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。 

Talent is a passport for any city to prosperity.

(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。   

例子: 

场景 :在东北地区,如果想要在国有企业,公立医院和学校找到工作,需要靠关系。

In Northeast area of China, guanxi is still a passport to get a job in state-owned companies, public schools or hospitals.

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