20181218 recipe

1. 认识这个词(基础篇)


词:recipe


英英释义:a way of doing something that will produce a particular result


例句:Ambition without action is a recipe for failure.


2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)


“recipe”的本意是“菜谱”,它常常可以被引申为表示导致某个结果的“原因” “必备因素”。在一些场景中,我们可以用它来替换 cause,lead to 这些表示“导致”的表达。


recipe 常接介词 for,后面跟的名词可以是正向含义的,比如 success,happiness,这时 recipe 可以理解为“诀窍”;也可以是有负向意义的名词,比如 failure,disaster,chaos。


比如我们想说成功的关键是要有好主意和执行力,我们就可以说:


Good ideas with great execution are a recipe for success.


比如我们想说光有雄心壮志,但是没有行动,到头来注定要失败,就可以说:


Ambition without action is a recipe for failure.


我们常说“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” 其实说的就是保持健康的配方,就是要吃有营养的食物。这时我们就可以把它改编成:


Eating nutrition-rich food is a recipe for good health.


这期的《经济学人》在点评美国的中期选举时就用到了 recipe。中期选举后,美国国会分裂,共和党和民主党分别掌管参众两院,《经济学人》认为这种分裂会导致一系列问题:


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.


3. 从认识到会用(作业)


1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“recipe”,了解它的常用搭配。


2)翻译下面的句子: 


学好英语的诀窍是要有强烈的学习和练习意愿。 

Strong learning and practicing motivations are recipes for good English.

(参考翻译: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.) 


3)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。


场景:太多的爱好会导致一事无成。

造句:Excessive hobbies are recipes for nothing successful.

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