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  • Hello, and welcome to English for Everyone, where we practice real-life American English.

  • Today, we're going to learn a great expression, so let's get started.

  • Today, we're learning this expression, shed some light.

  • Pronunciation, shed.

  • Use the short eh sound like bed in red.

  • Shed.

  • Shed some light.

  • And what does it mean?

  • It means to help to explain by giving information to make something clear.

  • Shed some light.

  • Let's hear some examples.

  • So I can say shed some light, or I can say shed some light on something.

  • We use the preposition on.

  • Example, shed some light on the situation.

  • Shed some light on the subject.

  • Again, to help explain by giving information to make something clear.

  • Let's hear some examples.

  • Example, he's a scientist, and he's doing research to find the cause of a disease.

  • So, hopefully his research will shed some light on the cause of the disease.

  • It will explain it.

  • It will make it clear.

  • Again, hopefully his research will shed some light on the cause of the disease.

  • Let's practice.

  • Will his research shed some light on the cause of the disease?

  • That's right.

  • Hopefully his research will shed some light on the cause of the disease.

  • It will explain it.

  • It will give information to make it clear.

  • That's what it means to shed some light on something.

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