- 認(rèn)識這個詞(基礎(chǔ)篇)
詞:recipe
英英釋義:a way of doing something that will produce a particular result
例句:Ambition without action is a recipe for failure.
場景:只學(xué)習(xí)不復(fù)習(xí)件舵。
造句:Learning without reviewing is a recipe for little progress.
- 體會這個詞 (進(jìn)階篇)
“recipe”的本意是“菜譜”,它常成岷澹可以被引申為表示導(dǎo)致某個結(jié)果的“原因” “必備因素”厅篓。在一些場景中帝雇,我們可以用它來替換 cause,lead to 這些表示“導(dǎo)致”的表達(dá)。
recipe 常接介詞 for彤路,后面跟的名詞可以是正向含義的浅浮,比如 success沫浆,happiness,這時 recipe 可以理解為“訣竅”滚秩;也可以是有負(fù)向意義的名詞专执,比如 failure,disaster叔遂,chaos他炊。
比如我們想說成功的關(guān)鍵是要有好主意和執(zhí)行力,我們就可以說:
Good ideas with great execution are a recipe for success.
場景:霧霾已艰。
造句:Government's strong control with a firm attitude is a recipe for a blue sky without smog.
比如我們想說光有雄心壯志痊末,但是沒有行動,到頭來注定要失敗哩掺,就可以說:
Ambition without action is a recipe for failure.
我們常說“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” 其實(shí)說的就是保持健康的配方凿叠,就是要吃有營養(yǎng)的食物。這時我們就可以把它改編成:
Eating nutrition-rich food is a recipe for good health.
這期的《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在點(diǎn)評美國的中期選舉時就用到了 recipe。中期選舉后盒件,美國國會分裂蹬碧,共和黨和民主黨分別掌管參眾兩院,《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》認(rèn)為這種分裂會導(dǎo)致一系列問題:
In a country where one chamber of the legislature is based on population and the other on territory, this division is a recipe for gridlock, poor governance and, eventually, disenchantment with the political system itself.
gridlock:
2 (usually in politics) a situation in which people with different opinions are not able to agree with each other and so no action can be taken
Congress is in gridlock.
- 從認(rèn)識到會用(作業(yè))
1)使用《牛津英語搭配詞典》查“recipe”炒刁,了解它的常用搭配恩沽。
2)翻譯下面的句子:
學(xué)好英語的訣竅是要有強(qiáng)烈的學(xué)習(xí)和練習(xí)意愿。
(參考翻譯:A strong willingness to learn and practice is the recipe for English fluency. 或者 The recipe for English fluency requires a strong willingness to learn and practice.
A strong willingness to learn and practice is a recipe for English proficiency.
場景:只學(xué)習(xí)不復(fù)習(xí)翔始。
造句:Learning without reviewing is a recipe for little progress.
場景:霧霾治理罗心。
造句:Government's strong control with a firm attitude is a recipe for a blue sky without smog.