11.24 早读 Culture tends to contribute to human misery. The more one knows, the unhappier one is likely to be.
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语音讲解
单词发音
culture /ˈkʌltʃə $ -ər/
contribute /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/
misery /ˈmɪzəri/
连词发音
the unhappier one is /ðijʌnˈhæpiəwʌnɪz/
轻读重读
重读:culture/contribute/misery/more/unhappier
弱读:to/the/is
词汇讲解
1.tend to do phrase.
释义:倾向于做某事;
例句:When this happens, they tend to do nothing or very little.
当这种事情发生时,他们往往什么也不做,或是做得很少。
请看tend to在美剧This is us中的应用:
When a white family has a black child, and they don't introduce themselves to any of us, we tend to notice. 一个白人家庭带着个黑人孩子,他们又不没介绍过自己,我们一般都会多注意一些。
2.contribute to something/doing something phrase.
释义: 促成/贡献; to help to cause an event or situation
例句:
I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world
我相信我们每一个人都能够对世界的未来有所贡献。
Everyone contributes, everyone benefits.
每个人都献一份力,那么每个人都会受益。
请看contribute在美剧Shameless中的应用:
I'm contributing to home improvement.
我对家庭装修也要贡献一份!
contribute的名词形式contribution也很常见。可用于固定搭配make a contribution.
拓展:attribute to 把...归因于,是...的结果
We attribute Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work.
我们把爱迪生的成就归功于他的聪明才智和辛勤劳动。
3.be likely to do phrase.
释义:可能
例句:
It is likely to rain.好像快要下雨了
He's likely to go abroad. 他很有可能出国.
It's likely that he will go abroad.他很有可能出国
请看likely在电影《哈利波特与凤凰社》中的应用:
-I’m sure we're all going to be very good friends. 我相信我们一定能成为好朋友。
-That's likely. 可不吗!(才怪)
4. 不好好说话系列:I gather it to be your belief that... 我收集到你的信仰是...→我觉得你是这样想的...
活学活用
用contribute翻译造句:只要人人都献出一片爱,世界将变成美好的人间。
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