shift

1. 认识这个词(基础篇)

词:shift

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.

从认识到会用(作业)

1)翻译下面的句子:

这家消费品公司的战略从国内市场转移到了国外市场。

This comsumption company has shifted its policy from home market to foreign market.

(参考翻译:This consumer company has shifted its strategy from domestic market to overseas market.)

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。

场景:推卸责任

造句:He is an inhonest man and always shifts blame to others.

场景:解决问题

造句:We should shift the problem to its root.

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