每日一词 04 | shift2018.09.20

1.认识这个词（基础篇）

英英释义：to change a situation, discussion, etc by giving special attention to one idea or subject instead of to a previous one

例句：An increasing number of English learners are shifting their focus from input to output.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

“shift”本意是一个物体、一个东西的位置发生了变化，电脑上的“shift”键就是切换键，按住它再按其它的键就会实现不同的功能。

“shift”逐渐也引申为表示观点、态度、聚焦点等的变化，很多时候都可以用它替换“change”。

比如，最近几年大众对同性恋的态度已经有所改变了，就可以说：

Attitudes to homosexuality have shifted in recent years.

再比如，很多人已经不再选择拥有自己的自行车，而是骑共享单车了，就可以说：

Many have shifted from owning bicycles to using shared bicycles.

再如，William Zinsser 在写到自己写作的兴趣时也用到了“shift”：

I wanted to understand what was happening, and as the old values shifted, so did my concerns as a journalist.

我想了解发生了什么，随着旧的价值观的改变，作为一名记者，我的担忧也发生了变化。

作业:

1）翻译：

这家消费品公司的战略从国内市场转移到了国外市场。

This consumer company has shifted its strategy from domestic market to overseas market.

The strategy of this consumer company has shifted from the domestic market to the foreign market.

2）场景：自从有了现象级英语，我学英语的方式从单纯的阅读转变到听说读写的结合上来了。

造句：My way of learning English has shifted from just reading to the combination of listening, speaking, reading and writing