【句子】Well, we took the scenic route, but we ended up in the same place. 【Modern Family S2E19】
【发音】/wel/ /wi:/ /tʊk/ /ðə/ /ˈsiː.nɪk/ /ruːt/ /bʌt/ /wi:/ /endɪd/ /ʌp/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /pleɪs/
【发音技巧】took the不完全爆破；ended up连读
【翻译】虽然Haley成绩非常不错，但是烂泥终究扶不上墙。
【适用场合】
这句话理解起来有点复杂：
字面的意思是：虽然我们选了一条风光无限好的路，但是吧，结果还是一样到了一个很差劲的地方。（虽然中间表现不错，结果很差）

end up的字面意思：
一看就是跟结束相关。
一般口语里我们理解成：
最终处在什么位置、什么状态（和预想不同；本不愿意）
If you end up doing something or end up in a particular state, you do that thing or get into that state even though you did not originally intend to.

eg: They're travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow.
他们正在坐火车在欧洲旅行，并且打算在莫斯科结束这段旅途。

eg: Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food.
这肉啊估计很多会被拿来喂狗了。

eg: She'll end up penniless if she carries on spending like that.
如果她再那么花钱如流水，她最终只能是身无分文的下场。

eg: Every time they went dancing they ended up in a bad mood.
每次他们去跳舞，都是扫兴而归。

eg: Thanks to that traffic jam, I ended up being late for the meeting.
就因为堵车，结果我开会迟到了。

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Sara has always loved to read so I'm not surprised that she ended up an English major.