2月的時(shí)間比較充裕茂缚，這期晨讀開(kāi)始前我一邊重新練習(xí)1月晨讀的內(nèi)容，一邊看了不少美劇和電影硝清、聽(tīng)了一些有聲書(shū)辅斟。越聽(tīng)我越頻繁地發(fā)現(xiàn)，某句某句的語(yǔ)調(diào)跟我練習(xí)的哪句哪句一模一樣哎芦拿。于是我才真正意識(shí)到士飒，在腦海里建立正確的語(yǔ)調(diào)到底是個(gè)什么概念。
書(shū)歸正傳蔗崎，2月晨讀學(xué)了七首風(fēng)格各異的英文歌酵幕，這也讓我破天荒地開(kāi)始真正張嘴唱英文歌。不管唱得有多上氣不接下氣（學(xué)學(xué)發(fā)聲方法必須要提上議事日程了）缓苛，新的嘗試總還是給我?guī)?lái)了很多驚喜裙盾。而且竟然連rap也玩了，這事兒擱在以前簡(jiǎn)直不敢想象八铡！所以庐完，我們其實(shí)潛力無(wú)限钢属，別總自己嚇唬自己。
光唱歌唱得嗨還是不夠的门躯，以下是我的學(xué)習(xí)筆記匯總：
語(yǔ)音規(guī)則
1. our 的弱讀 /ar/
2. all our 的連讀和弱讀 /al+ar/
3. 氣息：站著讀淆党，用腹部呼吸
口語(yǔ)表達(dá)
1. 斷裂句（強(qiáng)調(diào)句）：主語(yǔ)部分含有實(shí)意動(dòng)詞do的同時(shí)，句中還有 all, the first, the best 等表示所有讶凉、唯一染乌、最等概念的詞時(shí)，或由 what 引導(dǎo)的主語(yǔ)從句懂讯，后面的不定式省略to
All I do is (to) wait.
All I do is learn English.
All I want to do is find a way back into love.
What I wanna do is perfect my English.
2. nit-picking 雞蛋里挑骨頭
3. carry weight
(1) carry the weight
(2) carry weight: If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people. 有份量
Your words carry strong/considerable/significant weight. 話太重了荷憋，言過(guò)其實(shí)
4. late/tardy
5. 虛擬語(yǔ)氣的縮寫(xiě)和弱讀 should've done = shoulda done
6. I hate to say that you're fired. 我不得不說(shuō)你被解雇了。
7. be well spent 過(guò)得很愉快 Yesterday was well spent.
8. in (an) ecstasy 狂喜褐望、欣喜若狂
9. (as) much as = although 盡管
As much as I hate to do it, I must stay home and finish my paper.
I can't leave you here. Much as I'd like to.
Much as I'd like to play Mafia with you, I gotta go now.
10. devil
devil's advocate 故意唱反調(diào)的人 He is always a devil's advocate.
deviled egg: halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white 一種蛋的做法
better the devil you know 選擇你相對(duì)熟悉的（降低風(fēng)險(xiǎn)）
talk/speak of the devil 說(shuō)曹操勒庄，曹操到
The devil's in the details.（這里的devil的意思是 the difficult, deceptive, or problematic part of something）
11. breakdown
(1) 拋錨 The car broke down on the halfway.
(2) 精神崩潰 have a mental breakdown
12. When I was young I'd listen to the radio waiting for my favorite songs. 可以直接在口語(yǔ)中用起來(lái)
13. Music is?an antidote to loneliness, boredom and basically everything. 音樂(lè)是一切的解藥
14. grow up + ing 做……長(zhǎng)大的
I grow up listening to classical music / crosstalk. 我聽(tīng)古典音樂(lè)/相聲長(zhǎng)大的
15.?dance to the music = to the beat 伴著音樂(lè)起舞
16.?unsung hero 幕后英雄
17. Roger/Copy that?收到?
18. He's?my?all-time favorite musician. 始終是我最喜歡的
19. rain or shine 風(fēng)雨無(wú)阻；through thick and thin 同甘共苦
20. tear-jerking 催人淚下的瘫里；tear-jerker 催人淚下的故事
拓展：page-turner 引人入勝的著作
21.?elicit 啟發(fā)实蔽；scratch your head 撓頭
22. Those old melodies still sound so good to me, as they melt the years away. 慢慢消失
23. goodie oldie days 美好的舊時(shí)光?
拓展：oldie but goodie
24. déjà vu 似曾相識(shí)
25. Let bygones be bygones. = Let it go. 過(guò)去的事就讓它過(guò)去吧
26. has-been = be not a big draw anymore 過(guò)氣的
27. make a comeback = back in fashion 東山再起、復(fù)出
It made a comeback. 它又流行起來(lái)了谨读。 I'm gonna make a comeback.
