跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第212期

Preparation can only take you so far, after that, you gotta take a few leaps of faith.

语音讲解
单词发音
preparation /ˌprepəˈreɪʃən/
leaps /liːps/
连词发音
leaps of faith /liːpsəvfeɪθ/
轻读重读
重读：preparation/ faith
弱读：can/of

词汇讲解
verb.
释义：携带﹑ 运载或伴随某人(某物)
例句：She takes her children to school by car.
她用汽车送孩子上学.
She took him some flowers when she went to see him in hospital.
她带着花去医院探望他.
知识点拓展精讲
take 用法精讲
①拿、（以手﹑ 臂等或工具）拿, 握, 抱, 夹→错拿, 偷窃
I'll take the grey trousers, please.
劳驾, 我买这条灰色的裤子.
She opened the drawer and took out a pair of socks.
她拉开抽屉, 拿出一双短袜.
Someone has taken my gloves.
有人把我的手套拿走了.
②占有（某物）; 夺得或赢得（某物）
The army took many prisoners.
军队抓了很多俘虏.
③接受﹑接收、容纳→能忍受（某事）
I'd like you to take this as a gift.
我希望你把这礼物收下.
The school doesn't take girls, it only has boys as pupils.
该校不收女生.
This bus takes 60 passengers.
这公共汽车能容下60位乘客.
I'm not taking any more of your insults! 我再也不能忍受你的侮辱了!
④（以某种方式）理解或解释某事
He took what she said as a compliment.
他把她的话看做是恭维/夸奖.
of faith expression.
释义：something you do even though it involves a risk, hoping that it will have a good result
例句：Ultimately, any decision involves a leap of faith.
最终任何决策涉及一个信仰的飞跃。
take a leap of faith 赌一把 信一回 放手一搏
Take a leap of faith and trust in your dreams.
做出一次信仰上的跳跃，相信自己的梦想。
a=got to

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