跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第279期
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读
英语课
Culture tends to contribute to human misery 1. The more one knows, the unhappier one is likely to be.
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单词发音
culture n. 文化，文明；修养；栽培
contribute vt. 贡献，出力；投稿；捐献
misery n. 痛苦，悲惨；不幸；苦恼；穷困
连词发音
the unhappier one is
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词汇讲解
1.tend to do phrase.
释义：倾向于做某事;
例句：When this happens, they tend to do nothing or very little.
当这种事情发生时，他们往往什么也不做，或是做得很少。
请看tend to在美剧This is us中的应用：
When a white family has a black child, and they don't introduce themselves to any of us, we tend to notice.
一个白人家庭带着个黑人孩子，他们又不没介绍过自己，我们一般都会多注意一些。
2.contribute to something/doing something phrase.
释义： 促成/贡献; to help to cause an event or situation
例句：I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world
我相信我们每一个人都能够对世界的未来有所贡献。
Everyone contributes, everyone benefits.
每个人都献一份力，那么每个人都会受益。
请看contribute在美剧Shameless中的应用：
I'm contributing to home improvement 2.
我对家庭装修也要贡献一份！
contribute的名词形式contribution也很常见。可用于固定搭配make a contribution.
拓展：attribute 3 to 把...归因于，是...的结果
We attribute Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work.
我们把爱迪生的成就归功于他的聪明才智和辛勤劳动。
3.be likely to do phrase.
释义：可能
例句：It is likely to rain.
好像快要下雨了
He's likely to go abroad.
他很有可能出国.
It's likely that he will go abroad.
他很有可能出国
请看likely在电影《哈利波特与凤凰社》中的应用：
-I'm sure we're all going to be very good friends.
我相信我们一定能成为好朋友。
-That's likely.
可不吗！（才怪）
4. 不好好说话系列：I gather it to be your belief that...
我收集到你的信仰是...→我觉得你是这样想的...
n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦
- Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
- He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
n.改进，增进；改进之处，改善的地方
- The doctor noticed a gradual improvement in his patient.医生注意到病人在逐渐恢复健康。
- I can detect signs of improvement in your thinking.我可以察觉出你思考问题方面的进步。
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