跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第274期

It is better to be patient and get what you desire in the right time, than have high office thrust upon you when you are not ready.

语音讲解
单词发音
patient adj.有耐心的，能容忍的
desire n.欲望；要求
thrust vt.插；插入；推挤
连词发音
what you desire in
轻读重读
重读：patient/desire/thrust/ready
弱读：to/and/what/the/than/are

词汇讲解
office noun.
释义：要职
注意：身居要职 have/hold a high office
例句：He has a high office in the government.
他在政府部门中担任高级职务。
She held high office in the last government.
她在上届政府担任高层的官员。
拓展：high up in XX 在XX业界地位很高
如果说一个人在广告业很有声望，就可以说He/She is very high up in advertising.
He started from nothing but he is now high up in society.
他白手起家，如今在社会上地位很高。
拓展 head office/headquarter 总部 总公司
例句：The company moved its corporate headquarters to Houston.
公司将总部搬到了休斯顿。
顺序：holding company/parent company 总公司 >headquarter/ head office总部>affiliate/branch/subsidiary分部或子公司/department部门>segment分部>office办公室 >group组>team团队
st verb.
释义：猛推; 逼迫; 强行推入; 延伸;
例句：They thrust him into a car.
他们把他硬塞进了车里。
something done
have 的意思是完成某件事,但是这件事并不是主语本身来完成,而是交由别人来做.
举2个例子
I have my photographs taken.
我照了像(别人拿着我的相机帮我照的）
I have my photographs developed.
我洗了相片(也是别人帮我洗的）（注意：洗相片用develop）

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