跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第352期

（单词翻译）

 

I had to have faith in my dream. No one was going to hand it to me. It was up to me to reach for that dream.

语音讲解

1. dream注意肌肉紧张。不要发成“坠姆”。

2. 注意模仿原声重读部分（重要信息点）：had/hand/me

言之有物

1. have faith in something 对XX有信念 相信XX (信仰)

have faith in yourself 对自己要有信心

have faith in Buddhism¹ 奉佛

have faith in the masses 相信群众

2.hand XX to somebody 把XX交给某人

Hand it up to me, please. （hand up to XX 递交、上交）

请把它递上来给我。

Hand it in to me by Tuesday. （hand in toXX 递交、上交）

在周二前交给我。

拓展：hand it to XX 向XX认输、服输

He's done well! you've got to hand it to him.

他做得好！你必须佩服他。

I've got to hand it to you, you really did a good job.

我不得不称赞你，你做得真不错！

3. It is/was up to somebody to…由XX决定

It's up to you to decide.

由你来决定。

We can go for a picnic or go swimming at the weekend. It's up to you.

周末去野餐还是游泳，你说了算。

Do you want to stay or go? It's up to you.

想走还是想留？你来决定。

4. reach for XX 够XX/争取XX

拓展：reach for the stars 雄心勃勃、目标远大

If you want to reach for the stars, why are you going to think about limits?

如果你志向高远，何故去想什么会限制你呢？