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Hello, and welcome to English for Everyone, where we practice real-life American English.
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Today, we're going to learn a great expression, so let's get started.
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Today, we're learning this expression, shed some light.
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Pronunciation, shed.
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Use the short eh sound like bed in red.
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Shed.
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Shed some light.
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And what does it mean?
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It means to help to explain by giving information to make something clear.
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Shed some light.
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Let's hear some examples.
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So I can say shed some light, or I can say shed some light on something.
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We use the preposition on.
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Example, shed some light on the situation.
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Shed some light on the subject.
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Again, to help explain by giving information to make something clear.
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Let's hear some examples.
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Example, he's a scientist, and he's doing research to find the cause of a disease.
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So, hopefully his research will shed some light on the cause of the disease.
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It will explain it.
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It will make it clear.
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Again, hopefully his research will shed some light on the cause of the disease.
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Let's practice.
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Will his research shed some light on the cause of the disease?
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That's right.
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Hopefully his research will shed some light on the cause of the disease.
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It will explain it.
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It will give information to make it clear.
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That's what it means to shed some light on something.
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