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【绝望的主妇】“现阶段谈论成功还为时过早。”

2025/1/13
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英语老师瑶瑶

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【句子】Oh, well, that announcement was a bit premature.  【Desperate Housewives S2E8】

【发音】/əʊ/  /wel/ /ðæt/ /əˈnaʊn.smənt/ /wɒz/ /wɑːz/ /ə/ /bɪt/ /ˌpriːm.əˈtʃʊər/

【发音技巧】that announcement连读+闪音;was a连读;bit premature失去爆破;

【翻译】喔!那份通告出得早了点。

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一下这个词:premature的用法。

在英文中mature有“成熟的”这样的意思,而pre-这样的前缀,表示“在……前面”;

所以premature可以理解成:“未成熟的;早熟的;过早的”;

happening before the normal or expected time;

 

比如说:

eg: a premature baby  

一个早产儿

 

eg: The baby was four weeks premature.

这个婴儿早产了四个周。

 

eg: We were shocked by his premature death at the age of 37.

他37岁就英年早逝了,我们颇为震惊。

 

eg: Because of injury, her playing career came to a premature end in 1998.

因为受伤,她的演艺事业在1998年就提前结束了。

 

eg: I suppose this is a premature conclusion.

我觉得这个结论下得为时过早。

 

eg: It is premature to talk about success at this stage.

现阶段谈论成功还为时过早。

 

【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】

It's a little premature to talk about concluding a deal.