跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第408期

set out to correct the world's wrongs, and you'll almost certainly wind up adding to them.

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

1. wrongs /z/ 清清浊浊
2. 在不强调correct、语速中等或较快前提下，注意 correct the 两词的衔接
3. wind 动词/waɪnd/ 和名词/wɪnd/区分发音。

言之有物
1. set out to 打算，着手/开始
We have achieved what we set out to do.
我们已经达成了原初的目标。
That's exactly what I set out to do.
这正是现在我要做的。
2. correct XX's wrongs 纠正XX的错误
3. XX will almost 几乎是必然会...的
The news is almost certainly true although it is not official.
尽管消息是非官方的，但是几乎确凿无疑。
4. wind up doing XX 最终落得XX的结果/下场
wind up XX 最终XX
wind up like somebody 最终像XX一样
近义词：end up (doing) XX
Little did I know that I would actually wind up being on the staff .
我完全没有想到自己最后竟会在这里供职。
You'll wind up in hospital if you drive so fast.
如果开这么快的车，你会进医院的。
I don't want to wind up like you.
我可不想落成你那样。
拓展：wind somebody up 骗某人
You're joking. Come on, you're winding me up.
你是开玩笑的。得了吧，你在骗我。

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