跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第189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
If those topsy-turvy feelings have got you twisted inside out, think of the poet Rumi, who 800 years ago said, "All we really want is love's confusing joy".
语音讲解
单词发音
topsy-turvy / ˏtɔpsɪ ˈtɜːvɪ; ˏtɑpsɪˋtəvɪ/
twisted /tw'ɪstɪd/
poet/ ˈpəuɪt; ˋpoɪt/
poem / ˈpəuɪm; ˋpoɪm/
said / sed; sɛd/
连词发音
twisted inside-out
/tw'ɪstɪdɪnˈsaɪdaʊt/
轻读重读
重读：topsy-turvy/all
弱读：those/have/the
词汇讲解
1.topsy-turvy adj.
释义：in or into a state of disordered confusion 1 乱七八糟（的）
例句：This sudden development turned all our plans topsy-turvy.
这一情况出现得很突然, 把我们的计划都打乱了.
2. twisted adj.
释义：bent 2 into a shape that is not normal;2.someone who is twisted or has a twisted mind behaves in a strange and cruel way
a twisted pervert 3 变态
例句：...a twisted man who shot at the president...
击杀总统的心理畸形的人。
Whoever sent those letters has a twisted mind.
发送这些邮件来的那个人肯定是性格扭曲。
3. inside out adv.
释义：If something is inside out, it has the usual inside part on the outside and the usual outside part on the inside:从里到外
例句：Your sweater is on inside out./You are wearing your sweater inside out.
你的衣服穿反了。
引申：upside-down(adj.) 同义词：topsy-turv
n.困惑，迷乱，混淆，混乱，骚乱
- His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。
- His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.他的突然来访使我们完全不知所措。
n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的
- He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
- We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
标签：
口语