每日一词 136 wake

136 wake

基础篇： meaning: used to say what happens after and often as a result of something

进解篇：我们都很熟悉wake 作为动词表示醒来的用法。今天学习的是wake作为名词的用法。wake 作为名词可以表示航行中船只留下的尾流、航迹，因此引申出一个表达 in the wake of 表示“随着...而来”，"作为...的结果"。 当我们想表示after或者 as a result of 时，很多时候我们就可以用 in the wake of来替换。

食品安全被曝光后，管理、法规方面会有所改善。

Regulations were improved in the wake of the food safety scandal. 

我们可以用 in the wake of 来引出对某一事件的讨论。比如新西兰枪机案之后，许多开始呼吁禁止攻击性武器。

In the wake of the mass shootings in New Zealand, many call for a ban on assault weapons.

《经济学人》中用 in the wake of 的句子比比皆是，比如最近这两处：

1）In the wake of street protests, Mr. Putin unleashed repression both online and offline. 

2) For the whole of 2018 the economy grew by 2.6%, the weakest pace in a decade and far below the 7.4% recorded in 2017 in the wake of the government's construction-led stimulus. 

应用篇

1）翻译：在两次致命坠机事件后，波音的股价暴跌。

In the wake of the two deadly air crashes, Boeing's share prices went into a tailspin. 

2) 造句： 场景：化学工厂爆炸频繁，（期待）安全法规改善啦。

In the wake of several deadly explosions at chemical plants, China will raise safety standards in the chemical industry and consider new regulations on chemical companies.