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I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.

Yes, I would.

If I could, I surely would.

今日發(fā)音練習(xí)重點(diǎn)：

1.?sparrow中的/p/不送氣

2.?would/could等虛詞在意群尾部不縮約、不弱讀?

言之有物

1. 詞鏈兒：would rather be a...than a...

寧愿做...也不做...

I'd rather?be?the?head?of?a?dog?than?the?tail?of?a?lion.

我寧當(dāng)雞頭不做鳳尾。

★原聲例句：I?would rather be a?vampire?than a?zombie.

我寧愿做吸血鬼也不愿做僵尸。

Well, I?would rather be?that?than?a snob.

我寧愿那樣也不愿成為勢(shì)利小人。

圖片源自《Sam's Women》

2.?would、could

would 會(huì)

could 能

should 應(yīng)

都是情態(tài)動(dòng)詞，也都是助動(dòng)詞。

3.?詞鏈兒（建議背誦）：If I could, I surely would.

如果可以，我一定會(huì)去做。

詞鏈兒：surely would

Time?surely?would?scatter?all.?

時(shí)光必然使一切都一散而光。

? ?活學(xué)活用

請(qǐng)用?would rather be a...than a...?隨意造句

1.reputation??

/ ?repju?te??n? ; NAmE ?repju?te??n? /

n.名譽(yù)；名聲

英英釋義：the opinion that people have about what sb/sth is like, based on what has happened in the past?

例：

to have a good/bad reputation 有好╱壞名聲

2.have a reputation (for sth/for doing sth) 以...而聞名

例：

I'm aware of Mark's reputation for being late. 我知道馬克遲到是出了名的。

3.naughty??

/ ?n??ti? ; NAmE ?n??ti? /?

adj. （尤指兒童）頑皮的；淘氣的；不聽(tīng)話的

英英釋義：(especially of children? ) behaving badly; not willing to obey?

例：

They saw two naughty dogs running away.他們看見(jiàn)兩只淘氣的狗逃走了。

4.mischievous??

/ ?m?st??v?s? ; NAmE ?m?st??v?s? /

adj.頑皮的；搗蛋的

英英釋義：enjoying playing tricks and annoying people?

例：

The puppy was cute but very mischievous.小狗很可愛(ài)，但是很調(diào)皮。

5.be known for? 因…而眾所周知

例：

Chinese people are known for their hospitality and industry.中國(guó)人以熱情好客和勤勞著稱。

6.barrel??

/ ?b?r?l? ; NAmE ?b?r?l? /

n.一桶（的量）；桶（石油計(jì)量單位，相當(dāng)于 120 到 159 升）

英英釋義：the contents of or the amount contained in a barrel;a unit of measurement in the oil industry equal to between 120 and 159 litres?

例：

They got through two barrels of beer. 他們喝了兩桶啤酒。

7.describe??

/ d??skra?b? ; NAmE d??skra?b? /

v.描述；形容；把…稱為

英英釋義：to say what sb/sth is like?

例：

The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20. 據(jù)描述這男人高個(gè)子，深色皮膚，年齡在 20 歲左右。

8.container? ?

/ k?n?te?n?(r)? ; NAmE k?n?te?n?r? /

n.容器

英英釋義：a box, bottle, etc. in which sth can be stored or transported?

例：

Food will last longer if kept in an airtight container. 如果貯藏在密封的容器里，食物能保存比較久的時(shí)間。

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Then there are monkeys. Monkeys have a reputation for being silly and?causing trouble.

還有猴子。猴子以愚蠢和惹麻煩而聞名。

?

Good?words for that are naughty and mischievous.

說(shuō)得好聽(tīng)點(diǎn)，就是調(diào)皮搗蛋。

?

Monkeys are especially known for being fun.

猴子尤其以有趣著稱。

?

And?if one monkey is fun, just?think how much fun many monkeys would?be!

如果一只猴子很有趣，想想多只猴子該多有趣啊!

?

If an activity or event is super fun, we can say it?is "as fun as a?barrel of monkeys."

如果一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)或事件是超級(jí)有趣的，我們可以說(shuō)它是“as fun as a barrel of monkeys”。

?

Even a fun person can be described?as a barrel of monkeys.

即使是一個(gè)有趣的人也可以被形容為“a barrel of monkeys”。

?

Now, a barrel is a large wooden container.

“a barrel”是指一個(gè)大的木制容器。

?

I'm not?sure how to get?monkeys into a barrel.

我不知道怎么把猴子放進(jìn)桶里。