跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读(MP3+文本) 第824期
日期:2020-02-21 10:08

(单词翻译:单击)

An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.

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语音讲解

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今日发音练习重点:

1. an institution /nɪn/

2. lengthened—length /k/

言之有物

1. institution noun. 机构

① (大学、银行等规模大的)机构;慈善机构;社会福利机构

Larry has been in an institution since he was four.

拉里从4岁起就一直生活在孤儿院。

I want to be in a federal insitituion far away from Dr. Chilton.

我想去一间离Chilton医生远远的联邦监狱。

State Mental Institution... 州立精神病院...

② 习俗;制度

I believe in the institution of marriage.

我相信婚姻制度。

2. lengthened

length noun. “长度 ”

lengthen -en 动词化,表加强,“变长”

lengthened -ed 形容词化,表“的” =adj. 加强了长度的

The weeks away lengthened to months. 周变成了月。

...without actually lengthening your day too much.

而实际不延长你太多工作时间。

3. 词链儿:the shadow of XX XX的影子/阴影

He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.

他一直活在他哥哥的影子中。

She seemed to have always been under the shadow of her father.

她似乎总是生活在父亲的阴影下。

活学活用

请用 the shadow of XX随意造句

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