10.17晨读笔记

今天的晨读从一碗温暖的鸡汤开始

《12个工作的基本》

我们经常用情商来衡量一个人，其实学会自我激励也是情商的一部分。一般来说压力分为两种：积极压力eustress；消极压力distress。我们的英语社群就是一种积极的压力。

晨读里中看到这样的文字让一天都很振奋

前情提要：So we have to come here to dramatize a shameful condition.今天我们就来讨论一下（社会对黑人不公的）这种令人羞愧的处境。

本日讲解：

1.In a sense we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check.

in a sense：这么说吧（承接上文）

cash a check：提现-非常生动的比喻

2.When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of Constitution and the Declaration of Independence，they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.

architect：项目/活动的发起人、创办者，是设计师的引申义

to which做引导，这里需要弱读；to则是从fall heir后面的位置提到前面

3.This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

as well as：把一般事实提出来再重复一遍，强调black men的重要性，相当于not only…but also…

unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." 来自独立宣言

guarantee：后面可以直接加something.例如：I guarantee you the house.

4.It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.

obvious：还可以换成evident clearly

写作tips：养成看到某个英文单词联想几个同义词的习惯，学会使用同义词词典

defaulted on：违背承诺-作为语块来记，一来就不用考虑及物或者不及物的问题

5.Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

sacred：神圣的

bad check：很接地气的表达，词汇并没有高级和低级之分，只有是否简洁准确。

which/where引导的从句可以起到强调的作用：Phoenominal English is a community where can improve my English in a effective way.

insufficient funds：形象的表达，用“余额不足”来表达承诺没有实现。