98. I've been a freelance designer for quite a long time now.
點(diǎn)睛
freelance意為“自由職業(yè)(者)的,獨(dú)立的”,freelance designer即為“自由設(shè)計(jì)師”。表示時(shí)間段的時(shí)間狀語for quite a long time(很長時(shí)間)和表示時(shí)間點(diǎn)的now(現(xiàn)在)連用,表示“到現(xiàn)在為止有很長時(shí)間”,這可能是該句的聽音難點(diǎn)所在。
考點(diǎn)歸納
time表示“一段時(shí)間”時(shí),常出現(xiàn)在以下短語搭配之中:
at one time意為“曾經(jīng)有一個(gè)時(shí)期,一度”。如:
This used to be a very pretty lake at one time. 這里曾經(jīng)是一片非常美麗的湖泊。
for a time意為“有一段較短的時(shí)間”。如:
John lived in Beijing for a time. 約翰曾在北京小住過。
for some time意為“較長時(shí)間”。如:
I hadn't seen my brother for some time. 我有好長一段時(shí)間沒見到我哥哥了。
聽音解惑
been⌒a[bi?n⌒?]里的[n]與[?]相鄰,讀作[bi? n?];quite⌒a[kwait⌒?]里的[t]與[?]相鄰,讀作[kwai t?]。