Day 19

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.

不要把时间浪费在嫉妒上。有时你领先，有时你落后。比赛是漫长的，到最后，你的对手只有你自己。

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Notes

jealous

1. 对应汉语中“吃醋”

-That'll make her jealous. -She'll know you're not my type.

-她肯定会吃醋的。 -她知道你不是我的菜。

2. jealousy 对应汉语中的“羡慕、嫉妒”

I felt sick with jealousy. 我羡慕得要死。

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behind

1. 对应汉语中“拖欠”，完美破解汉语中的“积压工作”“还没”

She's fallen behind with the payments.

她还没付款。

2. 作介词，表示“成为一个人的过去”，完美破解汉语中的“事情已经过去”

It's behind you now, so try to forget it. 这事已经过去了，忘掉吧。

作业：

1.你带我来就是为了让他吃醋。（《绯闻女孩》原台词）

英文:The reason why you took me here was to make him jealous.

2.我特烦他那小肚鸡肠的忌妒。

英文: I'm tired of his jealousy

3.他手里压了好多活没干。

英文: He has fallen behind with a lot of work.

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E0412答案：

1.你带我来就是为了让他吃醋。（《绯闻女孩》原台词）

You brought me here to make him jealous.

2.我特烦他那小肚鸡肠的忌妒。

I'm tired of her petty jealousies.

3.他手里压了好多活没干。

He was terribly behind in his work.

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【解析】

▎句1

考核点：jealous 作形容词-“妒忌的；吃醋的”

to make him jealous为了让他吃醋

▎句2

考核点：jealousy作名词-“嫉妒”

I'm tired of her petty jealousies. 我特烦他那小肚鸡肠的忌妒。

词汇积累：

be tired of 厌烦，厌倦

petty adj. 琐碎的；小气的

▎句3

考核点：behind 作副词-“拖欠；积压”

He was terribly behind in his work. 他手里压了好多活没干。

以上。

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