SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModule[原文呈现]TheManWhoMadeSpellingSimpleInEnglishthespellingofwordsdoesnotalways①represent②thesound
Sopeoplesay/raIt/butspellitright,orwrite,orevenrite
Combinations③ofletters(likeough)maybepronouncedinanumberofways④
Andsomewordsjustseemtohavetoomanyletters
ForAmericansthingsarealittlebit⑤easier,thanksto⑥theworkofNoahWebster,ateacherwhograduatedfrom⑦YaleUniversityin1778⑧
Asayoungman⑨hehadfoughtagainst⑩theBritishintheAmericanWarofIndependence,andhefeltthatwrittenEnglishinthenewlyindependentUnitedStatesshouldhaveadistinctive⑪“American”look⑫
[读文清障]①notalways并不总是,表示部分否定
②representvt
代表;象征③combination/kˌɒmbI'neIʃn/n
组合;结合④inanumberofways以多种方式⑤alittlebit稍微⑥thanksto幸亏,多亏⑦graduatefrom毕业于⑧ateacher是NoahWebster的同位语,who引导定语从句,修饰ateacher
⑨asayoungman年轻时,注意as不要直译为“作为”
⑩fightaga