Question

01听歌学英文之Wait Wait Wait

Answer 1

听歌学英文的优势：1.语言比较有节奏感；2.有大量连读、弱读。

1. wait  英文中尤其是以t、d结尾的单词会 弱读 (变弱），即做口型，不发出音来。

2. weight 同 wait 发音一样

3. waiting for 介词在词尾时不弱读（在句中会弱读）

4. 自然语流情况  our 会读成/ar/的音，强调是“我们的”意思时会读完整。

5. feel  有/i/ 的音，再加上/y/，不是/u/的音

1. All I do  alai

2. All our    alar

3. in ecstasy  ine

4. forget you   

5. I hate that I     读起来像 the dai

连读是为了节奏，听歌、看美剧也可（是）以（在）训练节奏。

1. All I do is (to) wait     to省略会更地道

百度上作业帮的一个问答，解释了语法现象：

2. carry the weight  话说得过了 

场景：争论时，言过其实；

运用：The word carries strong weight.

carry the weight of... 承担起重量；占有份量

3. shoulda done = should have done

4. I hate to say/admit/I hate to tell you

    used for showing that you are sorry about what you are going to say, because you think it is unpleasant or you wish it was not true

      I hate to admit it, but Sam may be right.

      I hate to say this, but I think you’ve probably lost your money.

5. as much as 尽管 “（虽然）一边的理由如是之多，（但是）另一边的理由也一样的多”。

【例如】As much as I hate to do it, I must stay home and finish my paper. 尽管我讨厌这样做，但我还是必须呆在家里，把论文写出来。

/ As much as he hated his adversary, he could admit that he was the right candidate to challenge the establishment. 他尽管讨厌他的对手，但他也承认，对方是个向建制挑战的合适的候选人。

有时候开头的as可以省去。

【例如】I can't leave you here. Much as I'd like to. 我不能把你留在这里。尽管我很想这样。

6.devil

  1）devil's advocate 不是没事找事的故意唱反调，是为了让事情更有意义（讨论出更多的东西，让讨论变有趣）

  : person who expresses an opinion that disagrees with others so that there will be an interesting discussion about some issue

  eg: Teachers often play devil's advocate to provoke discussion in the classroom.

  2）deviled egg 酱

        Deviled eggs (US) or devilled eggs (UK), also known as stuffed eggs, angel eggs, eggs mimosa,Russian eggs, dressed eggs, picnic eggs are hard-boiled eggs , shelled, cut in half, and filled with the hard-boiled egg's            yolk mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise （蛋黄酱）and mustard （芥末酱）, but many other variants exist internationally. Deviled eggs are usually served cold. They are served as a side dish , appetizer or a main course, and are a common holiday or party food.

    3）devil（v） the egg  类似“腌制”的意思

    4） better the devil you know (than the devil you don’t)

        ：used for saying that it is safer to deal with a bad but familiar person or thing than to risk dealing with someone              or something that you do not know and that could be worse  俩人都不太胜任一件事，就选熟的那个人

    5）speak of the devil 说到某人

        Speak of the devil and he will appear.

        说曹操，曹操到。

7.breakdown

①车抛锚 car broke down

②mental breakdown 心态崩了，心理上失控、承受不了了

They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown .

他们经常显得很沮丧，精神濒于崩溃的边缘。

1. nit-picking 鸡蛋里挑骨头；吹毛求疵  [不可数名词]

2. tardy ≈ late

    tardy reply 晚来的回复

3. well-spent 充实的

4. in ecstasy  欣喜若狂，处于狂热状态；单个词语ecstacy有迷幻药的意思

5. marked progress 明显的提高