翻譯:The exchange of gossip can efficiently cement a friendship.
場景: 爭吵可以讓人們迅速增進(jìn)友誼狠裹。
A quarrel can efficiently cement a friendship.
1. 認(rèn)識(shí)這個(gè)詞(基礎(chǔ)篇)
詞:cement
英英釋義:to make a relationship, idea etc stronger or more certain
例句:Collective goals can help cement solidarity.
2. 體會(huì)這個(gè)詞 (進(jìn)階篇)
“cement“作為名詞,表示“水泥”,作為動(dòng)詞可以表示“把...粘合”,常常被引申為表示“鞏固” “加強(qiáng)”腐芍。和同樣可以表示“鞏固” “加強(qiáng)”的表達(dá)來說初厚,比如 “consolidate” “make something stronger”,cement 更富有畫面感盟迟。
比如共同的目標(biāo)可以讓一個(gè)群體更團(tuán)結(jié):
Collective goals can help cement solidarity.
cement 后常接表示“關(guān)系”的名詞,比如 relationship, friendship, tie, bond, connection 等詞潦闲。比如攒菠,相似的價(jià)值觀和閱歷可以加強(qiáng)關(guān)系:?
Shared values and experiences can cement a bond.?
cement 的這種用法也是《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中的常客歉闰,比如:
Republicans won statehouses that Democrats had held for decades; in several competitive states they cemented their hold on power through gerrymandering.('they cemented their hold on power through gerrymandering' 表示“他們(民主黨)通過改劃選區(qū)加強(qiáng)了他們對權(quán)利的掌控”)辖众。
3. 從認(rèn)識(shí)到會(huì)用(作業(yè))
1)翻譯下面的句子:
八卦可以讓人們迅速增強(qiáng)友誼卓起。
(參考翻譯:The exchange of gossip can efficiently cement a friendship.)