听基础单词,练听力第18期:她"enable"玉米变成爆米

【今日基础词】Enable

【Transcript】

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. “What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?” “I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.

“Youre a good boy,” said the mother proudly. “Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?”

“She is the one who enables corns to popcorn¹.”

【注】popcorn n. 爆米花
Translation】

小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。“昨天给你的钱干什么了？”

“我给了一个可怜的老婆婆，”他回答说。“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。

“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？”“她是个卖爆米花的。”
Enable】

enable v. 使……能够，使可行

例：
The software enables you to access the Internet in seconds.
这种软件使你在几秒钟内便可访问互联网。

Reading this book enables you to have a general idea about the country.
读这本书能让你对那个国家有个大体的了解。

拓展：disable v. 使不可能
 

1 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。