跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀第277期

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The last camel in line walks as quickly as the first. Whatever happens to the least of us, has an effect on all of us.

語音講解
單詞發音
camel n.駱駝；打撈浮筒
line n. 路線，航線；排；繩
walk vi. 走，步行；散步
連詞發音
least of us
has an effect on all of us
輕讀重讀
重讀：last/camel/walks/quickly/first/whatever/least/effect/all
弱讀：the/as/the/to/of/us/has/an

詞彙講解
line 在隊列裏的 expression.
stand in line 站隊排隊
例句：Please stand in line, we were all before you.
請按次序排隊，我們都比你先到。
cut in line 插隊
例句:That rude boy just cuts into our line.
那個粗魯的男孩插到我們的隊裏。
2. happen to somebody phrase.
釋義：發生在…身上
例句：You and I are like old friends from the start, and that doesn't happen to many men.
我和你一見如故，這是人生最難得的事。
happen to do something 碰巧趕巧做XX
例句：If you happen to talk to him, have him call me
如果你碰巧能和他說話，讓他給我打個電話。
3. the least of us
the most of us 我們之中的大多數
the least of us 我們之中的極少數
4. have an effect on phrase.
釋義：對…有影響，對…起作用
例句：Every word from the parents will have an effect on the child.
家長說的每句話都將對孩子產生影響。
請看have an effect on在電影《我恨你的十件事》中的應用：
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男主說，原來你還在生氣？用到了俚語have panties in a twist 表生氣。
-Don't for one minute think that you had any effect whatsoever on my panties.
女主回答，別以爲你能對我的panties產生任何影響（別往自己臉上貼金了，你也配我生你氣？）。
-Then what did I have an effect on?
男主又問：那我對什麼有影響？
-Other than my upchuck reflex, nothing.
女主回答：除了（other than）看見你就想讓我吐以外，沒別的了。
拓展：effect, affect, influence, impact 辨析
effect 側重影響的結果-多用作名詞
例句：The drug did not affect the disease, and it had several adverse side effects.
藥物不會影響疾病，但它有幾個嚴重的副作用。
affect 帶來結果-多用作動詞
例句：Does second hand smoke affect the health of all of us?
二手菸影響我們所有人的健康？
influence 側重在思想、性格、行爲等方面所產生的潛移默化的影響，也可指自然力的影響。
It's all too easy to be influenced by our parents.
我們容易受父母的影響。
The weather influences crops.
天氣影響農作物。
impact 對某物有強烈影響
Miss Jack believes her experiment could have an impact on the environment.
傑克小姐認爲她的實驗會對環境有一定的影響。