跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第455期
There's no such a thing as "a long time ago". There's only memories that mean something, and memories that don't.
语音讲解
今日发音练习重点：
1.根据句意判断，强调点在no/mean/don't。需要格外重读。
2.虚词弱读。弱读词：a/as/there's/that/and
言之有物
1. There's no such a thing as...根本不存在XX。
I was six when I discovered that there was no such person as Santa Claus.
六岁时，我发现世上根本没有圣诞老人
活用：
Is there such a thing as XX? （世界上）有XX这个东西吗？
2. mean something (to) someone 对XX重要、在意
I thought our friendship meant something to you.
我以为我们的友谊对你很重要。
You mean everything to me.
你是我的一切。
拓展：It doesn't mean anything.没有任何意义。
mean something (to somebody).
