听基础单词,练听力第18期:她"enable"玉米变成爆米
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：听基础单词练听力
【今日基础词】Enable
【Transcript】
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. “What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?” “I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.
“Youre a good boy,” said the mother proudly. “Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?”
“She is the one who enables corns to popcorn 1.”
【注】popcorn n. 爆米花
Translation】
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。“昨天给你的钱干什么了？”
“我给了一个可怜的老婆婆，”他回答说。“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。
“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？”“她是个卖爆米花的。”
Enable】
enable v. 使……能够，使可行
例：
The software enables you to access the Internet in seconds.
这种软件使你在几秒钟内便可访问互联网。
Reading this book enables you to have a general idea about the country.
读这本书能让你对那个国家有个大体的了解。
拓展：disable v. 使不可能