【句子】Well, obviously, there is a downside to having good manners.   【Desperate Housewives S2E7】

【发音】/wel/ /ˈɒb.vi.ə.sli/ /ˈɑːb.vi.ə.sli/ /ðeə(r)/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ /tʊ/ /ˈhævɪŋ/ /gʊd/ /ˈmæn.ə(r)z/

【发音技巧】there is a两处连读；downside to失去爆破；good manners不完全爆破；

【翻译】很显然，注重礼节有时会将自己推到一个不利的位置。

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一下这个单词downside的用法。

它可以指：the disadvantage of a situation

“某个情况中的不利因素/弊端”；

它的反义词是upside，指的是“有利条件；优势”等等；

eg: The downside of living here, of course, is that it is expensive.

住在这儿的不利因素就是，这里生活成本很高。

eg: Unemployment, inflation and greater inequality are often the downside of a market economy.

失业、通货膨胀和不平等的加剧是市场经济常见的劣势。

eg: The downside of this approach is a lack of clear leadership.

这个方法的劣势就是缺乏明确的指挥。

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There is a downside to it: the more she remembers, the more bitter she feels about what has happened.