11.22早读 | 语音及词汇讲解

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11.22早读原文

The truth matters. Sometimes it's the only weapon that we have against the powerful men who are trying to shut us up.

BGM： Rozzi Crane - Creep

今日早读

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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点：

shut us up

言之有物

1. The truth matters.

XX matters. XX很重要。

2. a weapon against XX 对抗XX的武器

你平静的内心是对抗挑战的终极武器，所以，放轻松。

3. shut XX up 让XX闭嘴 /关闭XX

The children shut up when their father approached. 父亲走近时，孩子们闭嘴了。

Tell them to shut up! 让他们闭嘴！

图片来自电影《 肖申克的救赎》

“闭嘴”还可以说：

Zip it.

Put a sock in it.

shut up还可以表示不相信对方的话时说的“不会吧？”

图片来自电影《 公主日记》

活学活用

请用 the problem with XX is that... 随意造句

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