免费英语晨读2月28日 |成为天才是不够的，改变人们的想法更需要勇气。

今日打卡

Being genius is not enough, it takes courage to change people's hearts.

成为天才是不够的，改变人们的想法更需要勇气。

01

情景会话

A：Good morning, sir. What can I do for you? 

先生，早上好。有什么需要帮忙的吗？

B：I'm Bill. I'm in Room 908. Can you change the room for me? It's too noisy. My wife was woken up several times by the noise the baggage elevator made. She said it was too much for her. 

我是908号房的比尔。能为我换一下房间吗？我的房间太吵了。我妻子被行李电梯发出的噪音吵最了好几次。她说无法再忍受了。

02

重点词汇

courage英音：/'kʌrɪdʒ/美音：/'kɝɪdʒ/

n. 勇气；胆量

例句

They have the courage of their convictions.

他们有勇气按自己的信念办事。

subside英音：/səb'saɪd/美音：/səb'saɪd/

vi. 平息；沉淀；减弱；[口]坐下

例句

The storm is now subsiding, but not all the elephants have been so lucky.

现在风暴已经消退。但是并非所有的象都是那么幸运。

noisy英音：/'nɒɪzɪ/美音：/'nɔɪzi/

adj. 嘈杂的; 喧闹的

例句

We are averse to such noisy surroundings.

我们不喜欢这么吵闹的环境。

elevator英音：/'elɪveɪtə/美音：/'ɛlɪvetɚ/

n. 电梯；升降舵；升降机；起卸机

例句

The rope broke, and the elevator plunged down to the ground.

缆绳断了, 电梯猛然掉到地面上。

03

名人名言

Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.

友谊可能而且经常发展成爱情，但是爱情却永远不会下降为友谊。