Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

/ˈpəʊstkɑːdz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /spɔːɪl/ /maɪ/ /ˈhɒlədeɪz/. /lɑːst/ /ˈsʌmə/, /aɪ/ /wɛnt/ /tuː/ /ˈɪtəli/. /aɪ/ /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/ /mju(ː)ˈzɪəmz/ /ænd/ /sæt/ /ɪn/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /ˈgɑːdnz/. /əˈfrɛndli/ /ˈweɪtə/ /tɔːt/ /miː/ /ə/ /fjuː/ /wɜːdz/ /ɒv/ /ɪˈtæliən/. /ðɛn/ /hiː/ /lɛnt/ /miː/ /ə/ /bʊk/. /aɪ/ /red/ /ə/ /fjuː/ /laɪnz/, /bʌt/ /aɪ/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ /ə/ /wɜːd/. /ˈɛvrideɪ/ /aɪ/ /θɔːt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ˈpəʊstkɑːdz/. /maɪ/ /ˈhɒlədeɪz/ /pɑːst/ /ˈkwɪkli/, /bʌt/ /aɪ/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /sɛnd/ /ˈɛni/ /kɑːdz/ /tuː/ /maɪ/ /frɛndz/. /ɒn/ /ðə/ /lɑːst/ /deɪ/ /aɪ/ /meɪd/ /ə/ /bɪg/ /dɪˈsɪʒən/. /aɪ/ /gɒt/ /ʌp/ /ˈɜːli/ /ænd/ /bɔːt/ /ˈθɜːti-ˈsɛvn/ /kɑːdz/. /aɪ/ /spɛnt/ /ðə/ /həʊl/ /deɪ/ /ɪn/ /maɪ/ /ruːm/, /bʌt/ /aɪ/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /raɪt/ /ə/ /ˈsɪŋgl/ /kɑːd/!

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spoil  英 [spɔɪl]  美 [spɔɪl] 

1 [VN] 破坏；搞坏；糟蹋；毁掉 to change sth good into sth bad, unpleasant, useless, etc.

2 [VN] 溺爱；娇惯；宠坏 to give a child everything that they ask for and not enough discipline in a way that has a bad effect on their character and behavior

3 [VN] ~ sb/yourself 善待；格外关照 to make sb/yourself happy by doing sth special

4 [V] (of food 食物) 变坏；变质；腐败 to become bad so that it can no longer be eaten

同义词辨析

ruin v. 毁坏，毁掉〔辨析〕强调程度，指完全毁掉，用于具体的事物时，指该事物虽然被毁坏，但依然存在。

ravage v. 摧毁，严重破坏〔辨析〕强调程度严重，通常用被动语态。

spoil v. 毁掉，破坏〔辨析〕指使某物的优良特性或特征不复存在，但此物依然存在，语气没有ruin 强。