Let's acknowledge that change is hard. People naturally resist change, especially when it's imposed on them.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. acknowledge中/k/音只摆口型不爆破；

2. naturally可发四或三音节（schwa音可退位）；

3. resist/imposed红色部分发浊辅音/z/。

言之有物：

1. acknowledge something 承认某事

acknowledge和admit都可表示“承认”

区别：

acknowledge 是确认事情的存在或者发生，但我们不一定能看出承认者的态度到底如何；admit 往往带有“不情愿地承认”某件事情的存在或发生

举例：

Xiao Li acknowledges that Xiao Wang is very good at Ping-Pong.

小李确认小王打乒乓球打得很好。

Xiao Li admits that Xiao Wang is very good at Ping-Pong.

小李承认小王乒乓球打得特别好。

I'm working on that. I wanna acknowledge her beauty.

我正在努力，我想意识到她的美。

图片源自《乌云背后的幸福线》

I should acknowledge the fact that you saved my life.

我应该承认你救了我这一事实。

图片源自《机器之心》

…it's unacknowledged. She doesn't even say thank you.

也没人注意，她甚至不会说谢谢。

图片源自《穿普拉达的魔鬼》

→acknowledgement 承认/鸣谢

This report is an acknowledgement of the size of the problem.

这个报告承认了问题的严重性。

The flowers were a small acknowledgement of your kindness.

这些花聊表谢意，感谢你的好心帮助。

2. naturally 自然而然/天然地

Naturally, I get upset when things go wrong.

事情出了错，我当然就会很烦。

a naturally gifted athlete

有天赋的运动员

3. 词链儿：resist change 抗拒改变

If you resist change, you might get left behind.

如果你跟不上变化的步伐，你可能就会落在后面。

4. 词链儿：be imposed on someone 强加给某人

A four-day suspension was imposed on her.

她被勒令停职4天。

★原声例句：None of this is to be imposed on anybody.

这些都不是强加给任何人的。

★原声例句：These are ideas that are imposed on us culturally.

这些都是文化强加给我们的观念。

impose someone to do=force someone to do

I…I don't wish to impose on you, Madame Melies.

我无意勉强，梅耶里夫人。

图片源自《雨果》

Nevertheless, I suspect the sentence I impose on you will mean little compared with the one I impose on your grandson and son.

不过，我认为对你们两人的判决比起对你们孩子的判决，意义不大。

图片源自《殊途同归》

活学活用：

请用 be imposed on someone 随意造句

《TED：5 ways to lead in an era of constant change》:谁说改变必须是困难的?组织变革专家吉姆?赫莫林认为，在当今不断变化的世界中调整你的公司会让你精力充沛，而不是精疲力竭。他提出了以人为本的五项要务，以便将公司重组转变为一项赋予所有人权力、激励所有人的任务。

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