每日一词 66 | universal

1. 认识这个词(基础篇)

词:universal

英英释义:existing everywhere or involving everyone

例句:The desire to look attractive is universal.

2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)

我很都很熟悉“universe”是“宇宙”,其实它的形容词形式“universal”也是个常见并且实用的好词。当想表示某种情况非常普遍时,我们可能会立刻想到 common,popular,prevalent,其实在很多时候也可以用 universal。

比如我们常说“爱美之心,人皆有之”,就可以说成:

The desire to look attractive is universal. 

或者

It’s a universal trait to want people to find you attractive. 

当我们想表示“全民xx”这层意思时,就可以用到 universal。比如“全民医保”就可以说成“universal health care”,“普世价值”可以是“universal values”。《经济学人》曾在一篇特别报道中评价美国是“the only large rich country without universal health care”。

universal 的副词形式 universally 也很常见,当想强调普遍程度时就可以用到它。比如《傲慢与偏见》中的经典开篇第一段中就用到了“universally acknowledged”:

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

根据这段话我们也可以提取常见句型 It is a universal truth that… 比如《经济学人》中就出现过: 

It is a universal truth of human nature that a dollar tomorrow is worth less to us than a dollar today.

3. 从认识到会用(作业)

1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“universal”,了解它作为形容词时的常用搭配。 

a. [搭配]VERBS

be, seem 普遍;好像共通

become 变得普遍

remain 仍然普遍

b. [搭配]ADV.

truly 确实普遍的

by no means, far from 绝非寻常;完全不普遍:

Some of the teachers are technical specialists, but this is far from universal. 有些老师是技术方面的专家, 但这绝不是普遍现象。

almost, near, nearly, virtually 几乎是普遍的; 接近共通;实际上通用

pretty  颇为普遍

apparently  显然普遍

supposedly  一般认为通用:

supposedly universal standards 据称通用的标准

c. [搭配]PREP.

among 在… 中普遍:

These practices remain universal among the islanders. 这些依然是岛上居民惯常的做法。

in 

在…方面普遍: a scheme that is universal in scope 在应用范围上很普遍的计划

2)翻译下面的句子:

中国的全民教育取得了巨大的进步。

(参考翻译:China has made remarkable progress toward/towards universal literacy. 或者 China has made giant strides in universal access to education.)

3)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。

场景1:《人性的弱点》这本书讲了一些关于人性的普遍现象。

造句:The book,  How to Win Friends and Influence People, tells us some universal facts about human nature. 

场景2: 笑容是通用的语言。

造句:Smile is often thought of as a universal language. 



例句:Love and relationships will always be a topic of universal interest.

Music is often thought of as a universal language.

There is no universal rule what ad or what message works.’

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