28. strong suit 強(qiáng)項(xiàng)
29. stretch 的相關(guān)表達(dá)
stretch a dollar 節(jié)衣縮食局装，把一分錢掰成兩半花；living paycheck to paycheck 月光族
stretch the truth 夸大其詞；stretch the rules = band the rules 通融
例如 I'm not asking anyone to stretch/bend the?rules, I just want justice to be done.
stretch your legs 散散步
stretch oneself with 全力以赴做某事铐尚；sb. was not stretched enough 沒(méi)有發(fā)揮出潛質(zhì)拨脉；sb. is fully stretched 拼命了
He would study for eight to ten hours at a stretch. 他會(huì)一口氣學(xué)習(xí)8到10個(gè)小時(shí)，這里stretch和period, spell一個(gè)意思塑径，表示一段時(shí)間
30. XX could've used a little work. 委婉地表示可以做得更好女坑、還有改進(jìn)空間
31. stultify/stultifying 使思維遲鈍/無(wú)聊
This education is stultifying.?
32. chill / chill out 的實(shí)用表達(dá)
(1) chill?/ chill out = easy/relax 淡定點(diǎn)
You can dance to it or just chill to it.
(2) I was just chilling. 我就是隨便逛逛（逛商場(chǎng)）
(3) chill with sb = hang out with sb 出去玩
(4)?take the chill off it 驅(qū)趕寒氣
Put it in the oven for a few moments just to take the chill off it.
33. lay back = kick back and relax 放松
34. Let it be. 順其自然
35. I like the way you are. 我喜歡你的這種方式
36. one on one 一對(duì)一 one on one course
37. watch your back 總覺(jué)得身后有人的感覺(jué)，小心點(diǎn)
拓展：pat?your back 拍拍后背
38. stay where you are / stay put?待在原地
39. complex/complicated 的區(qū)別
complex 內(nèi)部組成成分的數(shù)量之多统舀；complicated 不重?cái)?shù)量匆骗，主要強(qiáng)調(diào)各個(gè)組成部分之間的關(guān)系錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜
40. buy/purchase 語(yǔ)源不同，導(dǎo)致應(yīng)用場(chǎng)景不同
41.?nuance 細(xì)微差別
42. vote with someone's feet 用腳投票誉简，表示反對(duì)
43. come over unannounced?= show up unannounced?沒(méi)打招呼突然拜訪
拓展：I came prepared. 有備而來(lái)
44. strike 的相關(guān)表達(dá)
(1) strike?your pose 擺pose
(2) strick sb. as 讓某人覺(jué)得
例如：He struck me as a serious but friendly person.?
What struck me as interesting is how much we judge other people by the clothes they wear. 讓我倍覺(jué)有趣的是我們常常以穿著判斷別人
You've always struck me as being an angry man.?
45. crack sb. up = make sb. laugh out 讓某人哈哈大笑碉就；cheer sb. up 讓某人高興起來(lái)
46. crank up 把音量調(diào)大?
47. I promise/guarantee you.
48.?down in the dumps / feel blue /?shit happens 沮喪、氣餒 闷串；under the weather = slightly ill
49.?out of blue 突然
50. hang me out to dry 把我晾這兒了
51. from rags to riches, from zero to hero 從白手起家瓮钥，逆襲
523. hide 獸皮
拓展：have/tan sb's?hide?扒了某人的皮、懲戒
53. a runaway success =? 一舉成功烹吵、一炮打響碉熄；get off the ground 順利開(kāi)始
54.??through and through 徹底
I'm Chinese /I made in China /I born and raised in China?through and through. 我是徹徹底底的中國(guó)制造
He?knows me?through and through. =?He?knows me well.?他對(duì)我了如指掌
55. There is no such thing as a free lunch. 天下沒(méi)有免費(fèi)的午餐
56.?You have a heart of gold. 你有一顆金子般的心
57. if, but 作名詞的用法
That's a big if. 我還不知道呢
Let's have no buts. 別找借口了
There are still a lot of ifs and buts. 還有很多不確定因素
58. assume/shoulder the responsibility 承擔(dān)責(zé)任
59.?trillion 萬(wàn)億；astronomical figure = zillion 天文數(shù)字肋拔；bajillion 太多了锈津；
I've got?a bajillion things/work to do. = I'm too busy.
補(bǔ)充：gazillion of = a very large number of
60.?a dime a dozen 白菜價(jià)
61.?go downhill =?go south 走下坡路
Their relationship goes south / is on the rocks. 他們的關(guān)系變差了
62. This is my grandpa on my mother's/father's side. 姥爺/爺爺
63. When the days are getting hard.
64. The best things in life, they're free.
65. heaven?
