1. 認識這個詞(基礎篇)
詞:ubiquitous
英英釋義:seeming to be in all places
例句:Many privacy issues arise from the ubiquitous usage of smart devices.
2. 體會這個詞 (進階篇)
“ubiquitous”是形容詞,意思是”普遍的““無處不在的”秒咨,經常可以用來替換 can be found everywhere 等表達怎顾,是個口語和寫作中都常見的詞遂鹊。我們通過幾個例子掌握它的用法。
比如智能設備的廣泛使用導致了許多隱私問題,我們就可以說:
Many privacy issues arise from the ubiquitous usage of smart devices.
再比如由于到處都是監(jiān)控攝像頭虐先,犯罪和恐怖事件減少了許多:
Crimes and terrorist attacks have been effectively reduced by ubiquitous surveillance cameras.
和好朋友在露臺舉行派對,沒想到無處不在派敷、討厭的蚊子掃了興:
The mosquitoes, obnoxious and ubiquitous, ruined our patio party.
《經濟學人》中也經常用到 ubiquitous蛹批,比如:
1)Imagine a world in which cameras equipped with facial recognition were ubiquitous.
2)In London, some 50 miles west of Colchester, fried-chicken shops are ubiquitous.
3)A sharp drop in how often American teenagers go out without their parents began in 2009, around when mobile phones became ubiquitous.
3. 從認識到會用(作業(yè))
1)翻譯下面的句子: 如今好像到處都是咖啡館。
(參考翻譯:Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.)
2)結合自己的生活篮愉、學習腐芍、工作、興趣等试躏,想象在什么語境下會用到這個表達猪勇。先簡要描述這個場景,再造句冗酿。
例子:Those cars pulled over everywhere in the South of Chengdu, now due to the ubiquitous camaras, are piling up at each entrance of parking lots. After all, noboay would like to pay a 150 ticket for a few hours, even a few minutes.?
場景:南門上路邊到處亂停的車埠对,由于隨處可見的攝像頭,現(xiàn)在都堵到停車場門口了裁替。
Z: From ubiquitous bubble tea stalls to ice cream stores, vanilla is the go-to flavor world over; the price of natural vanilla项玛,however, has shot up recently due to the trend of eating naturally and since become particularly volatile.