【句子】Carlos promised to change his old ways. 【Desperate Housewives S02E09】

【发音】/ˈkɑː(r).ləʊs/ /ˈprɒm.ɪst/ /ˈprɑː.mɪst/ /tʊ/ /tʃeɪndʒ/ /hɪz/ /əʊld/ /weɪz/

【发音技巧】promised to失去爆破；his old ways连读+类似不完全爆破的处理；

【翻译】卡洛斯承诺要改过自新。

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一下英文中change one's ways这个词组的用法和意义，

to start to live or behave in a different way from before，可以理解成：“用不同的方式生活、做事”、“改变某个人的生活方式、做事习惯”，尤其指改掉长期的坏习惯，走上正轨。

所以这个词组带有一定的积极含义。

eg: After I got in yet another fight at school, the headmaster told me that I had to change my ways or else I'd be expelled.

我又在学校打了一架，校长告诉我说，我必须得改过自新，否则我就得被开除了。

eg: No matter how old you are, there is still time to change your ways.

不管你年龄多大，现在做出改变都还来得及。

eg: I've learned my lesson and I'm going to try to change my ways.

我已经吸取了教训，会努力改正我的问题。

eg: It's unlikely your boss will change his ways.

想让你老板改变他的为人处世的方式，估计不太可能。

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Well, that negative performance review sure seems to have changed Susie's ways. She's been the ideal employee ever since!