跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1146期

（单词翻译）

The Dragon Boat Festival helps to forge a sense of fellowship as well as fermenting² local and national pride.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. forge a sense of fellowship 词间可连读；

2. fer‧ment /fəˈment $ fər-/作动词重音在第二音节，且-ment 的发音/ment/。

言之有物：

1. 端午节 the Dragon Boat Festival

the 5th day of the 5th lunar month 农历五月初五

2. 词链儿：forge a relationship/bond/link (with sb)

与XX结下联系

The two women had forged a close bond.

这两个女人结下了亲密情谊。

词链儿：forge a sense of... 建立/形成一种XX感

★原声例句：Reading can help you forge a sense of meaning.

阅读可以帮助你建立一种意义感。

★原声例句：She strived to forge a new sense of community between jazz artists and broader societies.

她努力在爵士乐艺术家和更广泛的社会之间建立一种新的社区意识。

...to forge a partnership³.

建立伙伴关系。

...to forge a better relationship.

为了建立更好的关系。

3. fellowship n. 友情，友谊、团体或集体意识

构词：fellow 同伴 + -ship 名词后缀，表示某种关系、状态、资格或技能。

friendship 友谊，朋友关系 / partnership 伙伴关系

membership 会员群体 / readership 读者群

musicianship 音乐技艺 / craftsmanship⁴ 手艺，工艺

A fellowship is born and so the story goes.

友谊从此诞生，故事展开篇章。

4. ferment¹ v. 使发酵；酝酿；激起

...fermenting local and national pride

酿造/酝酿地方和民族自豪感→激发地方和民族的自豪感

Fruit juices ferment if they are kept for too long.

果汁存放过久就会发酵。

A blend of emotions fermented⁵ inside her.

她百感交集，激动不已。

A good wine's value is measured by its vintage. The number of years it took to ferment.

好酒的价值在于酿造，要看它花了多少年去发酵。

5. 词链儿：as well as... 以及...

She is a talented musician as well as a photographer.

她不但是个摄影师而且还是个天才的音乐家。

拓展：当两个主语由as well as, together with 以及类似的表达方式连接时，该词组为连词，作：“同；和；也”讲，连接同等并列成分，此时谓语动词采用就远原则。（as well as后面的一个概念通常是已知的或是作为衬托的，重点往往在前一个概念上）。即：如果第一个主语是单数，则动词通常用单数。

Lily as well as her parents is very fond of classical music.

不但莉莉的父母，而且连莉莉也非常喜欢古典音乐。

The captain, as well as the other players, was tired.

队长和其他队员都累了。

活学活用：

请用 forge a sense of... 随意造句

《端午节》（Dragon Boat Festival）： 端午节，本是上古先民创立用于拜祭龙祖、祈福辟邪的节日。因传说战国时期的楚国诗人屈原在五月五日跳汨罗江自尽，后来人们亦将端午节作为纪念屈原的节日；也有纪念伍子胥、曹娥及介子推等说法。