跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第740期

（单词翻译）

The real challenge of growth, mentally, emotionally and spiritually comes when you get knocked down.

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

1. get knocked down

2. challenge

言之有物

1. 词链儿：mentally, emotionally and spiritually

mentally 心理上

emotionally 情感上

spiritually 精神上

being mentally and physically¹ healthy 心理和生理上健康

2. 词链儿：challenge comes when... 当XX时，挑战来临

Challenge comes when you meet a stranger. 当你遇到陌生人时，挑战就来了。

3. 词链儿：get knocked down 被击倒

这里get相当于are。get/be knocked down为被动语态。

词链儿：knock XX down /knock down XX

①撞倒

I accidentally knocked down an old lady on the street today—I felt so bad!

我不小心撞到了马路上的一位女士。太糟糕了！

You knocked down a building? 你把一幢楼弄塌了？

I got knocked down. 我被击倒了。

②喝酒

Sure, I'll go. I wouldn't mind knocking a few down at the bar.

我当然要去了。在酒吧再喝几杯也没问题。

③赚钱

Mike never stops bragging² about how he knocks down six figures a year.

Mike总是吹嘘自己一年能赚六位数的事。

④降价

Don't tell my boss, but I can knock it down a couple hundred bucks³ for you.

别告诉我老板，我能给你滑下来几百块。

活学活用

请用 knock down 随意造句

《坚不可摧》（UNBROKEN)：来自一篇励志短片，这篇短片虽然只有短短的5分钟，但是却用最简短的话回答了很多我们在迷茫时遇到了却不知道怎么选择的问题。我们可以选择把每一天当做自己的最后一天来过，昨日的种种事情并不重要，重要的是接下来你怎么做。