跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1031期

（单词翻译）

A good idea is to behave well to other people, show them respect. And help them as much as you possibly can, and it will be repaid¹ hundredfolds.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. idea不要发出/r/音。当后面遇到元音时，会带出/r/，如 idea of

2. hundred中第一个音节既不是“汉”，也不是“航”。要掌握/ʌn/音组

言之有物：

1. 词语辨析：possibly&probably

→possibly有三种用法：

① 可能；或许

It was possibly their worst performance ever.

这也许是他们迄今为止最糟糕的表现。

② 表“尽量”；“尽可能”

词链儿：as XX as someone possibly can 尽某人所能

I will come as soon as I possibly can. 我会尽快赶来的。

They tried everything they possibly could to improve the situation.

他们为改善局面用尽了一切办法。

词链儿：help them as much as you possibly can

尽你所能帮助他们

③ 表加强语气：

I can't possibly tell you that!

我绝不会把那件事告诉你的！

You can't possibly carry all those bags. 你绝对拿不了所有这些包包袋袋的。

（词链儿：can't possibly do something 绝不可能做某事 ）

→probably 几乎肯定；很可能；大概

You're probably right.

你很可能是对的。

The two cases are most probably connected.

这两桩案件极有可能互相关联。

You've confused possibilities with probabilities².

你把概率跟可能性搞混了。

No."probably" means there's a good chance that we're going.

不，“很可能”是说去看比赛的几率很大。

"Possibly" means we might, we might not.

“有可能”是说可能去，可能不去。

...is it a possibility, or a probability³.

到底是一种可能，还是必然？

2. 词链儿：behave well (to somebody)（对人）有礼貌、举止得体

The children behave well.

孩子们行为良好。

Parents should tell children to behave well at table.

做父母的应该叫孩子们吃饭的时候要规矩。

3. 词链儿：show (somebody) respect/show respect (to somebody)

（对某人）表现出尊重

In order to show our respect for others, we had better listen to them first.

为了表示对别人的尊重，我们最好先听别人表达。

4. 词链儿：be repaid hundredfolds 受到百余倍回报

fold verb. 对折/折叠→延伸出“倍数”的意思

He folded the paper carefully

他把纸小心地折起来。

twofold 二倍的

threefold 三倍的

fourfold 四倍的

tenfold 十倍的

hundredfold 上百倍的

Its value has increased a hundredfold since then.

自此，其价值增加了百倍。

At a tenfold profit.

带着十倍的利润。

活学活用：

请用 can't possibly do something（绝不可能做某事） 随意造句

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