A real loser is somebody that's so afraid of not winning, they don't even try.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

言之有物：

1. 词链儿：be afraid of (not) doing XX

害怕/担心XX

I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night.

我开始害怕夜间单独外出了。

I didn't tell her because I was afraid of upsetting her.

我没有告诉她，怕她不高兴。

拓展：afraid三种搭配

be afraid to do XX

be afraid (that)...

be afraid of (doing) XX

2. 词链儿：so... (that)

这么/如此...（以致...）

He was so weak that he could hardly stand up.

他身体虚弱得几乎站不起来了。

Everything happened so quickly (that) I hadn’t time to think.

一切都发生得这么快，我都来不及去思考。

3. 词链儿：not even do...

连...都不

*even在这里表示负面的进一步强调，“甚至连...也没有”

He can't even sew a button on.

他连一个扣子都不会钉。

Don't even think about it.

这件事情，你想也别想。

★原声例句：He is quite ignorant. He can't even read or write.

他很无知，他甚至连读或写都不会。

★原声例句：He wasn't well-dressed. He wasn't even wearing a tie.

他衣冠不整，甚至连领带都没系一个。

回顾【They don't even see you. You don't even see yourself.】

I'm not even sorry.

我甚至问心无愧。

图片源自《老友记》

I don't even... I don't even recognize these people.

我甚至都......都不认识那些人。

图片源自《傲骨贤妻》

活学活用：

请用 not even do... 随意造句

《阳光小美女》（Little Miss Sunshine）是由乔纳森·戴顿和维莱莉·法瑞斯共同执导的一部家庭喜剧片，由阿比吉尔·布莱斯林、格雷戈·金尼尔、托妮·科莱特、保罗·达诺、史蒂夫·卡瑞尔和艾伦·阿金等联袂出演，影片于2006年7月2日在美国洛杉矶电影节率先放映。

该片讲述了胡弗一家总是有着各种各样的理不清的问题，可当7岁的小女儿奥莉芙听到广播中传来的“阳光小美女”选美比赛那一刹那，他们决定没有什么比小女孩的大梦想更为重要。这个六口之家随即踏上了从小镇阿尔伯克基长途跋涉到加州参加比赛的路途。

关注微信号：TeacherGwen