[第228次聽寫] say還有別的意思？

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1 And to appreciate how, how absurd that is, imagine if we did other things in our life that way, say, home-building.

appreciate在這裡不是感激的意思, 而是能夠理解的意思

(not used in the progressive tenses) to understand that something is true

What I failed to appreciate was the distance between the two cities.

say在這裡不是講話的意思, 而是舉例, 類似於我們之前學到的lets say

You could learn the basics in,lets say, three months.

Lets take any writer, say (= for example) Dickens…

蓋房子我們可以說build houses/home, 變成名詞就是home-building/house-building

想到一個相似的詞: bodybuilding: 擼鐵長肌肉

碰到這樣的合成詞, 大家要多多注意, 因為我們平常接觸的少, 這種詞很難變成主動辭彙

視頻答案

從第141篇開始, 我不再放出我自己聽寫的版本, 而是改為在答案上標記重難點, 大家特別注意一下我加粗的地方.

1 And to appreciate how, how absurd that is, imagine if we did other things in our life that way, say, home-building.

要充分理解這是多麼的荒謬, 想像一下假如我們用這種方式來做生活中其它的事情, 比如, 蓋房子

2 So we bring in the contractor, say, "told we have two weeks to build a/thefoundation. Do what you can."

所以我們帶來包工的, 說: 我們有兩周的時間來建造地基. 儘力而為吧

3 So they, they do what they can.

所以他們就儘力而為了

4 Maybe it rains. Maybe some of the supplies dont show up.

也許下雨了. 也許某些原料沒有(按時)抵達

5 And two weeks later, the inspector comes, looks around, says,"OK, the concreteis still wet right over there, that parts not quite up to code ... Ill give it an 80 percent.

兩周之後, 檢查員過來, 四處看看, 說: 這裡的混凝土還沒幹. 那邊不太符合要求...我給個80分吧

6 Say, "Great! Thats a C. Lets build the first floor."

說: 好! 80分的話那就是C了. 咱們現在蓋第一層吧

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