跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第400期
We're all sinners. And we all think we need to be punished, even if our sins don't exist.
语音讲解
今日发音练习重点：
1. sin—sinner—sinners
2. don't exist 可省略其中的/t/音，/nɪɡˈzɪst/连读
言之有物
1. XX need to be punished XX需要遭受惩罚
类似词链儿：
XX should/shall/will be punished XX应该/会遭受惩罚
You need to be punished for doing this.
你这样做应该被惩罚。
Tom will be punished some day.
汤姆迟早有一天会被惩罚。
2. even if... 即使...
I wouldn't tell you even if I knew.
即使我知道，我也不告诉你。
Even if you are right, that's not the way to put it.
就算你对了，也不该那么说呀！
拓展： even if & even though
even if——可能的结果(假设) “即使”“纵然”“就算”“哪怕”
even though——确定的结果 “尽管”“虽然”
They'll stand by you even if you don't succeed.
即使你不成功，他们也会支持你。
He went out even though it was raining.
尽管在下雨，他还是出去了。
在实际语言运用中，even if与even though有时也可不加区别地混用。
如：Even if/even though she laughs at him, he likes her.
尽管她嘲笑他，他还是很喜欢她。
3. XX don't/doesn't exist. XX 不存在
