跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1010期

（单词翻译）

Every minute of my life is no longer meaningless as it was before, but has a positive meaning of goodness, with which I have the power to invest it.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. goodness不要发成“姑内”：good为松元音/ʊ/；ness包含单元音/ɪ/

2. to invest 连读带出/w/音

言之有物：

1. as it was before 像以前一样

词链儿：

as it is 像其原本这样

as it was 像以前那样

It's good enough as it is.

就像现在这样就很好。

The construction industry is no longer as depressed¹ as it was.

建筑业不再像以往那样萧条了。

My stand on this is just the same as it was four years ago.

我对此事的立场与4年前的无异。

So let's leave it as it is.

所以咱们就这样吧。

...as hard as this is.

虽然这个决定很艰难。

2. has a positive meaning of goodness 有着良善的积极意味

with which I have the power to invest it

=I have the power to invest my life with the positive meaning of goodness.

活学活用：

请用 as it is/was 随意造句

《安娜·卡列尼娜》（Anna Karenina）：该片改编自俄国作家列夫·托尔斯泰的同名小说，讲述了贵族妇女安娜追求爱情幸福，却最终卧轨自杀的悲剧。