2019-07-18

1. 认识这个词（基础篇）

词：welcoming

英英释义：someone who is welcoming is friendly when you arrive in a place; a welcoming place is pleasant and makes you feel relaxed

例句：Among the first-tier Chinese cities, Shenzhen is arguably the most welcoming towards outsiders.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

  “welcoming”是形容词，意思是“热情的、友好的，惬意的”。从英英释义可以看得出，这个词主要用来修饰人或环境。如果是修饰人，我们可以用它来替换 friendly；如果是修饰环境，我们可以用它来替换 relaxing。下面我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。

我对这个欧洲小镇的第一印象是每个人都天真无暇，热情友好，就可以说：

My first impression of this European town is that everyone is innocent and welcoming.

深圳可能是对外来者最友好的中国一线城市，可以说：

Shenzhen is arguably the most welcoming first-tier city in China.

或许：

Among the first-tier Chinese cities, Shenzhen is arguably the most welcoming towards outsiders.

这家西班牙餐厅以它地道的美食和惬意的环境出名，就可以说：

The Spanish restaurant is known for its authentic food and welcoming atmosphere.

下面来看《经济学人》中的几个例子：

1）After the isolation of the Trump years, the country has become more welcoming to immigrants.

2）He had been asked to design a new entrance for the museum and, instead of adding on some utilitarian concrete block, had created a great welcoming space: put a swirling staircase underground and capped it with a glow of transparency and light that did not touch, let alone hurt, the old ornamented façades.（这句摘自《经济学人》写贝聿铭的讣告一文，写的是法国卢浮宫的设计思路）

3）A small number of firms are trying to be more welcoming to transgender people, as well as offering benefits to same-sex partners.

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3. 从认识到会用（作业）

1）翻译下面的句子： 

加拿大非常友好，吸引了很多来自世界各地受过良好教育的移民。

Canada is so welcoming that it attracts many well-educated immigrants from all over the world.

造句

Comparatively, maybe Europe is more welcoming to women employees.

（参考翻译：As a welcoming country, Canada has attracted many well-educated immigrants from around the world.) ）