跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第675期

To defend ourselves and fight against assimilating this dullness into our thought processes, we must learn to read.

語音講解

今日發音練習重點：

1. processes

2. 節奏（重讀音節的位置）：To defend ourselves and fight against assimilating this dullness into our thought processes

言之有物

1. defend ① 防衛、防禦

正當防衛 self-defense

Troops have been sent to defend the borders.

已派出部隊去守衛邊疆。

② 辯解

How can you defend such behaviour?

你怎能爲這種行爲辯解呢？

2. 詞鏈兒：fight against something/doing something

與XX抗爭

to fight against air pollution 與空氣污染作鬥爭

3. assimilate this dullness into XX 將 吸收進XX

詞鏈兒：assimilate sth into/to sth

釋義：使吸收，使接受（想法、態度等）to make an idea, a person's attitude, etc. fit into sth or be acceptable

His family found it hard to assimilate into the local community after they moved to the city.

他家人移居到這座城市之後覺得很難融入當地社區之中。

assimilate

assimilate [使幾乎相同as<ad(=to, near)+simil(=same)]

vt.使同化；把…比作；消化；理解；融入

assimilation n. 同化；消化

詞根：simil

sem/sim

similar adj.類似的

simulate [使相同simul<simil(=same)] verb. 假裝、模仿

simultaneous adj.同步的，同時發生的

It is difficult to assimilate and remember something that does not seem to make sense.

要吸收並且記住自己不理解的內容是很難的。

It will take time to assimilate all these facts.

dullness noun. 無趣、沉悶、遲鈍

dull adj. 無趣的、沉悶的、遲鈍的

4. 詞鏈兒：thought process 思考過程

=thinking process

活學活用

請用 assimilate sth into/to sth隨意造句

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