跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第174期

The young grow apace about us all the time. And if we stunt them, they will seek a richer soil.

语音讲解
单词发音
stunt/stʌnt/
seek /si:k/
soil/sɔɪl/
连词发音
grow apace about us /grəʊwəˈpeɪsəˈbaʊtəs/
stunt them/stʌntðəm/
轻读重读
重读：grow/all/stunt/soil
弱读：us/and/

词汇讲解
apace phrase.
释义：迅速增长；飞速传播
例句：Jack's habits are slovenly and like ill weeds grow apace.
杰克的习惯是不修边幅，这一习惯就像莠草一样总比庄稼长得快。
t noun./vt.
释义：a dangerous action that is done to entertain people, especially in a film（名词）噱头; 惊险动作，特技
引申含义：（动词）阻碍…发育（生长）; 抑制，妨碍;
例句：
In a bold promotional stunt for the movie, he smashed his car into a passing truck.
为了给电影制造噱头以吸引眼球，他把汽车猛地撞向一辆驶过的卡车。

活学活用
stunt 噱头
英文：It was all a publicity stunt.
中文：这完全是个宣传噱头。

语法讲解
Go apace, apace adv.快速地，急速地 grow apace长得快

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