Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage.

語音講解：

今日發(fā)音練習(xí)重點(diǎn)：

言之有物：

1. 詞匯：erode v.

①侵蝕，腐蝕

The rocks have eroded away over time.

這些巖石隨著時(shí)間的推移逐漸風(fēng)化了。

②削弱；損害

Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures.

她的自信心因?qū)覍沂÷サ袅恕?/p>

回顧【抖森訪談：不要讓挫敗感侵蝕你對(duì)自己的認(rèn)知】

→ erosion n. 侵蝕；削弱

soil erosion

水土流失

the erosion of her confidence

對(duì)她信心的削弱/她信心的喪失

2. 詞匯：diminish v. 減少；貶低

近義詞：reduce/ decrease

反義詞：increase

Our enthusiasm diminished as time went on.

時(shí)間一天天過去，我們的熱情也逐漸減退。

3. 詞鏈兒：the workings of XX

XX的運(yùn)行方式/工作方式

詞匯：workings 復(fù)數(shù)名詞：工作方式，運(yùn)行方式

I shall never understand the workings of his mind (=how he thinks).

我永遠(yuǎn)理解不了他的想法。

the workings of the human mind

人腦的活動(dòng)方式

the machine's inner workings

這臺(tái)機(jī)器的內(nèi)部運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)情況

But you do understand eternity, I know that. The workings of time.

但是你懂得永恒，我知道你懂。時(shí)間的運(yùn)作方式。

影視片段《低俗怪談》

4. 詞鏈兒：moral courage

道德勇氣

a man of tremendous moral courage

擁有極大的道德勇氣的人

Moral courage is the courage to take action for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences.

道德勇氣是指不顧不利后果的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，出于道德原因而采取行動(dòng)的勇氣。

活學(xué)活用：

請(qǐng)用 the workings of XX 隨意造句

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