一日一词：专属秘方RECIPE

1. 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.

个人拓展：

搭配：a recipe for something

//a sure recipe for defeat /disaster /success /happiness /failure /chaos

Large-scale inflation is a recipe for disaster.

To live every day to the full is a recipe for happiness.

The recipe for success is hard work, good timing and a little luck.

//a recipe book = cookbook食谱

背诵：

同义词：recipe, cause, lead to, formula

Ambition without action is a recipe for failure.

What’s your recipe for a happy marriage? 口语 秘方

You might think that would be a perfect recipe for finger-pointing and buck-passing whenever a problem arises, and you’d be absolutely right!