跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第212期
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读
英语课
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
1.take 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 1! 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 2.
他把她的话看做是恭维/夸奖.
2.leap 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 3, 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。
3.gotta=got to
侮辱，辱骂，侮辱性的言论( insult的名词复数 )
- He shouted insults at the boy who had kicked him. 他大声辱骂那个踢了他的男孩。
- I will by no manner of means put up with such insults. 我绝不会容忍这种侮辱。
n.[pl.]问候，致意；n./v. 称赞，恭维
- The manager paid her a compliment on her work.经理赞扬了她的工作。
- Your presence is a great compliment.承蒙光临，不胜荣幸。
adv.最后地，最终地，首要地，基本地
- It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience.那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。
- Vitamin C deficiency can ultimately lead to scurvy.缺乏维生素C最终能道致坏血病。
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