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 Culture tends to contribute to human misery1. The more one knows, the unhappier one is likely to be.

 
语音讲解
单词发音
culture n. 文化,文明;修养;栽培
contribute vt. 贡献,出力;投稿;捐献
misery n. 痛苦,悲惨;不幸;苦恼;穷困
连词发音
the unhappier one is
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词汇讲解
1.tend to do phrase.
释义:倾向于做某事;
例句:When this happens, they tend to do nothing or very little.
当这种事情发生时,他们往往什么也不做,或是做得很少。
请看tend to在美剧This is us中的应用:
When a white family has a black child, and they don't introduce themselves to any of us, we tend to notice.
一个白人家庭带着个黑人孩子,他们又不没介绍过自己,我们一般都会多注意一些。
2.contribute to something/doing something phrase.
释义: 促成/贡献; to help to cause an event or situation
例句:I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world
我相信我们每一个人都能够对世界的未来有所贡献。
Everyone contributes, everyone benefits.
每个人都献一份力,那么每个人都会受益。
请看contribute在美剧Shameless中的应用:
I'm contributing to home improvement2.
我对家庭装修也要贡献一份!
contribute的名词形式contribution也很常见。可用于固定搭配make a contribution.
拓展:attribute3 to 把...归因于,是...的结果
We attribute Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work.
我们把爱迪生的成就归功于他的聪明才智和辛勤劳动。
3.be likely to do phrase.
释义:可能
例句:It is likely to rain.
好像快要下雨了
He's likely to go abroad.
他很有可能出国.
It's likely that he will go abroad.
他很有可能出国
请看likely在电影《哈利波特与凤凰社》中的应用:
-I'm sure we're all going to be very good friends.
我相信我们一定能成为好朋友。
-That's likely.
可不吗!(才怪)
4. 不好好说话系列:I gather it to be your belief that...
我收集到你的信仰是...→我觉得你是这样想的... 

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1 misery G10yi     
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
参考例句:
  • Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
  • He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
2 improvement 39vxg     
n.改进,增进;改进之处,改善的地方
参考例句:
  • The doctor noticed a gradual improvement in his patient.医生注意到病人在逐渐恢复健康。
  • I can detect signs of improvement in your thinking.我可以察觉出你思考问题方面的进步。
3 attribute ZOjyG     
vt.(to)把…归于,认为是…的结果;n.属性
参考例句:
  • I attribute our success to him.我把我们的成功归功于他。
  • Some scientists attribute intelligence to ants.有些科学家认为蚂蚁有智力。

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