623早讀-語音及詞匯講解

6.23 早讀 Don't sell yourself short. You're gorgeous just the way you are.

語音講解

單詞發(fā)音

sell ?/sel/

gorgeous ?/?ɡ??d??s?$??ɡ??r-/

連詞發(fā)音

just the way you are ?/d??ste?we?juwɑ??/

輕讀重讀

重讀：short/gorgeous/are

弱讀：you're/just the

詞匯講解

1.sell oneself short expression. 妄自菲薄

釋義：字面意思是賤賣自己。該詞源于美國黑奴時代，那時黑人總是被以很低的價格賣來賣去，地位低微，沒有自尊。后來就引申為自卑，自賤、妄自菲薄。

例句：Don’t sell yourself short – tell them about all your qualifications.

別太妄自菲薄了，告訴他們你的資質(zhì)。

2.You're...just the way you are.

that’s (just) the way something/somebody is/that’s (just) the way something goes

釋義：used to say that a particular situation or person cannot be changed

You?look?fine?just?the?way?you?are.?

你現(xiàn)在的樣子挺好的。

?Believe?it?or?not, that's?just the?way?it?is.??

信不信由你, 反正事情就是這樣.

活學(xué)活用

sell oneself short