Emphasis
n.強調;著重;(輪廓、圖形等的)鮮明;突出,重讀
Grant puts a special emphasis on weather in his paintings.
格蘭特在他的繪畫中特別注重天氣。
The emphasis is on the first syllable of the last word.
重音在最后一個單詞的第一個音節上。
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Encourage (pp. & pt. encouraged)
vt.鼓勵,鼓舞;支持;促進;鼓動
When things aren't going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up.
事情進展不順的時候,他鼓勵我說不要放棄。
Mr Blair said he had been encouraged by recent Irish statements about the issue.
布萊爾先生說最近愛爾蘭有關這一問題的申明使他看到了希望。
Herbie Hancock was encouraged by his family to learn music at a young age...
赫爾比·漢考克年幼時家人就鼓勵他學音樂。
Slow music encourages supermarket-shoppers to browse longer but spend more.
舒緩的音樂會促使超市購物者花更長的時間瀏覽商品的同時花更多的錢。
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Engage (pp. & pt. engaged)
vt.使參與;吸引;與…建立密切關系;與…交戰
vi.訂婚;承擔義務;從事;緊密結合
You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.
你可以參加南邊草坪上的槌球游戲。
We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.
我們想和公認的領袖們進行討論。
She had vowed to go out of her way to engage with the Irish people at local community level.
她已經發誓要努力和當地的愛爾蘭人建立關系。
劇情百科
沃特斯家族再次搶劫金庫,但這次不同的是,Sherlock已經回歸了,沃特斯他們歡樂的搶劫中卻不知道自己已經被有Sherlock幫助下的警方包圍。就在Greg功成名就,一雪前恥的時候,一個救助電話終止了他;更讓人意想不到的是,Sherlock的求助理由終結了他。
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.During the _____, wine was served...
幕間休息時有葡萄酒供應。
2.The match took nearly three hours and was _____ at times by rain.
比賽進行了將近3個小時,幾次因雨而暫停。
A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:
1.The company in recent months has placed a new emphasis its youtube division.
近幾個月來,該公司開始重新重視YouTube業務。
2.I encourage people to vote in local elections.
我鼓勵人們參加當地選舉投票。