跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第233期

Things aren't always white and black. Sometimes you gotta just wander out to the gray areas and do what you think is the best.

语音讲解
单词发音
wander vi. 徘徊；漫步；迷路；离题
aren't abbr.不是（are not）
gotta adv. 必须（等于have got to）
连词发音
just wander out to
gray areas
轻读重读
重读：aren't/wander out/gray areas/best/do
弱读：and/gotta/just/to/the

词汇讲解
e and black expression.
释义：considering things in a way that is too simple and as if things are either completely good or completely bad 非黑即白
例句：This isn't a simple black and white affair
这不是一个非黑即白的问题。
词组 in black and white
释义：in written form, and therefore definite 白纸黑字
例句：Once it's down in black and white, you can't forget it.
He'd seen the proof in black and white...
他已经看过书面证据。
er verb.
释义：to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose 漫游 漫步
例句：He was found wandering the streets of New York.
他被人发现再纽约城的街上瞎逛。
somebody's mind is wandering 走神
When a person blinks, it is a sign that their mind is wandering, a study shows.
研究表明，当谁眨眼了，这就意味着他走神了。
area expression.
释义：灰色地带
英式 grey/美式 gray
例句：It exists in a grey area between legal and illegal.
合法不合法之间存在很多灰色地带。
There are many things in this world that are in the grey area, ambiguous and dubious
世界上有很多灰色地带存在着模棱两可、似是而非的事情。
请看gray/grey area在电影《海扁王》里的应用：

活学活用
in white and black
英文：I have it here in black and white—I've got the job!
中文：我有书面证据证明，我找到工作了！

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