12.27 早读 | 有些鸟儿是关不住的，因为它们的每一片羽翼上都沾满了自由的光辉

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 应该做XX

2. 鸟笼

3. 笼中鸟

4. 惹某人生气

12.27 早读原文

Some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright.

英音讲解00:38，美音讲解02:02，词汇讲解03:04

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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点

根据清清浊浊的规律，

birds caged feathers 词尾对应的发音分别为：/dz/ /d/ /z/

言之有物

1. 词链儿：be meant to do XX

应该做XX/意在做XX/生来就适合做XX

You're meant to be helping me.

你是应该帮助我的。

Parents are meant to love their children equally.

父母照理应该一视同仁地爱自己的孩子。

I was never meant to be a teacher.

我从来都没有做老师的天分。

点击跳转回顾【I am who I'm meant to be.】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/9MCpkTF_g2FS8JMxUjcWgQ

近义词链儿：be supposed to do XX

影视原声视频：

If it's meant to be... it will be.

如果这是注定的，就一定会发生。

影视片段《奇幻森林 The Jungle Book》

影视原声视频：

Not everything that's broken was meant to be fixed.

不是所有破碎都可以修补。

影视片段《疑犯追踪》

2. 词汇：cage

① n. 笼子

a birdcage 鸟笼

② v. 关在笼子里

The dogs are caged at night.

晚上狗被关进笼里。

caged birds

笼中鸟

拓展词链儿：rattle one's cage

=to make someone feel worried or upset

惹某人生气

If he's trying to rattle your cage, it's working.

如果他存心要让你不得安宁的话，那他是得逞了。

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请用be meant to do XX随意造句

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