跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第964期

（单词翻译）

Once an idea has taken hold of the brain, it's almost impossible to eradicate¹.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. once不要读成“忘丝”或“万丝”，注意掌握/ʌn/音组

2. almost impossible即可词尾/t/与/ɪ/辅元连读，也可省略/t/，使/sɪ/连读

言之有物：

1. 词链儿：take hold of XX 占据XX

具象→抓住

He took (a) hold of the box and carried it out of the building.

他抓着盒子，走出了大楼。

Terry took hold of the doorknob and turned it.

Terry握住了门把手，拧开了门。

Take a hold of him. Stand him up. Stand him up straight.

把他抓牢，让他站稳。

抽象→占据、侵占

Panic took hold of the crowd when the gunshot was heard.

人群听到枪声后，恐慌了起来。

Panic took hold of him and he couldn’t move.

他被恐惧侵蚀，动弹不得。

2. eradicate verb. 永久根除

...to eradicate smallpox² throughout the world.

...在世界范围内根除天花

The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption³.

政府声称将竭尽全力根除腐败。

AZT helps eradicate the virus.

AZT可以帮助清除病毒。

Eradicate illiteracy⁴. 扫盲。

Eradicating⁵ poverty throughout the world.

在世界范围内根除贫困。

活学活用：

请用 take hold of 随意造句

《盗梦空间》（Inception）：影片讲述由莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥扮演的造梦师，带领约瑟夫·高登-莱维特、艾伦·佩吉扮演的特工团队，进入他人梦境，从他人的潜意识中盗取机密，并重塑他人梦境的故事。