跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第987期

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Sometimes it is sweet or filled with worries.

Don't be afraid. When things go wrong, just be strong.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. a bowl of 舌侧音+元音连读

2. worry的英美发音有略微差异：/ˈwʌri $ ˈwɜːri/

3. 词链儿发音：Don't be(j) afraid.

言之有物：

1. 词链儿：a bowl of cherries

拓展：与cherry有关的四个词链儿

① a bowl of cherries 生活美好；事事顺心

I got a promotion and got engaged in the span of a week! Life is just a bowl of cherries these days!

我升职了，并在一周之内就订婚了！这些天日子简直太美好了！

Life is not always a bowl of cherries.

生活并不总是美好的。

life is nothing but a bowl of cherries.

人生不过一碗樱桃。

图片源自《等到永远》

② a bite of the cherry 绝好的机会

He definitely wants a bite of the cherry.

他肯定也想抓住这次机会。

③ cherry-pick 挑选

You will get to cherry-pick all the equipment that goes into your studio.

工作室新进的设备你随便选。

They can cherry-pick the records.

他们可以尽情随心挑选喜欢的唱片。

图片源自《极速下载》

Any merchandise you take, I get to look at and cherry-pick.

你们拿的任何商品都得让我看一眼分一点。

图片源自电影《圣诞坏公公》

④ cherry on top 锦上添花、精彩之处

2. 词链儿：things go wrong 出了点问题；情况不妙

I lost all my files today because something went wrong with my computer.

我今天所有的档案都掉了，因为电脑出了一点问题。

Did you find yourself wondering what went wrong?

你是不是自己也在想哪儿出了问题？

A lot of things went wrong.

许多事都出了问题。

图片源自电影《阿波罗13号》

And for me, things went wrong a lot.

而我就是常出事。

图片源自电影《别有洞天》

活学活用：

请用 cherry有关的词链儿 随意造句

《快乐》（Happy）：印尼独立流行乐团MOCCA 2005年发行歌曲。

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