跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第251期

There's only so much fortune a man really needs and the rest is just for showing off.

语音讲解
单词发音
fortune n.财富；命运；运气
rest vt.使休息，使轻松；把…寄托于
连词发音
showing off
轻读重读
重读：so much fortune/needs/rest/showing off
弱读：and/the/for

词汇讲解
une noun.
释义：①可数名词：a very large amount of money ②不可数名词 chance or luck, and the effect that it has on your life
例句：
He made a fortune selling property in Spain.
他在西班牙置业赚了大钱。
拓展：make/earn/lose/cost/pay a fortune
It'll cost a fortune if we go by taxi.
打出租的话会花好多钱。
You don't have to spend a fortune giving your family healthy meals.
给家人做健康的食物不需要花很多钱。
请看fortune在美剧《破产姐妹》里的应用：
I've lost my family fortune and my Manhattan townhouse.

请看fortune在美剧《家有正太》中的应用：
I heard she spent a fortune renovating her downstairs bedroom.

off phrase.
释义：to try to make people admire your abilities, achievements, or possessions – used to show disapproval 炫耀
例句：Naomi was showing off her engagement ring
娜奥米正在炫耀她的订婚戒指。
The peacock met the crane. He began to show off.
（就像）孔雀遇到了鹤，他开始炫耀他自己。
3.句式：there's only so much XX-XX 也就是这么多
There's only so much I can convey about this robot with words, so this video is worth a view.
关于这台机器人我所能用文字说明的就这些，下面的录像值得一看。
There's only so much one man can do, even if he sits in the White House.
就算他主掌白宫，一个人能做的事有限。

活学活用
show off
英文：I think he was trying to show off in front of the girls.
中文：我觉得他是想在女孩们面前炫耀一下。

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