跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第974期

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

語音講解：

今日發音練習重點：

1. once不要讀成“忘絲”或“萬絲”，注意掌握/ʌn/音組

2. almost impossible即可詞尾/t/與/ɪ/輔元連讀，也可省略/t/，使/sɪ/連讀

言之有物：

1. 詞鏈兒：take hold of XX 佔據XX

具象→抓住

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

他抓着盒子，走出了大樓。

Terry took hold of the doorknob and turned it.

Terry握住了門把手，擰開了門。

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

把他抓牢，讓他站穩。

圖片源自《教父》

抽象→佔據、侵佔

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

人羣聽到槍聲後，恐慌了起來。

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

他被恐懼侵蝕，動彈不得。

2. eradicate verb. 永久根除

eradicate smallpox throughout the world.

...在世界範圍內根除天花

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

政府聲稱將竭盡全力根除腐敗。

AZT helps eradicate the virus.

AZT可以幫助清除病毒。

圖片源自《達拉斯買傢俱樂部》

Eradicate illiteracy. 掃盲。

Eradicating poverty throughout the world.

在世界範圍內根除貧困。

活學活用：

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