跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第745期

（单词翻译）

Sometimes, the most subversive¹ thing you could do was to actually speak with the people you disagreed with, and not simply at them.

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

1. subversive /b/音不要爆破

2. with和at虽均为虚词，但这里不弱读——在句中有“对比”、“相反”意味

言之有物

1. subversive adj. 颠覆的

sub(under 在...之下)+versive(ver/vert=turn)

相同前缀的单词还有：

subconscious² adj. 下意识的，潜意识的

submarine n .潜艇

subvert³ verb. 颠覆

subvert the traditional ideas 颠覆传统思维

This courageous⁴ and subversive movie has attracted widespread critical support.

这部大胆而具颠覆性的电影引起了评论界广泛的支持。

subversive thinking 颠覆性的思考

2. ...to actually do something

actually

①确实地/真正地

She is actually very bright. 她真的很聪明。

I never thought I'd actually win. 我没想到我真的能赢。

② 竟然/居然/其实

The food here is not actually all that expensive.

这的食物其实也没那么贵嘛。

The movie was actually fun to watch.

电影其实还挺好看的。

...then he laughed and actually shook Andy's hand. 他笑了笑，然后竟然跟Andy握手了。

3. speak with/at XX

with 互相、双向

at 单向

A talk with B AB互相聊天

A talk at B A单方面和B交谈

—You flirted⁵ with Sherlock Holmes? 你居然跟夏洛克调情？

—At him. He never replies. 单方面罢了。他从来不回复我。

活学活用

请用 subversive 随意造句

《化负为正：和给我负面评论的人对话》（ turn negative into positive: talk to people who give me negative comments ）:来自TED演讲，演讲者是迪恩马龙。他在主持了一个节目，累积了数百万的浏览量。但同时他也收到了来自陌生人的负面评论。演讲者讲述了他被网络评论攻击的亲身经历，以及从一开始的嘲讽到最后积极交流的心路历程。