跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1035期

We can just lose ourselves sometimes. But it doesn't undo who we are in our entirety.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. lose ourselves(后进同化) sometimes

2. entirety=entire+ty

言之有物：

1. lose oneself 迷失自己

=behave badly

=lose one's cool

The person will not lose oneself so long as not lose the direction.

人只要不丢失目标，就不会迷失自己。

He really lost his cool when the waiter dropped his food.

当侍者将食物掉到地上时，他发飙了。

I really lost my cool during the interview.

面试时我失态了。

2. undo something

① 解开、打开

The knot was fastened in such a way that it was impossible to undo.

那个结系死了，没法解开。

Can someone help me to undo my seat belt?

可以帮我解开安全带吗？

② 撤销、消除...的影响

It's very difficult to undo the damage that's caused by inadequate parenting in a child's early years.

儿童幼时因缺失家庭教育所带来伤害是很难消除的。

Killing a man is not something you can undo.

杀人是无法挽回的。

I'd undo all my mistakes.

我会弥补所有的过错。

图片源自《返老还童》

I'm not doing this. I'm undoing it.

我不是在“做”，而是在撤回一切。

图片源自《冒牌天神》

3. in our entirety 于我们的整体

entire—entirety

拓展词链儿：in its entirety=totally / completely

A: "Did you finish the books in their entirety? In just one week?"

B:"Yes! It's such a good series!"

A：全部系列都读完了？一周时间？

B：对！这个系列太好看了！

Darn, I was hoping to get a piece of cake, but it looks like it's been eaten in its entirety.

我本想吃块蛋糕。没想到全部被吃掉了。

I watched the basketball game in its entirety.

我看完了整场篮球赛。

In order for the town to be preserved, the trust must own it, in its entirety.

为了保存这个镇，基金会必须完全的拥有它。

图片源自《大鱼》

the entirety of that sentence.

...服刑期间的全部时间。

图片源自《猫鼠游戏》

活学活用：

请用entirety随意造句

《无所作为》（The Undoing）：讲述了心理医生Grace Sachs遭遇生活巨大变故，他的丈夫被怀疑与一宗死亡案件有关，整个家庭陷入巨大的漩涡中。

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