1. 這是什么詞坎背？
詞：engine
英英釋義：something powerful that causes great changes in society
例句：China is one of the most powerful engines of the world economy.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞？?
我們很熟悉“engine”是“引擎”“發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)”的意思倒谷，和我們前面學(xué)習(xí)的許多名詞一樣莱坎，它也有引申的用法衣式。像發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)可以帶動(dòng)機(jī)器運(yùn)行一樣，engine 常可以用來(lái)表示“可以引發(fā)巨大改變的事物”“帶動(dòng)發(fā)展的事物”碴卧，比如微信就是騰訊的 engine弱卡。
我們一起看幾個(gè)例子。比如住册，有人說(shuō)中國(guó)是帶動(dòng)全球經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)最強(qiáng)勁的引擎之一婶博，我們就可以說(shuō)：
China is one of the most powerful engines of the world economy.
《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》在一篇名為 China Rules 的文章中回顧了中國(guó)的發(fā)展，說(shuō)到中國(guó)社會(huì)結(jié)構(gòu)轉(zhuǎn)型時(shí)荧飞，有這樣一段話：
Bureaucrats who were once obstacles to growth became engines of growth.
曾經(jīng)阻礙發(fā)展的官員們凡人，如今成為了發(fā)展的核心力量。
最新的一期《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中也出現(xiàn)了 engine 的這種用法：
The good reason for more powerful firms is the rise of an innovative elite that is an engine of efficiency.
更多巨頭公司的出現(xiàn)得益于一批具有創(chuàng)新精神的精英群體的崛起叹阔，后者正是效率的驅(qū)動(dòng)引擎挠轴。
3. 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞？
1）翻譯下面的句子：
過(guò)去幾年投資是中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的引擎耳幢，現(xiàn)在主要是消費(fèi)在拉動(dòng)中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)岸晦。
我的翻譯:
Chinese economy' engine was investment in the past few years, and now it is mainly? driven by consumption.
參考翻譯：While investment was the engine of China's economy a few years ago, today it's mainly driven by consumption. 或 In the past few years, China's economy was driven mainly by investment, whereas today its engine is consumption.
造句:
Umbrella industry is one of the most powerful engines of Songxia Town economy.
