An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.

語(yǔ)音講解

今日發(fā)音練習(xí)重點(diǎn)：

1. an institution /nɪn/

2. lengthened—length /k/

言之有物

1. institution noun. 機(jī)構(gòu)

① (大學(xué)、銀行等規(guī)模大的)機(jī)構(gòu);慈善機(jī)構(gòu);社會(huì)福利機(jī)構(gòu)

Larry has been in an institution since he was four.

拉里從4歲起就一直生活在孤兒院。

I want to be in a federal insitituion far away from Dr. Chilton.

我想去一間離Chilton醫(yī)生遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)的聯(lián)邦監(jiān)獄。

State Mental Institution... 州立精神病院...

② 習(xí)俗;制度

I believe in the institution of marriage.

我相信婚姻制度。

2. lengthened

length noun. “長(zhǎng)度 ”

lengthen -en 動(dòng)詞化，表加強(qiáng)，“變長(zhǎng)”

lengthened -ed 形容詞化，表“的” =adj. 加強(qiáng)了長(zhǎng)度的

The weeks away lengthened to months. 周變成了月。

...without actually lengthening your day too much.

而實(shí)際不延長(zhǎng)你太多工作時(shí)間。

3. 詞鏈兒：the shadow of XX XX的影子/陰影

He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.

他一直活在他哥哥的影子中。

She seemed to have always been under the shadow of her father.

她似乎總是生活在父親的陰影下。

活學(xué)活用

請(qǐng)用 the shadow of XX隨意造句

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