2019-04-16 resilience

1. 这是个什么词？   

词：resilience

英英释义：

the ability to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event 

例句：

New Yorkers demonstrated extraordinary unity and resilience in the wake of 9/11. 

2. 为什么选这个词？ 

“resilience”是不可数名词，英汉字典中一般给出的释义是“还原能力、适应能力”，但其实我们把它理解成“坚强”就好。从它的英英释义可以看出，这个词强调的是能够经受考验，可以指个人、机构，也可以指制度和国家。这个词比 toughness 更加准确，用在口语和写作中可以体现相当的词汇水平。下面通过几个例子来掌握这个词。 

911 事件后，纽约市民展示出了惊人的团结和坚强，我们可以说： 

New Yorkers demonstrated extraordinary unity and resilience in the wake of 9/11. 

援救工作和其他的工作不一样，它需要从业者心理非常坚强，可以说： 

Rescue work differs from other types of work in that it requires a tremendous level of mental resilience. 

《经济学人》一篇关于以色列政治的文章中有这么一句： 

Yet precisely because of these pressures, Israel offers an important test of the resilience of democracy.   

这句中 resilience 的对象就是民主制度，我们也可以翻译为“对民主生命力的考验”。 

《经济学人》一篇关于澳大利亚环境的文章中也用到了 resilience： 

Like the farmers of Western Australia, it is running out of resilience.   

根据语境，这句的“it is running out of resilience”可以理解为“已经快撑不住了”。 

3. 怎样学会使用这个词？     

1）翻译下面的句子：     

当地居民在地震中展示出了无比的坚强。 

Local residents showed remarkable resilience during the earthquake

Local inhabitants demonstrated amazing resilience in the face of the earthquake.

（参考翻译：Local residents showed remarkable resilience during the earthquake. 或 Local inhabitants demonstrated amazing resilience in the face of the earthquake.） 

2）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。     

例子：    商业

场景 ：While younger Chinese are increasingly health-conscious, they seem to brush off regular hotpot-hygiene scandals. A viral video of a pregnant woman fishing a rat from her broth caused a cooling in the shares of Xiabuxiabu, a chain restaurant named after  a Japanese style of hotpot,but they heated up again a few days later, which showed the remarkable resilience of the hotpot.