2020-02-11
6 分钟Hi there.
This is Harry.
And welcome back to the podcasts, where I try to help you to understand the english language in a slightly better way, to help you to communicate in a way that you think is appropriate and, of course, enjoyable.
So what do I have for you this week?
Well, we're going to take a look at a makeup of a sentence, and I'll explain to you the grammatical parts of it and some other aspects.
And this particular sentence this week is connected with the royal family.
There's been a british royal family, of course, and there's been a lot of content in the newspapers and the media about the decision of the Sussexes, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, as they're commonly known, who want to step back from their royal duties and split their life between Canada and the UK.
So this has caused quite a consternation in the british press, the media, and split public opinion.
To step back means to take themselves out of the limelight, not to be the focus of attention.
They want to sort of have, if they can, somewhat of an ordinary life, if that is possible, and as they say themselves, to make themselves financially independent of the royal family.
Whether they will be successful or not, will remain to be seen.
So the sentence I have for you, the first reading, Canadians are famously polite.
But the media frenzy around the Duke.
And Duchess of Sussex is.
Is proving to be the thing that.
Gets some of them riled up.
Okay, let me give you a second reading of that.
Canadians are famously polite, but the media.
Frenzy around the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is proving to be the thing.
That gets some of them riled up.