Once an idea has taken hold of the brain, it's almost impossible to eradicate.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. once不要读成“忘丝”或“万丝”,注意掌握/ʌn/音组
2. almost impossible即可词尾/t/与/ɪ/辅元连读,也可省略/t/,使/sɪ/连读
言之有物:
1. 词链儿:take hold of XX 占据XX
具象→抓住
He took (a) hold of the box and carried it out of the building.
他抓着盒子,走出了大楼。
Terry took hold of the doorknob and turned it.
Terry握住了门把手,拧开了门。
Take a hold of him. Stand him up. Stand him up straight.
把他抓牢,让他站稳。
图片源自《教父》
抽象→占据、侵占
Panic took hold of the crowd when the gunshot was heard.
人群听到枪声后,恐慌了起来。
Panic took hold of him and he couldn’t move.
他被恐惧侵蚀,动弹不得。
2. eradicate verb. 永久根除
...to eradicate smallpox throughout the world.
...在世界范围内根除天花
The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption.
政府声称将竭尽全力根除腐败。
AZT helps eradicate the virus.
AZT可以帮助清除病毒。
图片源自《达拉斯买家俱乐部》
Eradicate illiteracy. 扫盲。
Eradicating poverty throughout the world.
在世界范围内根除贫困。
活学活用:
请用 take hold of 随意造句
《盗梦空间》(Inception):影片讲述由莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥扮演的造梦师,带领约瑟夫·高登-莱维特、艾伦·佩吉扮演的特工团队,进入他人梦境,从他人的潜意识中盗取机密,并重塑他人梦境的故事。
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