本月终于开始学我最喜欢的主题-听歌学英语，我总结起来也格外带劲，望大家多多指教。
语言点：
1.nit-picking/nitpicking：鸡蛋里挑骨头，吹毛求疵
这个词由nit加pick组合而来，nit表示小虱子的意思，知道了含义，一种猴子们互相找虱子的画风就迎面而来了。这个表达可以引申为挑刺儿，吹毛求疵，如果说想形容这样一个朋友，可以说：My nitpicking ass friends always want to pick fights over the littlest things.
2.carry weight：有份量，to be influential with someone.这个表达可以用来表达言语的份量，比如：Your argument does not carry a lot of weight with me.
当表达言重了，可以说：You are carrying strong weight! We are not that familiar!
3.tardy：表示晚了，可以与late做同义替换。在回邮件时可以这样用：sorry for the tardy reply.
4.I hate to say…：再说出比较艰难的话之前表示委婉，表示我真不想这么说，但…
5.well-spent：充实，值得
例句：Tonight is well-spent.今晚过得很充实。
比如说听她讲话真的很值得（有用）：Listening to her talk was time well-spent.
6.（as） much as：尽管，可以与despite做同义替换。
例句：As much as I hate to do it,but I have to finish my paper today.
7.devil的几种用法
devil's advocate：（为了讨论问题）故意唱反调的人
老实说早上Eric讲到这里我没有太明白，后来查了一下英英释义最终明白了：One who argues against a popular cause or position, not as a committed opponent but simply to make people discuss and consider it in more detail.为了设立辩论的正反方而选出的“魔鬼代言人”。
例句：
Person: lets go swimming
Devils advocate: people pee in the pool, do you really want to go?
deviled eggs：魔鬼蛋，通常是把煮好的鸡蛋一分为二，中间装满蛋黄酱或芥末，作为度假或party的小食。
better the devil you know(than the devil you don’t)：形容某人做某事干不好但也干不坏（至少比新人强）：used to say that it is better to deal with a difficult person or situation one knows than with a new person or situation that could be worse.
例句：
-"Ugh that Paul's being a right knob at work... He's after that promotion!"
-"Like they say though, better the devil you know than the devil you don't."
speaking of the devil：说曹操曹操就到，正好谈到到某事
8.breakdown可以用来表示车或者机器的故障以及关系的破裂，mental breakdown可以表达人的精神崩溃。
例句：He moved away after the breakdown of his marriage.
语音点：
1.通过歌曲来学英文时要注意，歌词中唱到以t、d等辅音结尾的单词时，与其说会吞掉尾音，实际上就是憋了一下，留出这个音的位置但是没有发出声音。
2.our在正常语速中经常弱读，all our连读起来会更顺畅。
3.I hate that I…这里的that除了需要特别强调后面的话之外，在一般语境中都要弱读。
4.should have done弱读成should've done
5.把常用词比如说that、you等词练得地道一些，整体发音就会有明显的提升。
