11.7 每日一词38 passport

1. 认识这个词(基础篇) 


词:passport   


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


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


2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇) 


“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,我们可以用“passport”替换常见的“key”和“ticket”。


来看几个例子:   


在很多非洲国家,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”和“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户口看作是体面生活的必需:   


A decreasing number of young people consider an urban hukou 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.


3. 从认识到会用(作业) 


1)翻译下面的句子:   

人才是任何城市通往繁荣的必备手段。   

Talents are a necessary passport to each city's prosperity.

补:necessary好像和passport重复了 觉得可以去掉。

(参考翻译:For any city, talent is a passport to prosperity.)   


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。   

场景:良好的生活习惯是更幸福生活的保障。

造句:Good living habits are a passport to a happier life.

你可能感兴趣的:(11.7 每日一词38 passport)