Training is designed to expose you to as many situations as possible, so that when you encounter them in the real world, you're ready.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. training 注意双元音和鼻音的音组 /e?n/
2. encounter 不是“康”
3. to expose /to as /you encounter 三处元元连读+/w/
4. real / world 包含舌侧音Dark L
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:be designed to do XX
被设计用于做XX
Simply put, our bodies aren't designed to be sedentary.
简单地说,我们的身体不是为久坐不动而设计的。
This project is designed to help homeless people.
这个项目旨在帮助无家可归的人。
That's what this technology is designed to do.
这就是这项技术的设计目的。
图片源自《机器之心》
It was all designed to operate against an enemy.
这些设计都是为了对抗。
图片源自《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》
2. 词链儿:expose somebody to XX
将某人暴露在XX
expose v. 显露,露出 (exposure n. 暴露)
① 使体验;使接触
We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible.
我们想让孩子们尽量受到艺术和文化薰陶。
Some children are never exposed to classical music.
有些孩子从来没有接触过古典音乐。
② 使遭受(危险或不快)
Do not expose babies to strong sunlight.
不要让婴孩受到强烈的阳光照射。
★原声例句:...so you put them in the scanner and you expose them to stress.
所以你把他们放在扫描仪中,让他们承受压力。
★原声例句:We expose them to the open problems.
我们让他们接触到悬而未决的问题。
But he had to have been exposed to it recently.
不过最近他应该接触过这种物质。
图片源自《24小时》
Even one tweet from Kim would have exposed us to 22 million followers.
即使金·卡戴珊只发一条推特也会有2200万名粉丝知道我们。
图片源自《打工姐妹花》
3. 词链儿:as many...as possible
尽可能多的XX
They wanted to carry as many passengers as possible.
他们想载尽可能多的乘客。
As many people as possible are being asked to work from home.
尽可能多的人被要求在家工作。
4. so that when you encounter them in the real world, you're ready.
them 指代前文的 situations
词链儿:encounter XX 遇到,遭遇〔令人不快或困难的事〕
encounter problems/difficulties
= come across problems/difficulties
What are the difficulties you are most likely to encounter?
你最可能遇到什么困难?
拓展:encounter n. 相遇,邂逅
a chance encounter 偶然相遇
活学活用:
请用 expose sb to XX 随意造句
《火线警告》(Burn Notice):系列剧讲述了当一个间谍被解雇了,他们绝不会收到人事部门交来的《解聘书》,而是一个连他自己也不大清楚的“火线警告”的故事。
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