(1) 天堂 in heaven （單數(shù)、沒(méi)有冠詞）
(2) 天空?the heavens = the sky
66. No pressure, relish it.
67. shadow 作動(dòng)詞
shadow someone 帶帶某人 You can shadow him.
68. 有關(guān) sleep 的表達(dá)
Let me sleep on it. 讓我先好好想一想
sleep like a?log 熟睡
69. dwell on = linger on = trap in the past?沉湎于過(guò)去
Don't dwell on the past. Time past.
70. clear
The fog clears. 放晴
The coast is clear. （觀察時(shí)）危險(xiǎn)解除
71. shed light on 對(duì)...提供線索/透露情況凉蜂、闡明 clear up 揭開(kāi)謎團(tuán)
72.?It speaks to me. 深深地打動(dòng)我
73. out-and-out = through and through 完全地琼梆、徹底地
74. through 完成的
I'm through. 我受夠了；I'm through with the explaining... 我不想再揭示了
be through with 做完了 I'm through with beer. 我喝完啤酒了
Are you through with it? = Are you finished?
75. stars
shoot/reach for the stars 雄心勃勃
Eric stars in this movie. This movie stars Eric.?主演
76. could use 的用法
The podcast could use some work. 這播客還有很大的提升空間?
I could use some help. 我（真的）需要幫助
76. suggest 的用法
(1) 推薦 suggest sb./sth. for sth. = recommend sth. to sb.
The government suggested constructing another railway link to the mainland.
(2)?建議?suggest to sb.; suggest doing sth. = advise sb. to do sth.
He suggested Smith to us as a suitable intern. 他建議Smith做我們的實(shí)習(xí)生
He suggested to parents that they should adopt a different way of bringing up their children.
77. in God we trust 美國(guó)硬幣上的而一句話（倒裝）
78. doctor 篡改(v.)窿吩；docorate 博士學(xué)位
79. easy come easy go （錢）來(lái)得快去得也快（表示不在乎）
80. leave + adj/介賓短語(yǔ)
81. awe 心生敬畏
82. XX is a shocker. /?I was taken aback. 震驚 / awestruck 肅然起敬
83. He is the more handsome version.?
84. Don't hold your breath. 別期待那么高
85. smell 的拓展：reek 散發(fā)臭味
86. Any takers?
87. Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring.
88. I went out to buy some drinks, they card me. 要求我出示證件
89. Come on, act your age! 有點(diǎn)這個(gè)年齡該有的樣子
90. Nobody says you have to ...
91. hoes before bros 重色輕友
92. Ghetto 貧民窟
93.?shit on you 惡劣地對(duì)待
94. y'all guys
95.?pull an all-nighter = burn the midnight oil
96.?a badge of honor 榮譽(yù)的象征
97.?ass-in-seat mentality 裝模作樣地認(rèn)真工作
98.?All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍茎杂，聰明的孩子也變傻
99. stand by 袖手旁觀
100. what it takes 成功的必要條件
101.?start?with?a?clean?slate 重新開(kāi)始
102.?mental notes 腹稿
103. pitch 作動(dòng)詞
pitch my/an idea 兜售
pitch a tent = set up?a tent?
pitch a story/line 編謊話
104. crystal clear 一清二楚 / clear-cut 易懂的、明確的纫雁；stagnate 停滯不前 / stifle 壓制
I can see you crystal clear.
105. go ahead 也可作名詞
I got a greenlight. =? I got the?go ahead. 得到許可
106. sell sb. out = rat sb. out 出賣
107. lay bare 揭露
108. underestimate/overestimate 低估/高估煌往；overperform/underperform 超常發(fā)揮/表現(xiàn)不佳；overwhelming/underwhelming 極強(qiáng)烈的轧邪、無(wú)法抗拒的/不夠強(qiáng)烈的携冤、索然無(wú)味的
109. You can't have it all. = You can't have your cake and eat it.
110. That's another story. = It's different.
111. The rest is history. 剩下的就不需要我多說(shuō)了，大家都知道了闲勺。
112. in-depth discussion/research 深入的
113. bless 的拓展
count your blessings 別身在福中不知福?
a blessing in disguise 因禍得福
god bless you
114. treasure/price your eyes 珍視
115. reap what you sow 自食其果曾棕；karma as a bitch 因果報(bào)應(yīng)（karma 可以表示小費(fèi)）
116. 唱歌的相關(guān)表達(dá)
bravo（對(duì)男性說(shuō)） / brava（對(duì)女性說(shuō)） 好棒！（表演精彩時(shí)的喝彩）
encore 再來(lái)一首
bring the house down 贏得了滿堂彩 You brought the house down.
117.?lap up 欣然接受菜循、照單全收
