跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读(MP3+文本) 第277期
日期:2017-11-22 07:43

(单词翻译:单击)

The last camel in line walks as quickly as the first. Whatever happens to the least of us, has an effect on all of us.

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语音讲解
单词发音
camel n.骆驼;打捞浮筒
line n. 路线,航线;排;绳
walk vi. 走,步行;散步
连词发音
least of us
has an effect on all of us
轻读重读
重读:last/camel/walks/quickly/first/whatever/least/effect/all
弱读:the/as/the/to/of/us/has/an

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词汇讲解
1.in line 在队列里的 expression.
stand in line 站队 排队
例句:Please stand in line, we were all before you.
请按次序排队,我们都比你先到。
cut in line 插队
例句:That rude boy just cuts into our line.
那个粗鲁的男孩插到我们的队里。
2. happen to somebody phrase.
释义:发生在…身上
例句:You and I are like old friends from the start, and that doesn't happen to many men.
我和你一见如故,这是人生最难得的事。
happen to do something 碰巧 赶巧做XX
例句:If you happen to talk to him, have him call me
如果你碰巧能和他说话,让他给我打个电话。
3. the least of us
the most of us 我们之中的大多数
the least of us 我们之中的极少数
4. have an effect on phrase.
释义:对…有影响,对…起作用
例句:Every word from the parents will have an effect on the child.
家长说的每句话都将对孩子产生影响。
请看have an effect on在电影《我恨你的十件事》中的应用:
插入视频https://v.qq.com/x/page/u0506uvxnub.html
男主说,原来你还在生气?用到了俚语have panties in a twist 表生气。
-Don't for one minute think that you had any effect whatsoever on my panties.
女主回答,别以为你能对我的panties产生任何影响(别往自己脸上贴金了,你也配我生你气?)。
-Then what did I have an effect on?
男主又问:那我对什么有影响?
-Other than my upchuck reflex, nothing.
女主回答:除了(other than)看见你就想让我吐以外,没别的了。
拓展:effect, affect, influence, impact 辨析
effect 侧重影响的结果-多用作名词
例句:The drug did not affect the disease, and it had several adverse side effects.
药物不会影响疾病,但它有几个严重的副作用。
affect 带来结果-多用作动词
例句:Does second hand smoke affect the health of all of us?
二手烟影响我们所有人的健康?
influence 侧重在思想、性格、行为等方面所产生的潜移默化的影响,也可指自然力的影响。
It's all too easy to be influenced by our parents.
我们容易受父母的影响。
The weather influences crops.
天气影响农作物。
impact 对某物有强烈影响
Miss Jack believes her experiment could have an impact on the environment.
杰克小姐认为她的实验会对环境有一定的影响。

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活学活用
happen to somebody
英文:What if something should happen to her?
中文:万一她有个好歹,这可怎么办?

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