1. 這是個什么詞躏敢？
詞：laggard
英英釋義：a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
例句：This cut-throat contest is not for losers and laggards.
2. 為什么選這個詞？
“l(fā)aggard”是可數(shù)名詞禽车，意思是“落后者”乏德，從動詞 lag（落后）衍生而來荒椭。這個詞是《經(jīng)濟學人》的常客酷师，可以指一個人珠闰、一家公司惜浅、一支球隊、一個國家伏嗜。來看幾個例句坛悉。
這項比賽競爭激烈，不適合失敗者和落后者承绸，就可以說：
This cut-throat contest is not for losers and laggards.
中國男足一直落后裸影，讓很多國人覺得非常尷尬，我們就可以說：
The Chinese national football team has long been a laggard, an embarrassment to many Chinese.
來看看《經(jīng)濟學人》文章中用到的幾處 laggard：
a) Britain’s economy has gone from a leader to a laggard internationally, as GDP growth has slowed sharply.
想表達“從領頭羊變成了落后者”就可以直接用“go from a leader to a laggard”這一表達八酒。
b) Indeed, half a millennium ago Europe might justly have been considered a laggard.
c) On its current path, the country will remain a growth laggard.
這句中空民，注意 growth 雖然是名詞刃唐，但也可以用來修飾 laggard羞迷。這個用法在有的字典中查不到，不過在地道英文中還是可以看到的画饥。我們在閱讀中可以多注意積累類似的名詞作修飾語的用法衔瓮。
3. 怎樣學會使用這個詞？
1）翻譯下面的句子：
這個國家的經(jīng)濟一度落后抖甘，不過現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)開始迎頭趕上了热鞍。
（參考翻譯：Once a laggard, the economy of this country is starting to catch up. 或 Long a laggard, this country's economy is beginning to pick up.）
2）結合自己的生活、學習衔彻、工作薇宠、興趣等，想象在什么語境下會用到這個表達艰额。先簡要描述這個場景澄港，再造句。
例子： His study has gone from a leader to a laggard internationally, as he is addicted to video games.
場景 ：
