【句子】The fact is, we really don't care. And it's certainly no reason to keep our boys apart. 【Desperate Housewives S2E7】

【发音】/ðə/ /fækt/ /ɪz/ /wi:/ /ˈrɪə.li/ /dəʊnt/ /keə(r)/ /ænd/ /ɪts/ /ˈsɜː(r).tən.li/ /nəʊ/ /ˈriː.zən/ /tʊ/ /ki:p/ /aʊə(r)/ /bɔɪz/ /əˈpɑː(r)t/

【发音技巧】fact is连读；don't care失去爆破；And it's连读；keep our连读；boys apart连读；

【翻译】其实，我们不在乎这事儿，也真没必要因为这事儿把孩子们分开。

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一下keep sb./sth. apart的用法，字面意思可以理解成“使某个人/某个东西分开、分离开”；引申意味还可以有“阻止俩人不在一起谈恋爱”；

to ensure that two or more people or things remain physically separated

或者to prevent two people from forming a romantic relationship with one another

eg: Make sure you keep the twins apart on long car journeys, or they'll just spend the whole time fighting.

确保在漫长的长途路程中把俩双胞胎分开，否则他们一路上都会打个不停。

eg: These substances have to be kept apart in storage if you don't want an explosive chemical reaction.

如果你不想发生爆炸的话，这些物质在存储的时候一定得分开放。

eg: My family wants to keep me and Tommy apart, but we are in love and destined to be together!

我家里人想把我和汤米分开，但是我们彼此相爱，注定是要在一起的。

eg: We still care for each other, but various factors have kept us apart over the years.

我们还喜欢彼此，但是各种因素使得我们好些年一直不能在一起。

eg: Try to keep the dogs and cats apart.

尽量把狗和猫分开。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】

She tried to keep apart from the family squabbles.

【绝望的主妇】“我们还喜欢彼此，但是各种因素使得我们好些年一直不能在一起。”

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