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聽前想一想:用英語怎么說?
1. 你是說我撒謊?
2. 辱罵某人
3. 你說你夠朋友?
4. 這本教科書很淺。
9.16 早讀原文
When people call you "extra", just look them in their face and say, "Am I extra, or are you basic?"
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音標符號來自權威詞典| Longman Dictionary
今日發(fā)音練習重點:
1. look them in 擊穿 連讀;
2. am I extra 詞間連讀;
3. extra 不卷舌。
言之有物
1. 詞鏈兒:call somebody something 給…命名;認為…是;把…看作
They decided tocallthe baby Mark.
他們決定給嬰兒取名馬克。
My name’s Virginia, but my friendscall meGinny.
我的名字叫弗吉尼婭,但朋友們都叫我金尼。
Are youcalling mea liar?
你是說我撒謊?
原聲例句:Why is itcalledreceived pronunciation?
為什么它被稱作標準英語呢?
原聲例句:She turned to me and shecalled mea show-off.
她轉向我,說我在炫耀。
And youcalled me"Mister."
You-youcalled me"Mr. Quayle."
你剛剛叫我“先生”。
你叫我“奎爾先生”。
圖片源自《相對宇宙》
What did youcallhim?
你們取什么名?
圖片源自《浴血黑幫》
CallHim Whatever You Want.
你隨便給它起名字。
圖片源自《加州靡情》
拓展詞鏈兒:call somebody names 辱罵某人
The other kids used tocall menames, but I tried to ignore them.
別的小孩過去常常辱罵我,但我盡量不去理睬他們。
拓展詞鏈兒:call yourself + noun 把自己稱為;自詡
Call yourself a friend? So why won't you help me, then?
你說你夠朋友?夠朋友怎么不肯幫我?
2. extra adj. 浮夸的(口語)
圖源:urbandictionary
The term “extra” shifted from being a Domino’s pizza topping to being a widely used Internet trope through a meme called Salt Bae, a man known for his dramatic flair for tossing steak seasoning.
3. basic & extra
在句中互為反義詞
basic adj. 基本的;基礎的;初步的;初級的
在這里根據(jù)語境是貶義,可譯為“平庸”
basic training 初步訓練
basic vocabulary 基本詞匯
This textbook is very basic. 這本教科書很淺。
My needs are very basic. 我的需要是很低的。
→ “平庸”的其他表達:
點擊跳轉回顧【mediocre】
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/glqG2VKf5G4xOoltr2CHTQ
a mediocre writer 平庸的作家
of limited ability 才能平庸
nonentity/nobody 平庸之輩;無足輕重的人
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請用call somebody something隨意造句
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What did you call him?