The superior man wishes to be slow in his speech and earnest in his conduct.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. su‧pe‧ri‧or 包含四个音节，重音在第二音节；

2. his speech 后进同化

3. conduct 词性不同，重音位置不同：

v. /kənˈdʌkt/ n. /ˈkɒndʌkt $ ˈkɑːn-/

言之有物：

1. the superior man → 君子

superior adj. 优越的、优秀的

This is clearly the work of a superior artist.

这显然是一位优秀艺术家的作品。

True nobility is being superior to your former self.

真正的高尚是比曾经的自己更优秀。

词链儿：be superior to 优于…

The new products are far superior to the old ones.

这些新产品远远优于老产品。

反义词：inferior adj. 差的、次的

I always felt slightly inferior to her.

我总感觉比她稍逊一筹。

★原声例句：I was fortunate enough to marry a woman who is superior to me.

我很幸运，娶了一个比我优越的女人。

★原声例句：They're superior to what we were doing.

他们比我们做的要好。

There's nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man.

优于别人，并不高贵。

图片源自《王牌特工》

I had sort of felt superior to Rhi.

有种超越莉亚的感觉。

图片源自《绯闻计划》

2. wish to do → 欲

3. be slow in his speech → 讷于言

4. (be) earnest in his conduct → 敏于行

earnest adj. 非常认真的，真诚的

earnestness n. 坚定, 认真

词链儿：be earnest in XX 对XX认真/真诚

Be earnest in the search of good, and let us speak the best we can.

追求美好的事物，做到款语温言。

After he was criticized, he became more earnest in his work than before.

他挨批后工作比以前认真了。

拓展：in earnest 认真地，坚定地

No one could tell whether he was in earnest or in jest.

谁都不知道他是认真的还是在开玩笑。

So if I were to ask you something in earnest, …

我很认真地想问你一些事情。

图片源自《险恶》

活学活用：

请用 be superior to 随意造句

君子欲讷于言，而敏于行：直译为君子做到话语谨慎，做事行动敏捷。内涵意思是：人们应该说话谨慎，因为祸从口出，说话不谨慎，伤害自己又伤害他人，招来麻烦甚至招致灾祸。

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