单词回顾 | 他们都是如何用“relate”和“edge”造句的？

5月21日的单词是“relate”。如果一篇文章、一部电影、一段分享能让你产生共鸣，就可以用“relate to”，相当于“resonate with”。

下面是5个句子点评：

1. For a teacher, it is vital to be able to relate to the difficulties that learners encounter.

点评：句子的意识很好，好的老师确实能够体察学生的问题。

2. A large proportion of students could not persevere in learning English thanks mainly to the fact that they could not relate it to their daily life or their future as expected.

点评：很好的句子。大部分人无法坚持（不只是学习英语）很大程度上都是因为没有解决动机的问题。由于句中表达的都是事实，所以“could”可以用“can”。“as expected”可以删掉。

3. Hardly could I relate to the pain and suffering of Iranians before watching the movie Persepolis.

点评：很漂亮的倒装句，也结合了自己的经历。其他读者也可以在句式的多样性上多考虑一下。

4. Advice is cheap. Context is priceless. Those two sentences ,which I can deeply relate to, say the best advice I have ever received.

点评：很个人化的句子。“those”可以改为“these”；“say”改为“are”。

5. Peking opera's popularity has declined since people can't relate to it anymore. 

点评：很好的意识。这个句子也适用于其他的文化、传统和现象。

5月22日的单词是“edge”，它的一个意思相当于“advnatage”，可以使用在涉及到比较的句子中。

下面是5个句子点评：

1. Huge evidence has proved that a good command of English can really give people an edge to better survive in business world.

点评：“evidence”后面一般接“suggests/indicates”。“in business world”中需要加“the”。

2. To gain a competitive edge in the cut-throat competition, parents try every means to stay ahead and improve their kids' academic performance, ranging from splashing cash on extracurricular activities to purchasing a wide spectrum of course-related workbooks.

点评：收到最好的句子之一。大家可以把句子写得更具体更丰富一些，除了“每日一次计划”中的词还可以尽可能使用自己最近在阅读中碰到的词。

3. The new version of the WeChat has the edge over its competitors such as Alibaba and Baidu.

点评：这个句子应该指的是微信新的搜索功能。建议可以写得更具体些，比如什么功能，在什么方面比阿里和百度有优势。

4. Compare to offline brands, online brands has a great edge on reducing operational expenses.

点评：“compare”应该改为“compared”。“online brands”后面应该是“have”，主谓一致的问题前面多次提到过，要多注意。

5. Though once dominating the market, Nokia lost its edge on accounts of its ambiguous strategies and fierce competition in cellphone industry.

点评：是的，除了“give sb./sth. an edge”和“gain an edge”，还可以说“lose an edge”。“on account of”是固定用法，“account”不需要用复数。 “in cellphone industry”需要加冠词“the”。

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