2月晨读笔记
2月的时间比较充裕，这期晨读开始前我一边重新练习1月晨读的内容，一边看了不少美剧和电影、听了一些有声书。越听我越频繁地发现，某句某句的语调跟我练习的哪句哪句一模一样哎。于是我才真正意识到，在脑海里建立正确的语调到底是个什么概念。
书归正传，2月晨读学了七首风格各异的英文歌，这也让我破天荒地开始真正张嘴唱英文歌。不管唱得有多上气不接下气（学学发声方法必须要提上议事日程了），新的尝试总还是给我带来了很多惊喜。而且竟然连rap也玩了，这事儿搁在以前简直不敢想象啊！所以，我们其实潜力无限，别总自己吓唬自己。
光唱歌唱得嗨还是不够的，以下是学习笔记汇总：
语音规则
1. our 的弱读 /ar/
2. all our 的连读和弱读 /al+ar/
3. 气息：站着读，用腹部呼吸
口语表达
1. 断裂句（强调句）：主语部分含有实意动词do的同时，句中还有 all, the first, the best 等表示所有、唯一、最等概念的词时，或由 what 引导的主语从句，后面的不定式省略to
All I do is (to) wait.
All I do is learn English.
All I want to do is find a way back into love.
What I wanna do is perfect my English.
2. nit-picking 鸡蛋里挑骨头
3. carry weight
(1) carry the weight
carry the weight
(2) carry weight: If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people. 有份量
Your words carry strong/considerable/significant weight. 话太重了，言过其实
4. late/tardy
5. 虚拟语气的缩写和弱读 should've done = shoulda done
6. I hate to say that you're fired. 我不得不说你被解雇了。
7. be well spent 过得很愉快 Yesterday was well spent.
8. in (an) ecstasy 狂喜、欣喜若狂
9. (as) much as = although 尽管
As much as I hate to do it, I must stay home and finish my paper.
I can't leave you here. Much as I'd like to.
Much as I'd like to play Mafia with you, I gotta go now.
10. devil
devil's advocate 故意唱反调的人 He is always a devil's advocate.
deviled egg: halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white 一种蛋的做法
deviled egg
better the devil you know 选择你相对熟悉的（降低风险）
talk/speak of the devil 说曹操，曹操到
The devil's in the details.（这里的devil的意思是 the difficult, deceptive, or problematic part of something）
11. breakdown
(1) 抛锚 The car broke down on the halfway.
(2) 精神崩溃 have a mental breakdown
12. When I was young I'd listen to the radio waiting for my favorite songs. 可以直接在口语中用起来
13. Music is an antidote to loneliness, boredom and basically everything. 音乐是一切的解药
14. grow up + ing 做……长大的
I grow up listening to classical music / crosstalk. 我听古典音乐/相声长大的
15. dance to the music 伴着音乐起舞
16. unsung hero 幕后英雄
17. Roger/Copy that 收到
18. He's my all-time favorite musician. 始终是我最喜欢的
19. rain or shine 风雨无阻；through thick and thin 同甘共苦
20. tear-jerking 催人泪下的；tear-jerker 催人泪下的故事
拓展：page-turner 引人入胜的著作
21. elicit 启发；scratch your head 挠头
22. Those old melodies still sound so good to me, as they melt the years away. 慢慢消失
23. goodie oldie days 美好的旧时光
拓展：oldie but goodie
24. déjà vu 似曾相识
25. Let bygones be bygones. = let it go 过去的事就让它过去吧
26. has-been = be not a big draw anymore 过气的
27. make a comeback = back in fashion 东山再起、复出
It made a comeback. 它又流行起来了。 I'm gonna make a comeback.
28. strong suit 强项
29. stretch 的相关表达
stretch a dollar 节衣缩食，把一分钱掰成两半花；living paycheck to paycheck 月光族
stretch the truth 夸大其词；stretch the rules = band the rules 通融
例如 I'm not asking anyone to stretch/bend the rules, I just want justice to be done.
stretch your legs 散散步
stretch oneself with 全力以赴做某事；sb. was not stretched enough 没有发挥出潜质；sb. is fully stretched 拼命了
He would study for eight to ten hours at a stretch. 他会一口气学习8到10个小时，这里stretch和period, spell一个意思，表示一段时间
30. XX could've used a little work. 委婉地表示可以做得更好、还有改进空间
31. stultify/stultifying 使思维迟钝/无聊
This education is stultifying.
32. chill / chill out 的实用表达
chill / chill out = easy/relax 淡定点
I was just chilling. 我就是随便逛逛（逛商场）
chill with sb = hang out with sb 出去玩
33. lay back = kick back and relax 放松
34. Let it be. 顺其自然
35. I like the way you are. 我喜欢你的这种方式
36. one on one 一对一 one on one course
37. watch your back 总觉得身后有人的感觉，小心点
拓展：pat your back 拍拍后背
38. stay where you are / stay put 待在原地
39. complex/complicated 的区别
complex 内部组成成分的数量之多；complicated 不重数量，主要强调各个组成部分之间的关系错综复杂
40. buy/purchase 语源不同，导致应用场景不同
41. nuance 细微差别
42. vote with someone's feet 用脚投票，表示反对
43. come over unannounced = show up unannounced 没打招呼突然拜访
拓展：I came prepared. 有备而来
44. strike 的相关表达
(1) strike your pose 摆pose
(2) strick sb. as 让某人觉得
例如：He struck me as a serious but friendly person.
