168 - Expression: To Spread One's Wings

摘要

Shauna, the host of the American English podcast, introduces the episode's content, including a joke and an expression lesson on “spread one's wings.” She explains the idiom's meaning and provides examples to help listeners understand its usage in different contexts, such as a student moving to a new city for college or a person starting a new business. The episode also includes a pronunciation exercise for the phrase and mentions an upcoming lesson on irregular verbs.

学习信息

难度

B1

词数

1441 词

句数

132 句

时长

12 分钟

主题

Language Learning

系列

American English Podcast

重点词汇

• spread展开；延伸；散布
• waste浪费；垃圾
• venture冒险；事业
• confined受限制的；局限的
• embrace拥抱；接受
• metaphor比喻
• deduce推论；推断
• horizon地平线；视野

重点词组

• spread one's wings展开翅膀；迈向新领域
• take flight起飞；离开
• take risks冒险；承担风险
• take flight into the open sky展翅高飞；冲向自由
• in the context of在……的背景下；在……的语境中
• be confined to局限于；限于
• be related to与……有关；与……相关
• be willing to愿意；乐意