“二舅”治愈了我们，谁来治愈“二舅”【吉言英语】

【头条播报】

An 11-minute video about a 66-year-old disabled carpenter in rural China has touched millions of Chinese netizens. The video was uploaded by the carpenter’s nephew on the video-sharing platform Bilibili and received over 10 million views in a single day. The vlogger’s uncle, once a bright student, became disabled due to injections but he never looked back and managed to make a good life out of his unfortunate past. 

【分句讲解】

①An 11-minute video about a 66-year-old disabled carpenter in rural China has touched millions of Chinese netizens. 

一段关于一位66岁中国农村残疾木匠的11分钟视频感动了数百万的中国网民。

1. carpenter n. 木匠

2. touch v. 触摸；感动（move）n. 联系

touching adj. 感人的（moving）

Don't touch the hot plate. 

不要碰那个烫手的盘子。

他的故事使我们深受感动。

His story touched us deeply. 

His story moved us deeply.

We were deeply moved by his story.

a touching story (a moving story) 一个感人的故事

get in touch with sb 与某人取得联系

keep in touch with sb 和某人保持联系

3. netizen n. 网民

blending构词法

breakfast 早餐 + lunch 午餐= brunch早午餐

motor 汽车 + hotel 旅馆 = motel 汽车旅馆

smoke 烟 + fog 雾 = smog 烟雾

②he video was uploaded by the carpenter’s nephew on the video-sharing platform Bilibili and received over 10 million views in a single day. 

这段视频是由这位木匠的外甥上传到视频分享平台哔哩哔哩上，单日播放量超过1000万次。

1. nephew n. 侄子，外甥

2. upload v. 上传

download v. 下载

3. receive v. 得到，接受

reception n. 接待

receive a letter 收到一封信

receive an award 得到嘉奖

the reception center 接待室

the reception desk 服务台

We received a warm welcome from our hosts. 

我们受到了主人的热情欢迎。

③The vlogger’s uncle, once a bright student, became disabled due to injections but he never looked back and managed to make a good life out of his unfortunate past. 

这位视频博主的二舅曾经是一名聪明的学生，后来因为打针而残疾，但他从不回头看，并设法从不幸的过去中过好自己的生活。

1. bright adj. 明亮的; 聪慧的（intelligent）

bright sunshine 明媚的阳光

a bright room 明亮的屋子

the brightest pupil in the class 班里最聪明的学生

2. disabled adj.  残疾的

physically disabled 有生理残疾的

mentally disabled 有心理缺陷的

3. due to 因为（because of ）

由于天气恶劣，这条公路被封闭。

The road is closed due to bad weather. 

The road is closed because of bad weather.

The road is closed because the weather is bad.

4. manage v. 管理，设法完成

manager n. 经理

management n. 经营，管理

manage to do sth 设法做成某事

We managed to get to the airport in time. 

我们设法及时赶到了机场。

a hotel manager 酒店经理

hotel management 酒店管理