A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?

语音讲解
单词发音
man n.人；男人；人类；丈夫；雇工
reach n.范围；延伸；河段；横风行驶
exceed vt.超过；胜过
连词发音
should exceed his
轻读重读
重读：reach/exceed/ heaven/for
弱读：should/his/or/a

词汇讲解
1.reach noun.
释义：
①具象：the distance that you can stretch out your arm to touch something 手脚能够到的范围
②抽象：the limit of someone’s power or ability to do something 影响的范围，管辖的范围;
例句：It's beyond my reach. 我够不到。
He lives in Paraguay, well beyond the reach of the British authorities.
他住在巴拉圭，完全不受英国的管制。
请看beyond somebody's reach在电影《哈利波特与魔法石》中的应用：
Malfoy为了激将Harry说的话：What's the matter, Potter? Bit beyond your reach?
怎么啦？够不着了是吗？

2.exceed verb.
释义：to be more than a particular number or amount 超过
例句：Working hours must not exceed 42 hours a week.
工作时间不能超过一周42小时。
exceed one's grasp 超过掌握
拓展：exceedingly adv.非常，极其，特别
I'm exceedingly poor！
我都穷疯了！
It's exceedingly good.
真真是极好的！
3.what for?
1)为什么
例句：'She's decided to work part-time.' 'What for?'
她决定了要做个兼职。为什么？
What did you do that for?
你为什么要那么做？
2)用来做什么：
例句：What's this gadget for?
这小玩意是干嘛用的？

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