2018-11-07 passport

passport

英英释义：a thing that ensure admission to or the achievement of something.

例句：Excellent English is a passport to many dream jobs in China. 

"passport" 是名词，基本意思是“护照”，常被引申表示“通往。。。的保障” “获得。。的手段”，是个生动形象，让读者会心一笑的表达，作这层意思时，可以用” passport“ 替换” key“ ” ticket“。

很多非洲国家，要想摆脱贫穷过上更好的生活，一些年轻人会选择足球，就可以说：

For some African young people, football is a passport / ticket / the key to a better life. (注意，一般用“ a passport to" " a ticket to " " the key to ")

在中国，很多家长和高中生将高考视作是成功人生的保障。

Many parents and high school students regard China's college entrance examination as a passport to a successful life. 

越来越少的年轻人将大城市的户口看作是体面生活的必需；

A decreasing number of young people consider an urban humor to be a passport to a decent life. 

最后，来看看《经济学人》中的一个例句，在讨论中国教育时，作者表达教育的重要性时就用到了passport：

Chinese have long seen education as a passport to success, and it is not just the super-rich who have the aspiration or means to send their offspring abroad to attend university. 

~ offspring : this is basically another word for children. You can refer to a person's children or to an animal's young as their offspring. You are offspring of your biological parents. 

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作业

1. 翻译

人才是任何城市通往繁荣的必备手段

For any city, talent is a passport to prosperity. 

2. 造句

～场景：不断的创新才是企业通往持续发展的必需

～造句：For any enterprise, constant innovation is a passport to sustainable development.