跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第269期

I'm gonna take all this negativity and use it as fuel and I'm gonna find a silver lining.

语音讲解
单词发音
gonna abbr.（美）将要（等于going to）
negativity n.否定性；消极性
fuel n.燃料；刺激因素
silver n.银；银器；银币；银质奖章；餐具；银灰色
连词发音
use it as
and I'm gonna find a
轻读重读
重读：negativity/fuel/silver lining
弱读：I’m/gonna/this/and/as/a

词汇讲解
tivity noun.
negative-positive
释义：an attitude in which someone considers only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc, not the good ones 消极的，否认的;
例句：The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative.
来自海外的消息特别不容乐观。
noun.
释义：燃料
run out of fuel 燃料用尽
例句：By now the plane was running out of fuel
现在，这架飞机的燃料快用完了。
请看run out of fuel 词组在电影《阿波罗13号》中的应用：
I know I'm running out of fuel, so I'm thinking about ditching into the ocean.
我知道飞船没燃料了，所以我想把它扔进海里。
抽象含义：刺激物→给...加油、激起
例句：The decision to raise tariffs on imports will only add fuel to the fire.
上调进口关税的决定只会火上浇油。（火上浇油→add fuel to the fire）
拓展：去国外加油站说“帮我给车加满油”可以说Fill it up, please./Refill my car, please.
er lining expression.
释义：（不幸或失望中的）一线希望

有句谚语叫 Every cloud has a silver lining，苦难就像cloud(乌云)遮住了阳光，silver lining（银色的光线）终会冲破乌云，再次让一切变得光明。所以，这句话意味着熬过困难，就会有拨云见日的那一天。
活学活用
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英语：My parents use the house as a holiday home.
中文：我父母用这间房子来度假用。

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