口语天天练：The movie is bittersweet

3.10 美文朗读 来自实战英语口语交流 00:00 08:18

What seems to us as bitter trails 

are often blessings in disguise

看似痛苦的试炼，往往是伪装起来的好运

——Oscar wilde

跟读tip

第一遍着重单词的音素

第二遍着重轻重读

第三遍着重节奏， 语调

发音指南

What seems to us as bitter trails

are often blessings in disguise.

删除线：不读

强调：双引号 

重音：字体放大

省音、失去爆破：红色字体缩小

连读：下划线，黄色，

同化：橙色

特别注意音素或单词：蓝色，加粗，加大

语音讲解

难点单词发音

bitter ['bɪtɚ]

trail [trel]

blessing ['blɛsɪŋ]

disguise [dɪs'ɡaɪz]

单词连读

us as

[əsəz]

口语派对

What seems to us as bitter trails / are often blessings in disguise

• What seems （to someone ）as…are/is…

• what引导的是一个主语从句，注意：主句be动词形式取决表语的单复数，如，表语是chances复数，主句be动词用are

  What seems to us as the worst experiences are actually chances to make a change.
  在我们看来最坏的经历其实是改变现状的机遇。

  表语是单数difficulty，主句be动词用is
  What seems to you as difficulty is challenge for me.
  在你看来是困难，在我看来是挑战。

a bitter pill是吃的苦药丸吗？

• a bitter pill 苦药丸，不想要，令人不愉快但又不得不接受的的处境

  Being out of work is a bitter pill for him, but he will seek for a new job soon没工作对他来说不是件好事，但他会很快找份新工作。

  It’s a bitter pill for him to marry someone he doesn’t like.

  娶一个他不喜欢的人对他来说很好受。

• bittersweet 苦乐参半的
  The movie is bittersweet.这部电影苦乐参半。

a blessing in disguise

看似灾难实则使人得幸的事

Nikki got divorced last year, but it turned out a blessing in disguise because now she’s more confident and beautiful.

尼基去年离婚了，但现在看来离婚对她是一件伪装起来的幸事，因为她现在更自信漂亮了。