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1. 认识这个词（基础篇）

词：sway

英英释义：to influence someone so that they change their opinion.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

“sway”是及物动词，本意是”摇晃、摇摆“（可以试着闭上眼睛，边读边用一只手从左到右摇摆，感受一下“sway”）。它常被引申为“影响、使动摇”，因此很多时候它可以用来替换 influence 和 impact。但需要注意，从上面的英英释义可以看得出来，sway 的影响程度要高于 influence 和 impact。

我们经常说的“别让情绪左右了你”，就可以说成： 

Don’t be swayed by your emotions.

再来看《经济学人》中的一处例子，来自一篇关于 Facebook 对美国竞选影响的文章，里面正好先后出现了 sway 和 influence。原文第一句过长，在此有删改：

People wonder whether some content and ads shown to each user could be biased and help sway political attitudes. Could Facebook influence the outcome of this presidential election? 

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3. 从认识到会用（作业）

1）翻译下面的句子：

人们往往会被广告所影响，购买很多根本不需要的东西。

People are often swayed by advertisements and purchase many thins they don't need.

造句:

Labour markets are swayed by the trauma of economic recession.

（参考翻译：People tend to be swayed by commercials and purchase lots of things that are unnecessary. 或 People are often swayed by advertisements and buy lots of things that they do not necessarily need.）