跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第260期

They'll love you or they'll hate you. Does not matter. 'Cause either way, when you're out there, you're on your own.

语音讲解
单词发音
matter n.物质；事件
either adj.两者之中任一的；两者之中每一的
not adv.表示否定，不
连词发音
they will→they'll
you're out there
you're on your own
轻读重读
重读：love/hate/matter/out/own
弱读：they'll/or/cause/you're

词汇讲解
er way expression.
释义：used to say that something will be the same whichever of two things happens or is true 不管哪种发生/选择哪种（结果都一样）
例句：You can get to London by train or plane, but either way it’s very expensive.
请看either way在电影《王牌特工》中的应用：
反派Valentine说：The virus kills the host, or the host kills the virus. Either way, the result is the same.
要么是病毒杀死宿主，要么是宿主杀死病毒。不管哪种，结果是一样的。
请看either way在电影《小乌龟是如何长大的》中的应用：
(I would be) perfectly happy either way.
不管哪种结果我都会满意的。

out there expression.
① in a place that could be anywhere except here 非此地的某个地方
例句：My real father is out there and one day I plan to find him.
我的生父在某个我不知道地方，总有一天我要找到他。
② where someone or something can be noticed by many people 会被众人注意到的地方
例句：Jerry Lewis is out there all the time raising money for disabled kids.
Jerry Lewis总是公开在为残疾的孩子筹钱。
③ informal an idea, work of art etc that is out there is so unusual that it might seem silly or extreme （想法、主意）很离奇、极端
例句：He’s brilliant, but some of his ideas are really out there.
他人很棒，但是他的一些想法真的很离奇。
电影《小屁孩日记》中out there的表达：When somebody's worth it, you have to put yourself out there.
当某人值得，你应该挺身而出。
on your own expression.
释义：a) alone 独自
例句：I've been living on my own for four years now.
我已经独自居住4年了。
释义：b) without anyone's help 没有其他人帮忙
例句：You can't expect him to do it all on his own.
你总不能指望全靠他自己做成这件事吧？
请看电影《风月俏佳人》中on your own的表达：
Edward把信用卡给了Vivian并对她说，You're on your own. I have to go back to work.
我要回去工作了，你要自己买买买啦。
拓展：left on ... own 被留下自己一个人
例句：I did not want to be left on my own.
我可不想被留下自己一人。

活学活用
be on your own
英文：I can manage on my own, thanks.
中文：我自己可以搞定，谢谢。

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