2.2 早读 | 今日小年——家不仅是栖身之所，更是温暖港湾

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. ...是个好主意

2. 仔细盘算未来

3. 我不能想像...

4. 栖身之所

5. 对温暖家庭的渴望

2.2 早读原文

It's a good idea to contemplate what homefulness means because it makes you appreciate it even more. For me, it's more than a roof over your head. It's home and hearth.

英音讲解00:48，美音讲解04:47，词汇讲解06:50

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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点

1. idea /aɪˈdɪə/ 注意不卷舌；

2. con‧tem‧plate /ˈkɒntəmpleɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ 注意单词发音；

3. it makes(ʃ) you(w) appreciate it even more 注意词间连贯；

4. roof /ruːf $ ruːf, rʊf/ 一词多音。

言之有物

1. 词链儿：It's a good idea to do...

...是个好主意

It's a good idea to have your blood pressure checked regularly.

定期检查你的血压是个好主意。

点击跳转回顾【Just stop and smell the roses occasionally. (That) probably would be a good idea.】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/i_UZHFrq6BurvSIRJVldOA

2. 词汇：contemplate v. 考虑；思量；沉思；苦思冥想

近义表达：

consider

think of/about...

to contemplate your future

仔细盘算未来

I can't contemplate what it would be like to be alone.

我不能想像独自一人会是个什么样子。

3. 词汇：homefulness n. 家

→ -ful 充满...的；引起...的

painful adj. 疼痛的

hopeful adj. 抱有希望的

→ -ness …的性质（或状态、特点）〔用于把形容词变成名词〕

blindness n. 失明

silliness n. 愚蠢

4. 词链儿：a roof over your head

栖（qī）身之所

I am just thankful that we have a roof over our heads.

我们有地方住我就很感激了。

拓展词链儿：

under your roof

=in your home 在家里

I don't want her under my roof again.

我再也不想让她到我家来了。

影视原声视频：

I eventually just made sure that you had a roof over your head and food on your plate and clothes on your back.

我最后只是确保你有容身之所，食能果腹，衣能遮体。

影视片段《极品老妈》

影视原声视频：

You should appreciate all of the good things in your life. You've got love. You're in good health. You've got a roof over your head.

你应该感恩自己人生拥有的美好事物，你拥有爱，你拥有健康的身体，你还拥有一个栖身之所。

影视片段《生活大爆炸 》

点击跳转回顾【put a roof over your head】

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/BVCeQLe_xTejpKClml7e3w

5. 词链儿：hearth and home

家和家庭生活；温暖舒适的家庭生活

hearth n. 壁炉周围的地面

a longing for hearth and home

对温暖家庭的渴望

They were reluctant to leave hearth and home.

他们很不愿意离开温馨的家。

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