【绝望的主妇】“没有他，你会过得更好。”

【句子】You’ll give him a good home. OK? He’ll be better off. 【Desperate Housewives S01E23】 【发音】/juːl/ /ɡɪv/ /hɪm/ /ə/ /gʊd/ /həʊm/ /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ /hi:l/ /bi/ /ˈbet.ə(r)/ /ɒf/ /ɑːf/【发音技巧】give him击穿；him a连读；good home不完全爆破；better闪音；【翻译】你能给他一个好的家庭环境。对吧？那样他会过得更好。【适用场合】今天我们要来学习一个短语：be better off，先一起来看一看：1. to be in a better situation, if or after something happens处在更好的状况中；eg: Oh, honey, you’re better off without him.哦，亲爱的，没有他你会过得更好。eg: As a computer programmer, you’re better off moving to a city that’s home to a lot of tech companies.作为一名计算机程序员，你最好搬到一个有很多科技公司的城市去。eg: I know I’d be better off in a warmer climate.我知道我在更温暖的气候中，会感到更舒服些。eg: They would be better off in a cheaper apartment.他们住更便宜的公寓会更好。2. having more money than someone else or than you had before.比其他人有更多钱的；比之前更富裕有钱的；我还记得以前大学上翻译课，我们讲过better off可以翻译成“小康”，特别有意思；eg: They were better off than most of their neighbors.他们曾经比邻居们都富裕一些。eg: Obviously we’re better off now we’re both working.很显然，因为我俩都在工作，所以生活很富裕。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】他要是在更大的公司工作就更好了。