Getting your degree after 25 is still an achievement.
Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautiful.
Starting a family after 35 is still possible.
And buying a house after 40 is still great.
Don't let anyone rush you with their timelines.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
言之有物:
1. 句式:V-ing做主语
*V-ing做主语,谓语动词用单数
Getting your degree after 25
Not being married at 30 but still happy
Starting a family after 35
buying a house after 40
2. 词链儿:but still... 但仍然...
*表示尽管有某种情况或限制,但仍然发生或存在
She was almost 90, but still very robust.
她将近90岁了,但身体仍然十分强健。
3. 词汇:rush v. 催促
rush you with their timelines
用他们的时间表来催促你
I'm sorry to rush you, but we need a decision by Friday.
很抱歉催促你,但是我们要在星期五之前作出决定。
拓展词链儿:rush into (doing) ...
仓促行事;草率决定
I'm not rushing into marriage again.
我不再草率地进入婚姻。
We don't want to rush into having a baby.
我们不急着要孩子。
拓展词链儿:rush it/things
操之过急;匆忙行事
When we first met, neither of us wanted to rush things.
当时我们刚刚认识彼此,谁也不想仓促行事。
★影视原声视频:
We're rushing into something that doesn't need rushing into anymore.
我们本来还急着(结婚),现在也没必要着急了。
影视片段《燃情克利夫兰》
★影视原声视频:
Let's not rush into anything.
先别急着做什么决定。
影视片段《十三号仓库》
4. 词汇:timeline n. 时间线;时间轴(可以回溯过去)
拓展词汇网络:
schedule 计划;日程安排
And it was running seven hours late behind schedule.
比预计时间晚了 7 个小时。
timetable 时刻表;时间安排
I have a busy timetable this week.
这个星期我的时间安排得很紧。
programme/program 计划;方案;活动安排
This is a program of exhibitions throughout the year.
这是全年的展览计划表。
agenda 议事日程;(政府、机构等的)待办事项一览表
Discussion at the meeting is restricted to the agenda.
这次会上的讨论只限于议程上的项目。
回顾【爱因斯坦Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that's counted truly counts.】
回顾【为你读诗——New York is 3 hours ahead of California...】
活学活用:
请用 rush 相关词链儿 随意造句
今天的早读截取自一篇演讲,《在你感觉到压力之前》(“Before You Feel Pressure”)演讲里说到按自己的节奏走,不代表你不积极不努力。每个人都有自己的生活节奏。在25岁之后毕业依然成功;30岁不结婚但是过得幸福仍然美好;35岁之后组建家庭以及40岁之后买房依然很棒。最重要的是,希望你们能够创造你们自己有意义的人生,学着如何去影响别人的生活。这,才是真正的成功。
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