跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读(MP3+文本) 第186期
日期:2017-07-18 12:18

(单词翻译:单击)

You'll come to see that a man learns nothing from winning.The act of losing, however, can elicit great wisdom.


语音讲解
单词发音
winning /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
elicit wisdom /ɪˈlɪsɪtˈwɪzdəm/
连词发音
the act of losing /ðijæktəv'lu:zɪŋ/
can elicit great /kənɪˈlɪsɪtɡreɪt/
轻读重读
重读:nothing/losing/wisdom
弱读:to/that/ from/ of


词汇讲解
1.come to do phrase.
释义:to begin to have a feeling or opinion
例句:He came to think of Italy as his home.
他渐渐觉得意大利才是他的家。
2.act noun.
释义:thing done; deed 行为; 举动
例句:It is an act of kindness/a kind act to help a blind man across the street.
帮助盲人过马路是做好事.
3.elicit verb.
释义:draw (facts, a response, etc) from sb, sometimes with difficulty 从某人处诱出, 探出(事实﹑反应等)
例句:elicit an opinion from a person
探问某人的意见
At last we've elicited the truth from him.
我们终於从他那里探得真相.
4. however adv.
释义:You use however when you are adding a comment which is surprising or which contrasts with what has just been said. 然而
例句:In high school, I felt protected. At college, however, I have to rely exclusively on myself.
如果说上高中的时候有人保护,在大学,我就必须完全依赖自己了。
Different people, however, have different opinions on this matter.
然而,在这件事上不同的人有不同的看法。
知识点拓展精讲
act和action辨析
均含有“动作或行为"的意思。
act 强调动作的结果, 指单一的和个人的动作, 适用于个人力量可以完成的事, 一般属暂时性的, 如:
No act of kindness is ever wasted.
action 强调动作的方式和历程, 而且指比较复杂的动作, 需要较长时间才能完成的事
还应注意在机械和物理用语中,不能用act, 要用action, 如:the action of heat 热的作用;反之,在an act of kindness一语中, 若改为an action of kindness也是错误的。这里强调行为的结果和单一性。


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