跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1171期

（单词翻译）

I ain't looking to compete with you

Beat or cheat or mistreat you

Simplify you, classify you

Deny, defy or crucify you

All I really want to do is be friends with you

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. compete beat cheat mistreat 押韵 /i:t/

2. simplify classify crucify 押韵 /ɪfaɪ/

3. deny defy /aɪ/

言之有物：

1. 回顾【ain't】

2. 词链儿：compete with/against... 与... 竞争

We can't compete with them on price.

我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。

I had to compete against 19 other people for the job.

我得和另外19个人竞争这份工作。

...that I was doing it to compete against Bobby.

说我做这事是为了和鲍比竞争。

Well, if he's trying to compete with me.

如果他是想要跟我较量。

How am I supposed to compete with that？

我怎么比得过那样的人呢？

3. mistreat v. mis- “错误、坏” -treat n. “款待，对待“

mistreat = 虐待

近义词：ill-treat ；maltreat

I think people who mistreat their pets should be banned from keeping them.

我认为虐待宠物的人应当被禁止养宠物。

-Sit the fuck down！-You can‘t mistreat these men.

-给老子坐下！-你不能虐囚。

4. -ify 动词后缀 “使...；...化”

simple + -ify ；simplify v. 使简单，简化

class + ify；classify v. 把…归入一类； 将…分类

cruci- “cross 交叉”+ -fy；crucify v. 把…钉在十字架上处死；严惩；折磨

5. defy v. 违抗；反抗；蔑视

I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers.

我可不敢不听老师的话。

...people who openly defy the law

公然抗拒法律的人

★原声例句：It does defy an easy answer. It does defy consensus¹.

它确实违背了一个简单的答案，它确实违背了共识。

★原声例句：I'm gonna defy that expectation.

我要打破/违背这个期望。

You defy the temple and conspire² to lead the lost souls of this city astray.

你藐视圣殿，合谋误导，这城中的迷失灵魂入歧途。

6. All I really want to do is （to） be friends with you.

我真正想做的事就是与你成为朋友。

回顾【do be do可省to句式】

活学活用：

请用 all I really want to do is... 随意造句

《我真正想做的》（All I Really Want To Do）是Bob Dylan演唱的歌曲，由Dylan作词，收录于《Another Side Of Bob Dylan》专辑中。