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These elections tend to be a bit of a popularity contest. People don't like you.
这种选举有点像人气比拼。大家不喜欢你。
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Teacher: These elections tend to be a bit of a popularity contest. People don't like you.
这种选举有点像人气比拼。大家不喜欢你。
Sheldon: Well, as my meemaw likes to say, water off a duck's back. Elections shouldn't be about popularity. They should be about who has the best ideas.
就像我姥姥说的，耳旁风罢了。选举不应该由受欢迎度决定，关键在于谁有最棒的想法。
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These elections tend to be a bit of a popularity contest. People don't like you.
这种选举有点像人气比拼。大家不喜欢你。
(like) water off a duck's back
（像）耳旁风
I've told him that he's heading for trouble, but it was just water off a duck's back.
我已经告诉过他，他会有麻烦的，但他却当耳旁风。
□ TED演讲《一个令人无比期待的未来》中的台词
I mean, at this point, it's water off a duck's back.
这种情况我根本不在乎。
□ 美剧《金装律师》中的台词
Water off a duck's back.
没用的。
popularity [ˌpɑ:pju'lærəti]
n. 受欢迎
字母o在重读音节，美音多发[ɑ:]（详见视频讲解）
water ['wɔ:tər]
n. 水
字母组合er在弱读音节发[ər]（详见视频讲解）
These elections tend to be a bit of a popularity contest. People don't like you.
这种选举有点像人气比拼。大家不喜欢你。
重读表达目的：劝阻谢尔顿报名竞选学生会主席。
a dead duck
已失败（或注定要失败）；毫无价值的计划
The project was a dead duck right from the start due to lack of funding.
由于缺少资金，这个项目从一开始就注定失败。
请跟读以下内容
美音单词
popularity [ˌpɑ:pju'lærəti] n. 受欢迎
water ['wɔ:tər] n. 水
技巧与重读
These~elections tend to be~a bit~of~a popularity contest. People don't like you.
[ði:z ɪ'lekʃənz tend tə bi ə bɪt əv ə ˌpɑ:pjə'lærɪti 'kɑ:ntest 'pi:pəl doʊnt laɪk ju:]
这种选举有点像人气比拼。大家不喜欢你。
~连读 a重读 a失去爆破 a弱读 /断句
造句
1.我无法告诉我儿子该做什么，他根本听不进去。
2.他没有做任何市场调查就开办新企业，最后失败了。
上期答案
1.别操之过急，我们先专注于眼前的任务。
Don't get ahead of yourself. Let's focus on the immediate tasks.
2.他决定顺水推舟。
He decided to take the easy option.
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