跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1036期

（单词翻译）

You should really take the job that if you were independently wealthy you would take.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. independently有两种读法

2. 虚词弱读：should/that/you/were/would

言之有物：

1. You should really take the job that if you were independently wealthy (that) you would take.

*if you were... 虚拟语气

在虚拟条件句中，当主语为第一人称和第三人称单数时，谓语用were，在口语中也可用was。

比如，If I were... （假如）如果我是...（现实中我并不是）

If I were better qualified¹, I'd apply for the job.

如果我的条件好一些，我就申请那份工作了。

If he were here, we would ask him.

要是他在这儿，我们就可以问他了。

2. 词链儿：independently wealthy 经济独立

...is that he's independently wealthy.

仅仅是他经济独立。

...about being financially independent.

自己终于经济独立了。

Do you dream of becoming financially independent？

你梦想过经济独立吗？

名词：financial freedom 财富自由

They are independently wealthy ; no one would be surprised if they spent their time at leisure².

他们能够自立、富有，就是整日休闲也没有人会奇怪。

How to achieve financial freedom?

如何实现财务自由？

活学活用：

请用 If I were...（虚拟语气）随意造句

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