【句子】In the past year, their street had played host to arson, violence, blackmail and murder. 【Desperate Housewives S01E22】【发音】/ɪn/ /ðə/ /pɑːst/ /pæst/ /jɪə(r)/ /ðeə(r)/ /striːt/ /hæd/ /pleɪd/ /həʊst/ /tə/ /ˈɑː(r)sn/ /ˈvaɪələns/ /ˈblækmeɪl/ /ənd/ /ˈmɜː(r)də(r)/【发音技巧】past year音的同化；street had不完全爆破；had played失去爆破；played host to不完全爆破+失去爆破；blackmail不完全爆破；and murder不完全爆破；【翻译】去年，他们的街区接连上演了纵火事件，暴力事件，勒索案件甚至谋杀案。【适用场合】今天节目中，我们来讲讲play host to这个短语。讲短语之前，我们先来看看host这个单词，在这里它的意思是：a country, city, or organization that provides the necessary space, equipment etc. for a special event某一个特定活动的主办者（国，城市，机构等），东道主；如：host country/government/city就拿最近的奥运会来说：eg: The host city of the Olympic Games is Tokyo. 这届奥林匹克运动会的主办城市是东京。接下来我们看看play host to这个短语：to provide the place, food etc. for a special meeting or event为某一个特定的会议/事项/活动提供场地、食物等等；主办某一个特定会议/事项/活动；eg: Japan is playing host to the Olympic Games this summer.今年夏天日本正在举办奥林匹克运动会。其实你也可以直接用hold，或者host，会变成：Japan is holding the Olympic Games this summer.Japan is hosting the Olympic Games this summer.意思一样。eg: Each year, the city plays host to the film festival for one week.每年，这个城市都会举办为期一周的电影节。eg: ***, in east London, has played host to several music festivals.处在伦敦东部的维多利亚公园，已经主办好几次音乐节了。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】这家美术馆正在举办一个雕塑展。（gallery）
