20190823 tentative

1. 认识这个词(基础篇)

词:tentative

英英释义:not definite or certain, and may be changed later

例句:We made a tentative arrangement to meet on Friday.

2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)

“tentative”是形容词,意思是“暂时的”“试探性的”,常常可以用来替换 uncertain/experimental,是口语和外刊中的常见实用词汇。我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。

某一个计划、安排、结论只是暂时性的、初步的,就可以用 tentative:

The plan/arrangement/conclusion is only tentative.

我们平时常说的“暂定”就可以用 tentative,比如“我们暂定星期五见面”就可以说成:

We made a tentative arrangement to meet on Friday.

现在许多城市开始尝试性地利用面部识别技术管理交通:

Many cities are taking tentative steps to use facial-recognition technology to identify traffic violators.

《经济学人》中也经常用到 tentative:

1)For all the technology’s potential, though, most attempts to use it remain tentative. (这里的 it 指的是“区块链技术”)

2)International observers and NGOs have offered tentative support, saying a delayed poll would be better than a badly flawed one.

3)Similarly, in America, a tentative proposal to split air-traffic-control services from the FAA into a separate entity, as in the rest of the developed world, was last year grounded in Congress.

3. 从认识到会用(作业)

1)翻译下面的句子: 政府正在采取试探性措施来解决国家的经济问题。

The government is taking tentative steps towards tacking the country’s economic problems.

(参考翻译:The government is taking tentative steps towards tackling the country's economic problems.)

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。

很多中国城市九月份开始试点网上办理赴日旅游签证。

Many Chinese cities begin tentative online travel visas to Japan in September.

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