跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1254期

（单词翻译）

You just risk everything and you know there is no point living a life if you don't try things. And otherwise, you're just a kind of scared person.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. living a life 为后鼻音+元音连读；

2. scared /skeəd $ skerd/ 控制元音发音的开口度。

言之有物：

1. risk

① 动词：冒…的风险；冒险做XX

risk XX/doing XX

He risked his life to save her.

他冒着生命危险去救她。

It was a difficult decision but we decided¹ to risk it.

这件事决心难下，但我们决定冒险一试。

★原声例句：But I would risk messing up that perfect room every day just to see that book.

但我冒着每天把那个完美房间搞得一团糟的风险，就为了看那本书。

★原声例句：But little girls should not have to risk their life for this.

但小女孩不应该为此冒生命危险。

You risk destroying in a single day all the …

你这么做会在一天内将我们长期…

You would risk your life for a beetle²?

你居然为了一只屎壳郎命都不要了？

② 名词：危险；风险

冒风险：

run risks

take risks

take chances

Investment³ is all about running risks.

投资就是要冒风险。

回顾 【run the risk / run risks】

2. 词链儿：there is no point (in) doing XX

做XX是无用的

= there's no use (in) doing XX

= there is no purpose in doing XX

There’s absolutely no point in complaining now.

现在抱怨已完全没有用了。

There's no point getting upset about it.

犯不着为此事难过。

回顾【there's no point in...】

No point in chaining myself to that desk when all the action is right out here.

当大家都在这里奋斗的时候我可完全没必要把自己拴在办公桌前。

So I take it there's absolutely no point in asking if you'd like to grab⁴ a drink?

那我可以认为完全没必要问你有没有空喝一杯？

We're here for him, so there's no point in feeling bad.

我们都来看他了，所以没必要心存愧疚了。

3. 词链儿：live/lead a XX life 过着XX的生活

live a long life 长寿

live a modern life 过着现代生活

live a poor life 过着贫穷的生活

live a good life 过好日子

live a simple life 过简单的生活

live a healthy life 过健康的生活

live a safe life 安稳的生活

live a beautiful, comfortable life 生活舒适、多姿多彩

...

活学活用：

请用 risk XX 随意造句

《伦敦街头采访：给年轻时的自己提一个建议》：如果是你的话，你觉得对自己年轻时最有用的建议是什么呢？