跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第864期
Hope allows us to push forward, even when the truth is distorted by the people in power.
語音講解：
今日發音練習重點：
1. push不是 “普師”
2. 節奏感：the truth is distorted by the（僅紅色部分重讀）
3. people in power 舌側音+元音連讀
言之有物：
1. 詞鏈兒：push forward
① 具象：推到前面
My friends pushed me forward when the Teacher asked for volunteers.
老師問有沒有志願者時，我朋友把我推到了前面。
② 抽象：推進
His current visit was aimed to push forward the existing friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.
他這次訪問貴國的目的，就是爲了把兩國業已存在的友好合作關係繼續向前推進。
推進關係：push forward the relations
2. 詞鏈兒：The truth is distorted. 真相被歪曲。
distort verb.
同 twist
① 具象：使彎曲、變形
Heat caused the wax figures to distort.
高溫使蠟像變形。
② 抽象：曲解、誤會、歪曲
You have distorted my motives.
你曲解了我的動機。
The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad
媒體會歪曲事實，將人說得不是完美無缺就是一無是處。
詞鏈兒：distorted the facts 歪曲事實
Memories can be distorted. 記憶有可能被扭曲。
圖片源自《記憶碎片》
What are you trying to distort? 你想歪曲什麼事實？
圖片源自《十二怒漢》
3. 詞鏈兒：people in power 掌權的人、當權者
=people in authority
Don't be overawed by people in authority, however important they are
不管當官兒的職權有多大，都不要被他們嚇倒。
She was easily cowed by people in authority.
她很容易被有權勢的人嚇住。
It's the people in power having to admit...
是要讓掌權的人承認...
圖片源自《生死狙擊》
活學活用：
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