跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1011期

Life is short, and it's troublesome, and perhaps you need to do something worthwhile with it.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. worthwhile的重音落在第二音节

2. is short 后进同化

言之有物：

1. troublesome adj. 令人痛苦的

*构词：noun.+some=adj. 表“易于...的/产生...后果的”

lonesome adj. 感觉寂寞的

fearsome adj. 吓人的

tiresome adj. 烦人的

awesome adj. 非常好的

There is an issue far more troublesome.

这是一个极为棘手的问题。

图片源自《加勒比海盗》

know, a man gets awfully lonesome at night.

你知道男人在晚上是很寂寞的。

图片源自《飞越疯人院》

2. *worth&worthwhile&worthy用法辨析

→worth adj. 值得的

Worth可为形容词或名词（价值）。作形容词时：

① be/seem/look worth+价值

This necklace is worth two thouSand dollars.

这条项链值两千美金。

② be worth doing something 值得做某事

If you enjoy reading horror stories, then Stephen King's novels are definitely worth checking out!

如果你喜欢恐怖故事，史蒂芬金的小说绝对值得一看。

③ be worth it 某事 / 某人是值得的 点击跳转

Our trip to Hawaii was totally worth it. The hotel was nice, the food was great, and the views were breathtaking.

我们的夏威夷之旅超值。酒店不错，食物很棒，景色也绝美。

→worthwhile adj. 值得的、值得花费时间、金钱的

① be worthwhile to do something 做某事很值得

It was worthwhile to buy this sofa. It's comfortable and big enough to fit all of us.

这张沙发买得超值。很舒服，而且够大。

② something worthwhile 值得做的事

I really feel I am doing something worthwhile and I am having a great time doing it.

我真的认为所做值得，也很开心做这件事。

I hope whatever you were really doing with my money was more worthwhile.

我只希望我的钱花得很值得。

图片源自《致命魔术》

Yes. It is a worthwhile organization.

是的，这个组织非常有价值。

图片源自《钢铁侠2》

→worthy adj. 值得的、足以...的

① be worthy to do something

It is worthy to note that smokers have a higher risk of developing lung cancer.

值得注意的是，吸烟者有更高患肺癌得风险。

② be worthy of 值得得到...

Sandy's work attitude is worthy of praise.

Sandy的工作态度值得夸奖。

活学活用：

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