- 認(rèn)識(shí)這個(gè)詞（基礎(chǔ)篇）
詞：trade-off
英英釋義：a balance between two opposing things, that you are willing to accept in order to achieve something.
仿寫：Deciding which program to choose in this case is a matter of trade-off.
例句：Deciding which modules to display in the Phenomenal English WeChat menu is a matter of trade-off.
- 體會(huì)這個(gè)詞 （進(jìn)階篇）
“trade-off”（也可以寫成 'tradeoff“）是個(gè)可數(shù)名詞允跑，意思是“權(quán)衡”“折中”瓮床，也可以根據(jù)語境接地氣地翻譯成“魚與熊掌不可兼得”酗洒。它是來自動(dòng)詞短語 'trade off'，是個(gè)非常高頻、好用的地道單詞，可以在口語和寫作中替換“balance”冰悠。
生活中充滿了各種折中，我們不可能什么都想要配乱，就可以說：
Life is full of trade-offs. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. （“You cannot have your cake and eat it too.”是口語中比較常見的英文諺語溉卓，表示“魚與熊掌不可兼得”，可以和“trade-off”一起記憶搬泥。）
使用“trade-off”時(shí)桑寨，最常見的表達(dá)句式是“a trade-off between A and B”。比如忿檩，對(duì)很多制造商來說尉尾，他們必須在質(zhì)和量之間有所權(quán)衡，就可以說：
There must be a trade-off between quality and quantity for many manufacturers.
仿寫：
There must be a trade-off between price and quality for buyers for clothes.
最新一期《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中一篇關(guān)于英國(guó)脫歐的文章中有這么一句：
But leaving the EU inevitably involves difficult trade-offs. （“difficult trade-offs”在這里指英國(guó)一旦脫歐燥透，就不得不面對(duì)政治和經(jīng)濟(jì)的權(quán)衡沙咏。）
仿寫：But working in a small city with low salary after graduation from a well-known university involves difficult trade-offs.
- 從認(rèn)識(shí)到會(huì)用（作業(yè)）
1）翻譯下面的句子：
這個(gè)決定是權(quán)衡效率和成本后的結(jié)果。
The decision is a trade-off between efficiency and cost.）
場(chǎng)景：畢業(yè)之后去小城市工作兽掰。
造句：But working in a small city with low salary after graduation from a well-known university involves difficult trade-offs.
場(chǎng)景：買衣服芭碍。
造句：There must be a trade-off between price and quality for buyers for clothes.
