跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1287期

（单词翻译）

It is said that the greatest tragedy¹ in life is not that people aim too high and miss; it is that people aim too low and hit.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. tragedy要注意/tr/的发音，不要发成“戳”；

2. aim的发音要注意双元音/eɪ/到鼻音/m/的过渡。

3. 意群停顿：It is said that/ the greatest tragedy in life/ is not that people aim too high and miss;/ it is that people aim too low and hit.//

言之有物：

1. 词链儿：it is said that...据说...

★原声例句：By the time she was six, it is said that she weighed around 65 kilos.

到她六岁的时候，据说她重约65公斤。

★原声例句：Then it is said that the universe will stop expanding.

据说宇宙将停止膨胀。

It is said that blood is thicker than water.

常言道，血浓于水。

It is said that the more flaws² you have, the more human you are.

据说，缺陷越多，才说明你越像人类。

It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.

据说，黎明前是夜晚最黑暗的时刻。

类似句式：

It is believed that...人们相信...

It is hoped that...人们希望...

It is supposed that...人们猜测...

Rumor/Legend has it that...传言说.../据传说...

The word on the street is that...传言说...

2. the greatest tragedy in life

生命中最大的悲剧

The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.

人生最大的悲剧不是死亡，而是没有目标的生活。

3. aim high/ aim low 胸怀大志/目标定低

Aim high but start small.

要胸怀大志，但要从小处着手

Listen to your mother, kids. Aim low. Aim so low no one will even care if you succeed.

听妈妈的话，孩子们，把目标定低。把目标定得太低，没有人会在乎你是否成功。

4. miss/hit 没击中/击中

拓展词链儿：hit or miss 一般般

The paint job had been done hit or miss.

油漆活做得马马虎虎的。

活学活用：

请用 it is said that... 随意造句

Richard Williams:艺名Prince Ea，是美国密苏里州圣路易斯的一名说唱歌手、说唱歌手、音乐视频导演和人权活动家。Prince Ea感动了全世界数百万人的心灵、思想和灵魂。通过制作富有创意、鼓舞人心和发人深悟的内容，Prince Ea单在Facebook上就积累了超过10亿的浏览量，在其他平台上的浏览量甚至更多。