跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1246期

（单词翻译）

I thought¹ that it mattered what I said² or where I said it. Then I realized⁴ the only thing that matters is that you, you make me happier than I ever⁵ thought I could⁶ be.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. said /e/ 不要混淆成 side/aɪ/；

2. realize³ /ˈrɪəlaɪz/ 不卷舌。

言之有物：

1. 词链儿：matter (to XX) who, what, where, when...

matter v. 要紧，有重要意义

It doesn't matter to me what you do.

你做什么我无所谓。

Does it really matter who did⁷ it?

是谁干的真的很重要吗？

As⁸ long as staff⁹ are smart, it does not matter how long their hair is.

员工只要聪明，头发留多长没什么关系。

2. realize (that)... 领会；认识到；意识到...

The moment I saw¹⁰ her, I realized something was¹¹ wrong.

我一看到她，就觉得不太对劲。

Do you realize (that) you’re an hour late?

知不知道你迟到了一个小时？

Yes, I realized that as soon as I said it.

没错，我讲完之后也发现这个问题了。

Then I realized you were the coolest person¹² ever.

后来我才认识到你是最最炫酷的人。

3. 词链儿：the only thing that matters...

唯一要紧的事是...

The only thing that matters is your happiness¹³.

=Your happiness is the only thing that matters.

你的幸福，这是唯一要紧的大事。

The only thing that matters to them is money.

= Money is the only thing that matters to them.

对他们来说，钱是唯一重要的东西。

★原声例句：The only thing that matters is what you do about it now.

唯一重要的是你现在怎么做。

★原声例句：The only thing that matters is that you make it a good story.

唯一重要的是你要把故事写得很精彩。

The only thing that matters in life¹⁴, is your own¹⁵ opinion¹⁶ about yourself¹⁷.

生命中最重要的是自己对自己的看法

4. You make me happier than I ever thought I could be.

你让我得到了超乎期待的幸福。

ever adv. （进行比较时用以加强语气）以往任何时候，曾经

It's my best ever score¹⁸.

这是我得到过的最好分数。

活学活用：

请用 the only thing that matters is... 随意造句

《老友记》（Friends）：是一部美国电视情景喜剧，故事以生活在纽约曼哈顿的六个老友为中心，描述他们携手走过的十年风雨历程。