1. 這是什么詞??
詞:panacea?
英英釋義:something that people think will make everything better and solve all their problems?
例句:There is no?panacea?for America's immigrant problems.?
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞鲤嫡??
“panacea”是名詞堡纬,注意它的發(fā)音是/?pan??si??/,重音在后面开呐。
“panacea”的意思是“解決某些問題的萬靈丹望迎、靈丹妙藥”,我們可以用它來替換“a perfect solution”框舔。不管是四六級考研作文,還是托福赎婚、雅思刘绣、GRE 作文,涉及到“問題”時(shí)挣输,都可以用到這個(gè)詞纬凤。?
從這個(gè)單詞的英文釋義和例句中,可以觀察到三點(diǎn):
1)panacea 是可數(shù)名詞撩嚼,但一般使用單數(shù)形式停士;
2)panacea 后面常接的表示“問題”的名詞,而且常用復(fù)數(shù)形式,比如 problems/ills;
3)panacea 前面一般會(huì)和 no/not/never 這樣表示否定的詞連用智袭。
下面我們通過幾個(gè)例子來體會(huì)“panacea”的用法。?
很多問題復(fù)雜蜻底、棘手,沒有完美的解決方案聘鳞,比如美國的移民問題薄辅、日本的人口問題要拂、中國的環(huán)境問題等。我們可以使用“There is no panacea for X problems”的句式來表達(dá)“x問題沒有完美的解決方案”:
There is nopanaceafor America's immigrant problems.
There is nopanaceafor Japan's population problems.
There is nopanaceafor China's environment problems.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中經(jīng)痴境可以看到 “panacea”宇弛。因?yàn)椤督?jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》不僅僅是報(bào)道新聞,它還會(huì)深入分析問題源请,并且提出解決方案枪芒。比如在關(guān)于非洲科技創(chuàng)新的文章中,就出現(xiàn)了 panacea:
Yet there is also reason to hope that even if technology is not a?panacea, it can still help reduce some of the costs and frictions of doing business in Africa.
比如一篇討論全球氣候變化應(yīng)對方案的文章中谁尸,也出現(xiàn)了 panacea:?
Taxes on carbon, though not a universalpanaceafor the problems of climate change, would be a reform in the right direction, too.
我們還可以從這個(gè)句子中提煉出一個(gè)好用的句式:
X(某個(gè)解決方案), though not a universalpanaceafor the problems of Y, would be a reform/change/step in the right direction.
當(dāng)我們想表示“某個(gè)解決方案雖然不夠完美舅踪,但是也能奏效”時(shí),就可以直接套用上面這個(gè)句型良蛮。
比如抽碌,想要表達(dá)“雖然鼓勵(lì)乘坐公共交通出行并不能解決全部的交通擁堵問題,但政府仍舊應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)”决瞳,就可以寫成:?
Encouraging residents to use more public transportation, though not a universal?panacea?for the problems of traffic jam, would be a change/step in the right direction.
基礎(chǔ)比較好的朋友货徙,可以在掌握了 panacea 之后,了解一下它的同義詞 cure-all皮胡。?
?3. 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞痴颊??
1)翻譯下面的句子:?
很多 CEO 希望能夠找到解決企業(yè)所有問題的萬能藥。?
(參考翻譯:Many CEOs hope they can find the panacea for all the company's problems. 或者 Many CEOs wish they could find the panacea for all corporate ills. )?
2)結(jié)合自己的生活屡贺、學(xué)習(xí)蠢棱、工作、興趣等甩栈,想象在什么語境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)泻仙。先簡要描述這個(gè)場景,再造句量没。?
He said the introduction of market discipline to the economy was not a magic?cure-all?for its?problems.