跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1092期

（单词翻译）

Our love is six feet under

I can't help but wonder

If our grave was watered by the rain

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. under/wonder 押韵。注意/ʌn/音组；

2. rain中包含难发音组/eɪn/。

言之有物：

1. six feet under 六英尺之下

=dead and buried

*典故：Six Feet Under，六英尺之下，英语国家中死人通常被埋在地下六英尺的深度，因此，"six feet under " 在英语中是一种委婉地表达人死后被埋在坟墓里的意思。

Everyone celebrated¹ when the dictator² was finally six feet under.

独裁者丧命之时，人人欢庆。

If you keep drinking and driving, you're going to end up six feet under.

如果你继续酒后驾车，你将命丧黄泉。

2. 词链儿：I can't help but wonder....

我忍不住想...

① can't help (doing) sth 忍不住做某事

I can’t help the way I feel about you.

我无法抑制对你的感情。

I couldn't help it if the bus was late.

公共汽车晚点了，我没办法。

She burst out laughing—she couldn't help herself.

她突然大笑起来，无法自抑。

② can't/couldn't help but do sth 只得/不得不...

Lee could not help but agree with her.

李只得同意了她。

She couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking.

她不禁琢磨着他在想些什么。

★原声例句：I can't help but think that she looks a little bit melancholic³ in her expression.

我不禁觉得她的表情有些忧郁。

★原声例句：And I can't help but feel the company will win in the long run.

我不禁觉得，从长远来看公司会赢。

I can't help but worry about you, Annie.

我止不住要担心你，安妮。

And I can't help but feel that they're, they're meant for me.

我总忍不住想，它们是因我而在的。

...they can't help but be afraid of you.

他们控制不住害怕你。

3. water

→noun：水

bottled/mineral/tap water 瓶装／矿泉／自来水

Is the water hot enough for a bath?

这水洗澡够不够热？

→verb：给…浇水；给（动物）喂水；流口水

I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away.

我已经请邻居在我不在的时候帮忙给那些植物浇水了。

The horses had been fed and watered.

已经给马喂过饲料饮过水了。

Ooh, the smell of that bread is making my mouth water!

噢，那种面包的香味令我直流口水！

活学活用：

请用can't help but do...随意造句

《六尺之下》 （Six Feet Under）：一首由Billie Eilish演唱的歌曲，收录在专辑《Six Feet Under》中。