Day 16

But to see the way that mankind loves. I mean, you could search the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful.

我就是来看人类如何去爱的。我是说，就算找遍全宇宙，也找不到比爱更美好的东西。

Notes

reach

1. reach sth (down) for sb/ reach sb (down) sth 为某人伸手取，对应汉语中“帮我拿”

Can you reach that box down for me? 你能帮我把那个盒子拿下来吗？

2. reach for the stars  有九天揽月之志；努力完成壮举

We reached for the stars, acted like men.我们仰望星空，脚踏实地。

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universe

1. 对应汉语中的“天地”

He lives in a little universe of his own. 他生活在自己的小天地里。

2. in the universe 宇宙万物中最

You are the best man in the universe.

你是全天下最好的人。

作业：

1.他在小说中创造了自己的一方天地。

英文: He created his own universe in his novel.

2.全天下，它比任何事都重要。（不用important/ world）

英文: It matters most in the universe.

3.她帮我从书架上边拿书的时候摔下来了。

英文: She felt off the bookshelf when helping me reach the books.

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E0407答案：

1. 他在小说中创造了自己的一方天地。

He creates his own universe in his novels.

2. 全天下，它比任何事都重要。（不用important/world）

It means more to me than anything else in the universe.

3. 她帮我从书架上边拿书的时候摔下来了。

She fell while reaching me down a book from the top shelf.

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【解析】

▎句1

考核点：universe作名词-“经验领域；宇宙之外的宇宙”

sb's own universe 某人自己的一方天地

He creates his own universe in his novels. 他在小说中创造了自己的一方天地。

逻辑结构：

用一般过去时也可以。

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▎句2

考核点：universe作名词-“宇宙”

❶ in the universe 全天下

❷ mean sth to sb 对某人重要

It means more to me than anything else in the universe. 全天下，它比任何事都重要。

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▎句3

考核点：reach作动词-“伸手够；拿”

❶ reach sb down sth 为某人伸手够、拿

❷ the top shelf 书架的最上层

reaching me down a book from the top shelf 帮我从书架上边拿书

She fell while reaching me down a book from the top shelf. 她帮我从书架上边拿书的时候摔下来了。