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今日长难句

This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, they often talk less at home.（Text2. 2010. 英二）

episode / ˈepisəud / n.(人生的)一段经历；(小说的)片段，插曲

crystallize / ˈkristəlaiz / v.变明确；使(想法、信仰等)明确

irony / ˈairəni / n.有讽刺意味的情况

tend to 倾向于；趋于

结构分析

翻译

这段情节证明了一种具有讽刺意味的现象确实存在：尽管美国男性倾向于在公共场合比女性健谈，在家里却比妻子话少。

预告明日长难句

In short, the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face, while a woman glares at the back of it, wanting to talk.（Text2. 2010. 英二）