每日一句口语 227

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

A new wave of Chinese migration¹ is afoot, fuelled by 

ever-younger students for whom English is not a piece of 

knowledge to be learnt but a living language able to 

unlock the intricacies of the wider world.

新一轮的华人移民潮正在进行时，而其背后的推动者则是一群越来

越年轻的莘莘学子。英语对这一代人来说不再只是一门知识，而是

解开大千世界纷繁奥秘的一门鲜活的语言。

【Vocabulary】

1. afoot:徒步的；在准备中的；在进行中

Example:Maybe something deeper is now afoot too.也许还有其他事情也正在酝酿之中。

2. fuel:刺激，激起

Example:Fuel economic growth 刺激经济增长

3. unlock:开锁；开启；揭开；显露

Example:She fail to unlock the safe in spite of all her exertion².她虽然费尽力气，仍未能将那保险箱的锁打开。

4. intricacy:纷乱；错综复杂

Example:The intricacy of software systems has increased significantly.软件系统的错综复杂程度大大增加了。

1 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

2 exertion   

n.尽力，努力

参考例句：

• We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture.我们搬动家具大费气力，累得大汗淋漓。
• She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.由于用力骑车爬坡，她浑身发热。