跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1187期

（单词翻译）

When you're used to privilege, equality feels like oppression.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. used /juːst/

2. oppression /əˈpreʃən/ -ssion 对应的发音

言之有物：

1. 词链儿: be/get used to (doing) XX 习惯于(做)某事

I do the dishes every day, so I'm used to it.

我每天洗盘子，所以习惯了。

I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime.

我不习惯午饭吃那么多。

★原声例句： If your company is used to doing things in a particular way...

如果你的公司习惯于以特定的方式做事...

★原声例句：I'm not used to being interrupted by applause.

我不习惯被掌声打断。

拓展：used /juːzd/ adj. 用过的；旧的；二手的

used cars 二手汽车

a used tissue 用过的纸巾

*注意区分be/get used to (doing) XX 变得习惯于(做)某事和used to do XX 过去常常做某事

Tom wasn’t used to noise. It took him some time to get used to it.

汤姆之前并不习惯于噪音，一段时间后他才开始习惯。

And I'm used to people calling me names.

我已经习惯别人的辱骂了。

I used to play with my friends after school.

过去放学后我常常和朋友们一起玩。

I used to keep one as a pet.

我以前养过一只当宠物。

2. privilege noun.

→特权，特殊待遇

the privilege of a good education

可以享受良好教育的特权

→ 荣幸；幸运

I hope to have the privilege of working with them again.

但愿有幸与他们再度合作。

It was a great privilege to hear her sing.

听她唱歌真是三生有幸。

3. equal-equality-inequality

equal adj. 平等的，相等的

Our constitution states that all men are equal.

我们的宪法规定人人平等。

equality noun. 平等；均等；相等

Don't you believe in equality between men and women?

难道你不相信男女平等吗？

inequality noun. 不公平

There are inequalities in wealth distribution.

财富分配不平等。

inequalities between men and women

男女间的不平等

4. oppress verb. 压迫；欺压；压制

oppression noun. 压迫，压制

victims of oppression 受压迫者

Where there is oppression there is resistance.

哪里有压迫哪里就有反抗。

Excuse me. What about the oppression of my people?

抱歉，那我的人遭受压迫该怎么办？

I see them as the uniform of oppression.

在我眼里它们等同于压迫。

活学活用：

请用 be/get used to XX 随意造句

平权运动：是1960年代伴随非裔美国人民权运动、妇女解放运动、性革命等一连串民权运动兴起的一项社会运动，1965年由民主党的美国总统林登·约翰逊发起，主张在大学招生、政府招标等情况下照顾如少数民族、女性等弱势群体，是一个特定时期“种族优先”的法律，保障他们不会在教育及工作方面受到歧视及不公平对待。