10.17早读 | 《哈利波特》在50年后仍然会有人观看。那时我已经不在了，但海格一直都在

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 给XX留下遗产

2. 我的孩子的这一代人

3. 老一辈

4. 五年后

5. 很遗憾，这个企业经营失败了。

10.17 早读原文

The legacy of the movies is that my children's generation will show them to their children. So you could be watching it in 50 years' time. I'll not be here sadly... But Hagrid will.

英音讲解 01:30，美音讲解05:08，词汇讲解06:57

BGM：纯音乐钢琴曲 - 哈利波特 (Prologue Of Harry Potter)

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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点

1. child children

2. generation 包含四个音节，重音在倒数第二音节

3. sadly

言之有物

1. 词汇：legacy

相关词汇

inheritance n. 继承物，遗产

heritage n.〔文化〕遗产；传统

① 原意是物质意义的“遗产”

The money is a legacy from my aunt.

这笔钱是我姑姑留下的遗产。

② 也可以是一般意义上“留下来的东西”

The cupboard is a legacy from the previous tenant.

柜子是先前房客留下来的。

③ 也可以指某件事件的后果；指抽象的事物，如“遗风”、“影响”

The war has left a legacy of hatred.

那场战争给人们留下了仇恨。

④ 美国许多大学招收新生时，对于父母曾在本校毕业的，从优录取。这样的新生，具有legacy身份，甚至本人也被称为a legacy。

拓展词链儿：

→leave XX a legacy 给XX留下遗产

An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy.

一位堂兄留给她一小笔遗产。

→get/receive a legacy XX得到遗产

He received a large legacy from his uncle.

他得到了叔叔留下的大笔遗产。

→ inherit a legacy 继承遗产

2. my children's generation

generation

=all people of about the same age 一代（人）

In my generation, the divorce rate is very high.

我们这一代人离婚率很高。

the younger/older generation

年轻的一代；老一辈

3. 词链儿：in 50 years' time 五十年后

in 10 days' time / in five years' time

=ten days / five years from now

十天/五年后

The movie is coming out in two months' time.

=it is coming out two months from now.

这部电影将在两个月后上映。

原声例句：What on earth are people gonna be doing in this building in ten years' time?

十年后人们到底会在这栋楼里做什么?

原声例句：You get to look fancy in two days' time.

两天后你就能打扮得漂漂亮亮了。

In approximately two days' time.

大约两天后。

图片源自《黑帆》

You'll see that we can guarantee to triple your investment in two years' time.

就知道我们能够保证两年后返给你三倍投资回报。

图片源自《嘻哈帝国》

3. I'll not be here sadly.

= Sadly, I'll not be here.

→ sadly adv. 伤心地；说来遗憾

"He's gone away for six months, " she said sadly.

“他已经走了六个月了，”她伤心地说。

Sadly, the library has been destroyed.

遗憾的是，这个图书馆被毁了。

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