跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第799期

Once in a while it hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they have been told to

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

1. once /wʌn/不是“忘”

2. while/aɪ/和well/e/要区分

3. 听示范：told/hold/mold/cold

言之有物

1. 词链儿：once in a while 时不时/偶然间

=occasionally/(every) now and then

I don't travel often, but every once in a while I just need to get away from the city.

我不经常旅行，但我时不时需要远离城市。

I don't eat a lot of sweets, but every now and then I just need a piece of chocolate cake.

我不爱吃甜食，但时不时需要来块巧克力蛋糕。

2. it hits people that...

hit verb. 击打/打动、有所触动

词链儿：it hits me that... XX触动了我/让我有所触动、让我明白...

It hits me, this is not going to be easy. 我懂了，这事儿不容易。

What a beautiful story. It hits me right here.

多么美丽的故事，它深深打动了我的心。

hit作为名词表示“大受欢迎的、风靡一时的事物”。

"Hey Jude" is one of Beatles' greatest hits. Hey Jude是披头士乐队最受欢迎的歌曲之一。

3. do XX in the way they have been told to

以被教导的方式做...

I was told to do it. 我被告诉这么做。→ 有人让我这么做的。

I did it in the way I was told to. 我用别人告诉我的方式完成了这件事。

Do it in the way I tell you to do. 我怎么告诉你，你就怎么做。

活学活用

请用 once in a while 随意造句

《捡来的孩子》（Adopt a Highway）：影片讲述了刚从监狱里释放的男人(伊桑饰)必须学会在现代世界中生活，而在垃圾桶里的弃婴又让他措手不及的故事。

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