跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第864期

Hope allows us to push forward, even when the truth is distorted by the people in power.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. push不是 “普师”

2. 节奏感：the truth is distorted by the（仅红色部分重读）

3. people in power 舌侧音+元音连读

言之有物：

1. 词链儿：push forward

① 具象：推到前面

My friends pushed me forward when the teacher asked for volunteers.

老师问有没有志愿者时，我朋友把我推到了前面。

② 抽象：推进

His current visit was aimed to push forward the existing friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.

他这次访问贵国的目的，就是为了把两国业已存在的友好合作关系继续向前推进。

推进关系：push forward the relations

2. 词链儿：The truth is distorted. 真相被歪曲。

distort verb.

同 twist

① 具象：使弯曲、变形

Heat caused the wax figures to distort.

高温使蜡像变形。

② 抽象：曲解、误会、歪曲

You have distorted my motives.

你曲解了我的动机。

The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad

媒体会歪曲事实，将人说得不是完美无缺就是一无是处。

词链儿：distorted the facts 歪曲事实

Memories can be distorted. 记忆有可能被扭曲。

图片源自《记忆碎片》

What are you trying to distort? 你想歪曲什么事实？

图片源自《十二怒汉》

3. 词链儿：people in power 掌权的人、当权者

=people in authority

Don't be overawed by people in authority, however important they are

不管当官儿的职权有多大，都不要被他们吓倒。

She was easily cowed by people in authority.

她很容易被有权势的人吓住。

It's the people in power having to admit...

是要让掌权的人承认...

图片源自《生死狙击》

活学活用：

请用 distort 随意造句

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