留美老师带你每日说英文 第180期:不用再努力证明任何事情

 　　台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：

　　Freedom¹. I don't have to prove² anything anymore³. I'm not stuck⁴ in the idea of who I was⁵, who I want to be or what other people expect⁶ me to be.

　　我拥有自由，不用再努力证明任何事情，不用苦苦思索自己是谁也不用烦心未来目标，响应外人期待。

1 freedom   

n.自由，自主

参考例句：

• They are fighting for freedom.他们正为自由而战。
• At last they won their freedom.他们终于赢得了自由。

2 prove   

v.证明，证实，表现出，结果是

参考例句：

• This will prove to the world that we are right.这将向全世界证明我们是对的。
• How can you prove that you are right?你如何能证明你是正确的呢？

3 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。

4 stuck   

v.刺(stick 的过去式及过去分词)adj.动不了的；被卡住的；被…缠住的；被…难住的，不知所措

参考例句：

• The car wheels got stuck in the mud. 汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。
• I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut . 我放弃了我的工作，因为我觉得那种生活呆板无聊。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 expect   

vt.预期，期待，料想

参考例句：

• Don't expect me to run after you all your life.别指望我伺候你一辈子。
• Don't expect too much of his idea.不要对他的主意期望过高。