Identity is a prison. No one is spared this prison. Rich man, poor man, success, or failure. We build the prison, lock ourselves inside, then throw away the key.
語音講解:
今日發音練習重點:
言之有物:
1. 詞匯:identity n. 身份;特性
identity card 身份證
a sense of national/cultural/personal/group identity
民族/文化/個人/群體特性的認同感
Children need continuity, security, and a sense of identity.
孩子們需要穩定感、安全感以及自我認同感。
Do you have any proof of identity?
你有身份證明嗎?
2. 詞匯:prison n. 難以脫身的地方;牢籠
His hospital room had become a prison.
他的病房變成了牢籠。
3. 詞鏈兒:spare sb. sth.
使某人免受某事;不給某人某物
詞匯:spare v. 省得;免去
I could not understand why I had been spared and they had not.
我不明白為什么我得以幸免,而他們卻沒有。
He wanted to spare his mother any anxiety.
他不想讓母親有絲毫的擔憂。
Spare me the pleasantries, Mother.
別寒暄了,母親。
影視片段《風中的女王 第四季 Reign Season 4》
I spared his life. He gave me mine.
我放過了他,他也給予我新生。
影視片段《魔弦傳說 Kubo and the Two Strings》
4. 省略句:
Rich man, poor man, success, or failure.
完整形式可以理解為 :
Whether you are a rich man, a poor man, a success, or a failure.
5. 詞鏈兒:throw away...
=throw... away
扔掉/丟棄......
You can throw away any excess.
凡超量的你都可以扔掉。
I can't afford to throw money away.
我沒錢揮霍。
活學活用:
請用 spare sb. sth. 隨意造句
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