1.認(rèn)識這個詞(基礎(chǔ)篇)
英英釋義:to continue to be in the same state or condition
例句:Mooncakes remain an essential part of Mid-autumn Festival.
2. 體會這個詞 (進(jìn)階篇)
“remain”幾乎在每期《經(jīng)濟學(xué)人》中都會出現(xiàn)财松。它可以作不及物動詞,也可以作系動詞,今天的“每日一詞”側(cè)重后者。
顧名思義,系動詞連接主語和賓語忧额,因此“remain”和“be”動詞幾乎可以同義替換(上面例句中的 remain 就可以換成 is)。不同點在于(正如英英釋義中說的),“remain”強調(diào)狀態(tài)的穩(wěn)定性或延續(xù)性电爹。
“remain” 后面可以接形容詞,常接 “un”開頭的形容詞料睛,比如 unclear, unchanged, unanswered, unproven藐不。來看兩個例子:
“remain“后也可以接名詞,比如常見的有 a secret, an enigma:
The fate of the injured remains unclear.
“remain”后面接“unclear”秦效,意思是傷者的命運未卜雏蛮。很多關(guān)于事故、災(zāi)難的新聞報道中會出現(xiàn)這句話阱州。
馬云退休后挑秉,《經(jīng)濟學(xué)人》進(jìn)行了報道,開頭段講個了笑話:BAT(百度苔货、阿里巴巴犀概、騰訊)中,如果其中一位核心領(lǐng)導(dǎo)不幸被淹死的話夜惭,他們公司的股票會受到什么樣的影響姻灶?
作者是這樣寫的:
If it were Mr Ma of Alibaba, its shares would fall. If it were Mr Ma of Tencent, they would remain unchanged. And if it were Mr Li of Baidu, they would rise.
“remain“后也可以接名詞,比如常見的有 a secret, an enigma:
Whether the actor killed himself or was murdered remains a secret.
“remain”后面接“a secret”诈茧,強調(diào)的是這個演員的死因一直是個謎产喉。這里的名詞 “a secret” 也可以換成 un開頭的形容詞,因此這句話還可以這么寫:
It remains unknown whether the actor killed himself or was murdered.
3. 作業(yè)
1)翻譯:
中秋節(jié)一直是中國人最喜歡慶祝的節(jié)日之一敢会。
Mid-Autumn Festival remains one of the most celebrated/observed national holidays in China.
2)造句:
1.You've always remained? my favorite.
2.My older colleagues remains the habit of early to bed and early to rise.