跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第730期

（单词翻译）

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

1. more(r) often

2. often的两种发法

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言之有物

1. more often in...than in...

词链儿：do XX more often 更经常做XX

It occurs more often in women than in men.

此事更经常发生在女性身上，较少地发生在男性身上。

Say please and thank you more often.

多说请和谢谢。

More often I get things come to steal what's rightfully mine.

经常有来我这偷东西的人。

You should go home more often too. 你也应该多回家看看。

词链儿拓展：more often than not 多半、通常

More often than not, I stay home instead of going out.

我宅在家的时间比出门多。

More often than not, he's drunk when I meet him.

每当我见到他时，他经常是喝得醉醺醺的。

*对比 more often than not 和 often

I often floss my teeth before going to bed.

我经常睡前使用牙线清洁牙齿。

More often than not I floss my teeth before bedtime.

绝大多数情况下，我睡前会用牙线清洁牙齿。(会有那么几次，说话人并没有这样做)

2. imagination--reality noun.

想象—现实

reality show 真人秀

活学活用

请用 more often 随意造句

《你该认清你的恐惧而不是目标》（You should recognize your fears, not your goals.）：蒂姆·法瑞斯的TED演讲告诉告我们，我们最害怕做的、问的、说的 － 却恰恰是我们必须做的。我们如何才能克服自我麻痹并采取行动？蒂姆·法瑞斯鼓励我们充分地预想和写下恐惧的细节，这是一种简单但强有力的练习，他称之为“恐惧设定”。