语音讲解:
1.possible注意发音/ə/不要卷舌,同理,responsibility的si也不要卷舌
2.amount/aʊn/,不要发成忙
3.possible amount连读
4.least possible的t省音
词汇讲解:
1.the least,little的最高级。最少的。the least possible尽可能少的。
2.amount,名词,数量、合计。amount of意为...的量。比如amount of imports/exports,进出口额。
作为动词的词组amount to,意味着,发展为
例Her action amounted to a rebellion/ This idea will never amount to anything.这样的想法不会促成任何事。
3.responsibility责任,名词。
可以意为责任的单词还有:
duty,职责。on duty值日,absence from duty缺勤,
burden,负担。例It is a burden he should never have had to bear.这不该是他应该背负的责任。
accountability责任,义务。比responsibility口气更重一些,事情更大一些。
例Good management in the police cannot be divorced from accountability.
对警察队伍的良好管理和应负的责任是分不开的。
obligation,责任,义务。
例Co-operation was more than just an attractive option, it was an obligation.
合作不仅仅是诱人的选择,它也是一种责任。