跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第989期

It takes backbone to lead the life you want.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. it takes /t/省略发音

2. backbone /k/失去爆破

言之有物：

词链儿：it takes backbone to... 做某事需要勇气

backbone noun. 脊梁骨、骨干；支柱

词链儿：the backbone of... XX的支柱/顶梁柱

They are the backbone of the factory.

他们是这个厂的顶梁柱。

the backbone of the nation 国家的脊梁

the backbone of the economy 经济支柱

The Chinese people have backbone.

中国人民有骨气。

*作“勇气”、“骨气”讲时，backbone可以和spine替换：

If you had any spine, you wouldn't let her walk all over you like that.

如果你有骨气，就不会让她那样践踏你的自尊。

Emma, it's like you don't have a spine. Oh wait. That's right.

艾玛，就好像你没骨气。等等。对了。

截图来自电影《新娘大作战》

词链儿：lead the life you want 过你想要的生活

The greatest measure of success in life isn't how much money you make. It's whether or not you're able to lead the life you want to live.

一个人最大的成功不在于赚多少钱，而在于你能否主导自己过上期望的生活。

活学活用：

请用 it takes backbone to...随意造句

《Revolutionary Road》（革命之路）：电影讲述了20世纪五十年代，整个世界都沉浸在第二次世界大战后的经济复苏与思想变迁的大动荡之中。而在美国同样经受着来自生活与现实中种种考验的人们也在经受着思想上的转变。

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