VOA慢速英语:The Power of Parallelism

短语讲解：

1. You may have heard this quote attributed to Julius Caesar:

attribute to 把某事归因于某人[某事]; 认为某作品出自某人之手
例句：I attribute his success to his energy.
我把他的成功归因于他的精力旺盛。

2. Throughout history, many famous leaders have used parallel structure to communicate with the public.

communicate with 与…联系，与…交往
例句：He had no way to communicate with his brother.
他没有办法与他兄弟联系。

3. The 28-word quotation is easy to memorize because of its rhythm and parallel structure.

because of 因为，由于
例句：John's jacket got out of shape because of the heavy rain.
约翰的夹克因为大雨而变形。