What struck me as interesting is how much we judge other people by the clothes they wear. 让我倍觉有趣的是我们常常以穿着判断别人
You've always struck me as being an angry man.
45. crack sb. up = make sb. laugh out 让某人哈哈大笑；cheer sb. up 让某人高兴起来
46. crank up 把音量调大
47. I promise/guarantee you.
48. down in the dumps / under the weather / feel blue / shit happens 沮丧、气馁
49. out of blue 突然
50. hang me out to dry 把我晾这儿了
51. from rags to riches, from zero to hero 从白手起家，逆袭
523. hide 兽皮
拓展：have/tan sb's hide 扒了某人的皮、惩戒
53. runaway success = 一举成功、一炮打响；get off the ground 顺利开始
54. through and through 彻底
I'm Chinese /I made in China /I born and raised in China through and through. 我是彻彻底底的中国制造
He knows me through and through. = He knows me well. 他对我了如指掌
55. There is no such thing as a free lunch. 天下没有免费的午餐
56. You have a heart of gold. 你有一颗金子般的心
57. if, but 作名词的用法
That's a big if. 我还不知道呢
Let's have no buts. 别找借口了
There are still a lot of ifs and buts. 还有很多不确定因素
58. assume/shoulder the responsibility 承担责任
59. trillion 万亿；astronomical figure = zillion 天文数字；bajillion 太多了；
I've got a bajillion things/work to do. = I'm too busy.
补充：gazillion of = a very large number of
60. a dime a dozen 白菜价
61. go downhill = go south 走下坡路
Their relationship goes south / is on the rocks. 他们的关系变差了
62. This is my grandpa on my mother's/father's side. 姥爷/爷爷
63. When the days are getting hard.
64. The best things in life, they're free.
65. heaven
(1) 天堂 in heaven （单数、没有冠词）
(2) 天空 the heavens = the sky
66. No pressure, relish it.
67. shadow 作动词
shadow someone 带带某人 You can shadow him.
68. 有关 sleep 的表达
Let me sleep on it. 让我先好好想一想
sleep like a log 熟睡
69. dwell on = linger on = trap in the past 沉湎于过去
Don't dwell on the past. Time past.
70. clear
The fog clears. 放晴
The coast is clear. （观察时）危险解除
71. shed light on 对...提供线索/透露情况、阐明 clear up 揭开谜团
72. It speaks to me. 深深地打动我
73. out-and-out = through and through 完全地、彻底地
74. be through with 做完了
Are you through with it? = Are you finished?
75. stars
shoot/reach for the stars 雄心勃勃
Eric stars in this movie. This movie stars Eric. 主演
76. could use 的用法
The podcast could use some work. 这播客还有很大的提升空间
I could use some help. 我（真的）需要帮助
76. suggest 的用法
(1) 推荐 suggest sb./sth. for sth. = recommend sth. to sb.
The government suggested constructing another railway link to the mainland.
(2) 建议 suggest to sb.; suggest doing sth. = advise sb. to do sth.
He suggested Smith to us as a suitable intern. 他建议Smith做我们的实习生
He suggested to parents that they should adopt a different way of bringing up their children.
77. in God we trust 美国硬币上的而一句话（倒装）
78. doctor 篡改(v.)；docorate 博士学位
79. easy come easy go （钱）来得快去得也快（表示不在乎）
80. leave + adj/介宾短语
81. awe 心生敬畏
82. XX is a shocker. / I was taken aback. 震惊 / awestruck 肃然起敬
83. He is the more handsome version.
84. Don't hold your breath. 别期待那么高
85. smell 的拓展：reek 散发臭味
86. Any takers?
87. Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring.
88. I went out to buy some drinks, they card me. 要求我出示证件
89. Come on, act your age! 有点这个年龄该有的样子
90. Nobody says you have to ...
91. hoes before bros 重色轻友
92. Ghetto 贫民窟
93. shit on you 恶劣地对待
94. y'all guys
95. pull an all-nighter = burn the midnight oil
96. a badge of honor 荣誉的象征
97. ass-in-seat mentality 装模作样地认真工作
98. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻
99. stand by 袖手旁观
100. what it takes 成功的必要条件
101. start with a clean slate 重新开始
102. mental notes 腹稿
103. pitch 作动词
pitch my/an idea 兜售
pitch a tent = set up a tent
pitch a story/line 编谎话
104. crystal clear 一清二楚 / clear-cut 易懂的、明确的；stagnate 停滞不前 / stifle 压制
I can see you crystal clear.
105. go ahead 也可作名词
I got a greenlight/go ahead. 得到许可
106. sell sb. out = rat sb. out 出卖
107. lay bare 揭露
108. underestimate/overestimate 低估/高估；overperform/underperform 超常发挥/表现不佳；overwhelming/underwhelming 极强烈的、无法抗拒的/不够强烈的、索然无味的
109. You can't have it all. = You can't have your cake and eat it.
110. That's another story. = It's different.
111. The rest is history. 剩下的就不需要我多说了，大家都知道了。
112. in-depth discussion/research 深入的
113. bless 的拓展
count your blessings 别身在福中不知福
a blessing in disguise 因祸得福
god bless you
114. treasure/price your eyes 珍视
115. reap what you sow 自食其果；karma as a bitch 因果报应（karma 可以表示小费）
116. 唱歌的相关表达
bravo（对男性说） / brava（对女性说） 好棒！（表演精彩时的喝彩）
encore 再来一首
bring the house down 赢得了满堂彩 You brought the house down.
