1. 認識這個詞(基礎(chǔ)篇)
詞:perfect
英英釋義:to make something as good as you are able to
例句:Jiro Ono, arguably the best living Japanese sushi chef, has devoted his entire life to perfecting the art of sushi.
2. 體會這個詞 (進階篇)
“perfect”既可以作形容詞也可以作動詞妄呕,作動詞的意思是“使......完美、提高”,可以和 improve 同義替換。略有不同的是,perfect 更能體現(xiàn)一個人的決心和持久力偿荷,有精益求精、匠人之心的意思。從 perfect 的動詞意思也可以看得出烙丛,它后面經(jīng)常會接 skill, technique 等詞。? ?
注意:perfect 作形容詞的讀音是/?p??f?kt/羔味;作動詞時河咽,它的讀音和重音都會發(fā)生變化,讀成/p??f?kt/赋元。? ?
下面來看幾個例句忘蟹。? ?
日本壽司之神小野次郎窮盡一生精進壽司手藝,用英語可以這么表達:? ?
Jiro Ono, arguably the best living Japanese sushi chef, has devoted his entire life to perfecting the art of sushi. (這句話中的 art 也有 skill 的意思搁凸,比如還有 the art of public speaking, the art of persuasion, the art of acting 等)? ?
奧巴馬是在大學(xué)時期不斷提高自己的口才的媚值,就可以說:? ?
It was in college that Barack Obama perfected the art of oratory/public speaking.? ?
Sherry 老師一直在找機會精進自己的咖啡拉花(latte art)技術(shù),我們就可以這么寫:?
Sherry has taken every opportunity to perfect her latte art.
NBA 球星史蒂芬?庫里以出色的運球技能聞名护糖,可能沒有誰比他在運球上更追求精益求精了:? ?
When it comes to perfecting the dribbling technique, perhaps no other basketball player has worked harder than Stephen Curry, a six-time NBA All-Star.
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3. 從認識到會用(作業(yè))
1)翻譯下面的句子:? ?
他是在德國讀本科期間提高了自己的德語能力褥芒。
It was during his undergrate years in Germany that he perfected his German.
(參考翻譯:It was during his undergraduate years in Germany that he perfected his German.)
2)結(jié)合自己的生活、學(xué)習(xí)嫡良、工作锰扶、興趣等,想象在什么語境下會用到這個表達寝受。先簡要描述這個場景坷牛,再造句。? ? ?
例子:? ? 通過閱讀大量的英語原版小說很澄,他提高了自己的英語閱讀理解能力漓帅。
場景:He has perfected his English reading comprehension by devouring English original novels one after another.