跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1010期

Any man's death diminishes me,

because I am involved in mankind.

And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;

it tolls for thee.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. diminish的重音落在第二音节

2. mankind 重音落在第一音节或第二音节两可

3. bell/toll中都包含舌侧音/l/

言之有物：

1. diminish verb.

① 减少/小

The threat of nuclear war has diminished.

核战争的威胁已经减小了。

Needless to say, this purchase will revitalize…the diminishing strength of their organization.

自不用说，这笔交易将重新复活他们的组织。

图片源自《非常嫌疑犯》

I guess my chances of that happening are somewhat diminished.

但我想这样的机会很小。

图片源自《暖暖内含光》

② 贬低

He never put her down or diminished her.

他从未奚落或贬低过她。

Her upper-class perfection…somehow diminished me (Shirley Abbott).

她那上等阶层的完美感使我自怜自艾。

2. be involved in 被参与进XX/卷进XX

involve verb. 包含; 牵涉

She wants to be involved in every area of your life.

她想参与入你生活中的方方面面。

He turned out to be involved in the scandal.

他竟和这桩丑闻绞缠在一起了。

Do you understand what we are involved in？

你知道我们所做的事有多严重吗？

图片源自《好家伙》

are involved in this tragedy comedy.

...牵涉在这宗悲喜剧里的人。

图片源自《疤面煞星》

3. never send to know for whom the bell tolls

=never send to know the bell tolls for whom

toll verb. 鸣(钟), 敲(钟) (为报死亡时刻、噩耗等)鸣钟;

*toll the bell 鸣钟

拓展词链儿：take its toll 造成损失、尝到苦头

High energy costs are taking a major toll on the poor.

高昂的能源价格给穷人带来了沉重的打击。

Competing with has taken its toll.

与苏斯先生对抗的人，已经尝到了教训。

图片源自《非常嫌疑犯》

活学活用：

请用 be involved in 随意造句

海伦·米伦疫情中读诗：没有人是一座孤岛（No Man is an Island）：疫情期间，英国国宝级演员海伦·米伦（Helen Mirren）在家中诵读十七世纪英国诗人约翰·多恩（John Donne）传世名篇《没有人是一座孤岛》。

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