→commit to...
①投身于、致力于......
I'm sorry, but I can't commit myself to your project.
對不起,我無法投身參與你這個項目。
②進入婚姻、給予承諾
If you can't commit to me, then this relationship is over.
如果你無法給我承諾,那么這段關系就結束了。
③忠于......
He has not yet committed to any of the candidates.
他尚未表示支持任何一個候選人。
→commit v. 犯、做
commit suicide 自殺
commit a crime 犯罪
Finally, they commit. They commit to the cause. They commit to the tribe. They commit to the people who are there.
最后,他們全心全意地投入。他們投入到事業中,他們投入到部落中。他們投入到部落的人們中。
《TED:Seth Godin 論部落領導新時代》
Would you promise to stay, commit to serving me?
你會答應留下來,全心全意為我服務嗎?
影視片段《星球大戰:克隆人戰爭》
活學活用:
請用 commit to... 隨意造句
我在雨中等你
影片改編自Garth Stein所著同名暢銷小說,聚焦一只名叫恩佐的狗狗,和他的主人——職業賽車手Denny Swift,恩佐跟著Denny學會了很多生活哲學。
關注微信號:TeacherGwen