Day 12

Winter comes and you can't wait for summer. Summer comes and you live in dread of winter.

That's why you never tire of  traveling, always chasing someplace far away where it's always summer.

冬天刚到，你们就等不及盼着夏天。夏天来了，你们又担心冬天将至。

所以你们不停的四处游走，总是追逐四季如春的世外桃源。

Notes:

dread

1. live in dread of sth 生活在对……的恐惧中，完美破解汉语中的“提心吊胆”“生怕”

I live in dread of bumping into her in the street. 我生怕在大街上碰见她。

2. dread sth 害怕某事    dread doing sth/ to do sth 害怕做某事，完美破解汉语中的“我好方”“害怕”

I'm dreading having to meet her parents. 要见她家长了，我好方（慌）。

travel

1. travel light 轻装上路

I hate lugging around a big suitcase, so I always try to travel light. 我讨厌拖着个大箱子到处走，所以尽量轻装上路。

2. travel sickness 直接对应汉语中的“晕车”

I'm gonna walk. I get terrible travel sickness. 我走着去，我晕车很严重。

作业：

1.最好轻装上路，你肯定得买回来不少东西。

英文: You'd better travel light, because you will buy a lot of things.

2.他特别担心驾照考试，他觉得自己一定过不了。（不用worry）

英文: He quite dreaded license test, and he thought he wouldn't pass it..

3.我整天提心吊胆，生怕他察觉出来。 (不用fear/ afraid)

英文: I live in dread of being observed by him.

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E0331答案：

1. 他特别担心驾照考试，他觉得自己一定过不了。

He’s dreading his driving test—he’s sure he’s going to fail.

2. 最好轻装上路，你肯定得买回来不少东西。

Travel light—you will return loaded with goodies.

3.我整天提心吊胆，生怕他察觉出来。(不用fear/ afraid)

I live in dread of his finding out.

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【解析】

▎句1

考核点：dread sth 害怕某事

He’s dreading his driving test 他特别担心驾照考试

he’s sure he’s going to fail 他觉得自己一定过不了

▎句2

考核点：travel light 轻装上路

❶Travel light 最好轻装上路

you will return loaded with goodies 你肯定得买回来不少东西

❷逻辑关系：

load的用法是load sb with sth 打量携带东西

loaded with goodies 过去分词短语作状语，表伴随的状态

▎句3

考核点：live in dread of sth 生活在对……的恐惧中

❶I live in dread of his finding out. 我整天活在他会发现的恐惧中→我整天提心吊胆，生怕他察觉出来。

介词of后面用动名词短语 his finding out。

❷词汇积累：

find out 发现，察觉

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