1. 認(rèn)識(shí)這個(gè)詞(基礎(chǔ)篇)?
詞:passport? ?
英英釋義:a thing that ensures admission to or the achievement of something? ?
例句:Excellent English is a passport to many dream jobs in China.? ?
2. 體會(huì)這個(gè)詞 (進(jìn)階篇)?
“passport”是名詞,基本意思是“護(hù)照”,常被引申表示“通往…的保障”“獲得…的手段”蕉斜,是個(gè)生動(dòng)形象鞭缭,讓讀者會(huì)心一笑的表達(dá)纸厉。作這層意思時(shí)辐益,我們可以用“passport”替換常見的“key”和“ticket”田盈。
來看幾個(gè)例子:? ?
在很多非洲國家救赐,要想擺脫貧窮過上更好的生活,一些年輕人會(huì)選擇足球切油,就可以說:? ?
For some African young people, football is a passport/ticket/the key to a better life.(注意:一般用“a passport to”蝙斜,“a ticket to”和“the key to”。)? ?
在中國澎胡,很多家長和高中生將高考視作是成功人生的保障孕荠,? ?
Many parents and high school students regard China’s college entrance examination as a passport to a successful life.? ?
越來越少的年輕人將大城市戶口看作是體面生活的必需:? ?
A decreasing number of young people consider an urban hukou to be a passport to a decent life.
最后娩鹉,來看看《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中的一個(gè)例句。在討論中國教育時(shí)稚伍,作者表達(dá)教育的重要性時(shí)就用到了passport:? ?
Chinese have long seen education as a passport to success, and it is not just the super-rich who have the aspiration or means to send their offspring abroad to attend university.
3. 從認(rèn)識(shí)到會(huì)用(作業(yè))?
1)翻譯下面的句子:? ?
人才是任何城市通往繁榮的必備手段弯予。? ?
(參考翻譯:For any city, talent is a passport to prosperity.)? ?
Talent is a passport to prosperity
2)結(jié)合自己的生活、學(xué)習(xí)个曙、工作锈嫩、興趣等,想象在什么語境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)垦搬。先簡要描述這個(gè)場景呼寸,再造句。? ?
能源短缺
Incentives for the development and use of alternative energies can also be a passport to? energy shortage alleviation.