跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第765期

The opportunity always lies where people complain. Think about how you can make things different.

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

complain plain 不是“烂”

言之有物

1. 词链儿：the opportunity/chance lies where... 机会在于...

the truth lies where...真相在于...

the question/problem lies where...问题在于...

句式改写：

This is where the opportunity/chance/truth/question/problem lies.

机会/真相/问题出在这儿了。

So this iswhere your heart trulylies? 所以这才是你真心所在？

2. 词链儿：think about how you can...想想你能够如何...

Think about how you can make it right. 想想要如何修正此事吧！

Think about how you can go there. 想想怎么去吧！

Think about how you can protect yourself. 想想怎么保护自己吧！

Earlier I was thinking about how I was annoyed...早前我在想我怎么会沮丧...

*think of / think about 辨析

一些情况可替换，但在另一些语境下：

think of 表示“想到”——浅层

think about表示“考虑”——深层

I never thought of doing that! (that possibility never crossed my mind).

Have you thought about my birthday present? (have you considered/decided what to get me?)

3. 词链儿：make things different 让事情不同

Sometimes just one cent can make things different.

有时候一分钱就能使一件事不同。

拓展：make a difference 做出改变

ally made a difference. 真正去改变世界。

活学活用

请用 XX lies where...随意造句

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