今天的句子:
We are not supposed to think of the world in terms of us and them, yet it is impossible, moving between the two countries, not to see the welfare state, the NHS, and the philosophy that underpins them, as the greatest differences between society in the UK and the one in the US.
思考题:
The NHS is one of the biggest differences for people moving between the UK and the US.
词汇突破
1.in terms of 就…而言
2. underpin 加强,巩固,构成(基础等)
3. welfare state 福利国家 (福利国家是国家通过创办并资助社会公共事业,实行和完善一套社会福利政策和制度,对社会经济生活进行干预,保证社会秩序和经济生活正常运行的一种方法。)
4. NHS(National Health Service),即英国国家医疗服务体系,这个体系一直承担着保障英国全民公费医疗保健的重任,遵行救济贫民的选择性原则,并提倡了普遍性原则。
5.see A as B 重点搭配:认为A是B
View A as B= treat A as B = accept A as B= portray A as B=identify A as B
(认为A是B;) 这些搭配还可以写成:
View as B A=accept as B A= portray as B A
6. be supposed to do sth: 应该做某事
切分:
1. We are not supposed to think of the world in terms of us and them,
我们不应该按“我们”和“他们”的视角来看待这个世界
2. , moving between the two countries,
在两国间移动
3. yet it is impossible not to see (the welfare state, the NHS, and the philosophy that underpins them,) as the greatest differences between society in the UK and the in the US.
(1)the welfare state, 福利国家
(2)the NHS 国家医疗服务体系
(3) the philosophy that underpins them作为其基础的哲学
(them= the welfare state, the NHS)
不可能不把福利国家、国家医疗服务体系以及作为其基础的哲学视为英国和美国社会之间最大的差异。
参考译文:我们不应该按“我们”和“他们”的视角来看待这个世界,然而,在两国间移动,不可能不把福利国家、国家医疗服务体系以及作为其基础的哲学视为英国和美国社会之间最大的差异。
思考题:
The NHS is one of the biggest difference for people moving between the UK and the US.
对于在英国和美国间来回穿梭的人们而言,NHS是最大的不同之一。
所以是正确的!
这个句子的来源文章标题是:
How do I know I’m becoming American? I notice the NHS
(我是怎么知道我变成了美国人的?我注意到了NHS)
文章是一位从英国搬到美国居住工作的作者写的。
到了美国以后她再也不把社会福利当成是理所当然的事情了。
最近最高法院可能产生的人事变动,使得美国变得越来越右倾,更是让作者觉得美国在社会福利和社会医疗体系方面和英国的差距将会越来越大。
作者也认为美国右倾的结果很可能是灾难性的。
明天的句子:
It’s fairly well-known that a bad diet, a lack of exercise, and genetics can all contribute to the air pollution. But a new global study points to an additional, surprising culprit: the air pollution emitted by cars and trucks.
思考题:
According to a new study, the air pollution is one possible reason for the air pollution.