跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第122期

Life gets so dark and we think all the light's gone out of us. But it's always there. If we just open the door a crack, the light comes pouring in.

语音讲解：
单词发音
gone /ɡɒn/
crack /kræk/
pouring /pɔːrɪŋ/
连词发音
gone out of us /ɡɒnaʊtəvəs/
pouring in /pɔːrɪŋɪn/
轻读重读
重读：dark/always there/crack/prouring in
弱读：and/of us/the

词汇讲解
1. crack
verb.打破
Crack the eggs into a bowl.
把鸡蛋打在一个碗中。
noun.裂缝
The plate had a crack in it
盘子上有一道裂纹。
But there was a sudden CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! as three gunshots came from the woods.
但忽然从树林中传来呯！呯！呯！三声枪响。（《金银岛》）
He went to the door, opened it a crack, and listened.
他朝门走去，打开一条门缝听着。
2. pour in 使流入；大量地涌进来
Pour in boiling water and cover up for20-30 minutes.
加入开水盖住20-30分钟。
Probably should've just left years ago when the offers were pouring in...
或许我该在几年前离开 那时很多人要我接戏…（《老友记第七季》）

活学活用
pour in 使流入；大量地涌进来
英文：News, facts and opinions pour in from every corner of the world.
中文：各种消息、事实和见解从世界各个角落大量涌入。
语法讲解
get在第一句中是连系动词。连系动词本身有一定词义，但不完整，不能独立作谓语，必须与表语一起构成合成谓语。get通常用来指人或物状态的变化。eg: get hurt, get paid。有时，get +过去分词的结构可以代替be+过去分词表被动。
练习：Cleaning women usually ___ paid by the hour.
答案：get

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