跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第169期

Don't sell yourself short. You're gorgeous just the way you are.

语音讲解
单词发音
sell /sel/
gorgeous /ˈɡɔːdʒəs $ ˈɡɔːr-/
连词发音
just the way you are /dʒəstðəweɪjuwɑː /
轻读重读
重读：short/gorgeous/are
弱读：you're/just the

词汇讲解
oneself short expression. 妄自菲薄
释义：字面意思是贱卖自己。该词源于美国黑奴时代，那时黑人总是被以很低的价格卖来卖去，地位低微，没有自尊。后来就引申为自卑，自贱、妄自菲薄。
例句：Don’t sell yourself short – tell them about all your qualifications.
别太妄自菲薄了，告诉他们你的资质。
' the way you are.
that’s (just) the way something/somebody is/that’s (just) the way something goes
释义：used to say that a particular situation or person cannot be changed
You look fine just the way you are.
你现在的样子挺好的。
Believe it or not, that's just the way it is.
信不信由你, 反正事情就是这样.

活学活用
sell oneself short
英文：Don't sell yourself short, can achieve anything if you really try.
中文：别小看自己，麦克。只要你认真去做，你就一定能成功~！

语法讲解
sell oneself short 小看自己
sell short 卖空，低估
just the way you are 你就是你，做你自己。
you are是一个省略了as的定语从句，修饰the way,
just...正如，恰好，仅仅。

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