跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第675期

To defend ourselves and fight against assimilating this dullness into our thought processes, we must learn to read.

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

1. processes

2. 节奏（重读音节的位置）：To defend ourselves and fight against assimilating this dullness into our thought processes

言之有物

1. defend ① 防卫、防御

正当防卫 self-defense

Troops have been sent to defend the borders.

已派出部队去守卫边疆。

② 辩解

How can you defend such behaviour?

你怎能为这种行为辩解呢？

2. 词链儿：fight against something/doing something

与XX抗争

to fight against air pollution 与空气污染作斗争

3. assimilate this dullness into XX 将 吸收进XX

词链儿：assimilate sth into/to sth

释义：使吸收，使接受（想法、态度等）to make an idea, a person's attitude, etc. fit into sth or be acceptable

His family found it hard to assimilate into the local community after they moved to the city.

他家人移居到这座城市之后觉得很难融入当地社区之中。

assimilate

assimilate [使几乎相同as<ad(=to, near)+simil(=same)]

vt.使同化；把…比作；消化；理解；融入

assimilation n. 同化；消化

词根：simil

sem/sim

similar adj.类似的

simulate [使相同simul<simil(=same)] verb. 假装、模仿

simultaneous adj.同步的，同时发生的

It is difficult to assimilate and remember something that does not seem to make sense.

要吸收并且记住自己不理解的内容是很难的。

It will take time to assimilate all these facts.

dullness noun. 无趣、沉闷、迟钝

dull adj. 无趣的、沉闷的、迟钝的

4. 词链儿：thought process 思考过程

=thinking process

活学活用

请用 assimilate sth into/to sth随意造句

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