跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第183期
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读
英语课
In a catastrophic emergency, you take gaint panic breaths. Suddenly you become euphoric, docile 1. You accept your fate.
语音讲解
单词发音
catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk◂ $ -ˈstrɑː-/
gaint /ˈdʒaɪənt/
euphoric /juːˈfɒrɪk $ jʊˈfɔːrɪk, -ˈfɑː-/
docile /ˈdəʊsaɪl $ ˈdɑːsəl/
连词发音
in a catastrophic emergency /ɪnəˌkætəˈstrɒfɪkɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/
you accept your fate /jəwəkˈseptʃəfeɪt/
轻读重读
重读：breaths/ fate
弱读：you/your
词汇讲解
1.catastrophic adj.
catastrophe 2的形容词形式
释义：causing a lot of destruction, suffering, or death/ extremely bad
例句：The failure of the talks could have catastrophic consequences.
2.euphoric adj.
"characterized by euphoria," 1885, originally with reference to cocaine 3, from euphoria + -ic. The noun meaning "a drug which causes euphoria" also is from 1885. Euphoriant is from 1946 as a noun, 1947 as an adjective.
释义：feeling very happy and excited 欣快的;精神愉快的
例句：Buyers are euphoric and developers are taking advantage of that.
买房人情绪亢奋，而开发商在利用这一点。
3.docile adj.
late 15c., "easily taught," from Italian or French docile, from Latin docilis "easily taught," from docere "to show, teach, cause to know," originally "make to appear right," causative of decere "be seemly, fitting," from PIE root *dek- "to take, accept." Sense of "obedient, submissive" first recorded 1774.
释义：quiet and easily controlled 温顺的; 驯服的
例句：Cats are very docile.
猫是很驯服的。
Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.
马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。
活学活用
euphoric
英文：It had received euphoric support from the public.
中文：它受到公众的热烈支持。
adj.驯服的，易控制的，容易教的
- Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。
- He is a docile and well-behaved child.他是个温顺且彬彬有礼的孩子。
n.大灾难，大祸
- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
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