跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1100期

（单词翻译）

Our lives aren't just measured in years. They're measured in the lives of people we touch around us.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. 注意区分lives的发音：

life-lives /aɪ/

live-lives /ɪ/

2. measure中的/ʒ/音与汉语拼音【r】（日）相似

言之有物：

1. Our lives aren't just measured in years...

我们的生命并不仅仅是以年来计算的。

① not just ... 不仅仅...

It's not just a matter of principle.

这不仅仅是个原则问题。

It’s not just me – there are other people involved as well.

不光是我，还有其他人也参加了。

That's not just you, Max; it's me, too.

不光是你，麦克斯，我也一样。

...and I'm not just speaking as his delegate¹ but as his friend.

我说这话，不仅是作为他的代表，也是作为他的朋友说的。

② measure的两种用法：

→measure A in B 以B（为单位）测量A

A ship's speed is measured in knots. 船速以节测量。

We can measure the energy that food provides in calories.

我们可以用卡路里为单位来测定食物提供的能量。

Acceleration² is measured in meters per second squared. Mass is measured in kilograms.

加速度的单位是米每秒平方，质量的单位是千克。

→measure A by B 用B衡量A

The policy’s effectiveness cannot be measured by numbers alone.

这项政策的成效不能仅用数字来衡量。

Education shouldn’t be measured purely³ by examination results.

教育不应该纯粹用考试成绩来衡量。

★原声例句：Not surprisingly, the life expectancy⁴ of pilots was measured in weeks, not years.

不足为奇，飞行员的预期寿命是以周计算的，而不是以年计算。

★原声例句：If the success of a doctor is to be measured by how long his patients live, then I'm a failure. 如果用一个病人的寿命来衡量一个医生是否成功，那我就是一个失败者。

They hours of folly⁵ are measured by the clock, but of wisdom…no clock can measure.

愚蠢有时，智慧无限。

A good wine's value is measured by its vintage.

好酒的价值在于酿造。

2. ...they're measured in the lives of people we touch around us.

而是由我们周边接触的人来丈量的。

the lives of people we touch around us 我们所接触到的人

→touch v. 用手接触；联系；接触

So I'm going to be strong and never touch you again.

所以我要坚强起来，再不见/联系/接触你。

You’ve hardly touched your food (= not eaten it).

你的食物没怎么动啊。

→touch n. 联系

词链儿：get/keep/be/stay in touch (with sb) 与XX保持联系

Let’s keep in touch.

我们保持联系吧。

Are you still in touch with your friends from college?

你还跟大学里的朋友联系吗?

Keep in touch and I'll let you know.

保持联系，我会通知你。

词链儿：lose touch (with sb/sth) 失去联系

We lost touch over the years.

我们这些年失去了联系。

And I won't lose touch with that again.

我不会再忘记了。

This is so hard！Can't I just wait till we go to different colleges and lose touch？

太难了，我看还是等我们念不同的大学，再很自然地失去联系好了。

活学活用：

请用 measure 随意造句

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