一日一词：捍卫CHAMPION

自现象级英语

CHAMPION

1. 英英释义：to publicly support or defend a set of beliefs, political aims, or a group of people

例句：We champion the cause of liberty.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

“champion”即是名词也是动词，作为名词可以表示“冠军”“支持者”，作为动词表示“支持”“捍卫”，今天我们学习的是动词用法。当我们想表达“支持”“捍卫”时，除了用 support 和 defend，也可以用 champion。 

希拉里·克林顿当年竞选美国总统时说：  

I’m running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion. And I want to be that champion.（这里的“everyday”是“odinary”的意思）

这里的“champion”是名词，表示“支持者”“捍卫者”。我们也可以用 champion 的动词用法把它改写为：  

I’m running for president so that I can champion everyday Americans.

美籍阿富汗作家卡勒德·胡赛尼的作品（比如《追风筝的人》）中充分体现了他对人权的拥护，我们可以说：

Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-born American novelist, writes to champion the cause of human rights and social justice.

《经济学人》网站上刊发过一篇名为 Champion 的文章，第一段中既解释了 champion 的意思还给出了具体的例子：

To champion something is to support it, to defend it. We champion the cause of liberty. Hugh Grant, an actor, champions the right of old people to die in their own homes.

3. 从认识到会用（作业） 

1）翻译下面的句子：    

许多非政府组织（Non-Governmental Organization）力图捍卫教育平等。 (难点：力图seek to, 教育平等equal education, equal access to education, education equality；教育公平educational equity, equity in education)

Many Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) aim to champion equal education.

Many NGOs work to champion equal access to education. 

Many NGOs seek to champion the cause of education equality.

造句：

例1：Some fashion brands have launched gender-free fragrances to champion the gender neutrality movement. 一些时尚品牌推出中性香水，支持性别中立运动。

例2：In Japan, the police are deeply concerned about an elderly crime wave. The number of pensioners in prison has been skyrocketing in the past decade. In response, the government should champion better old-age support.   日本老年犯罪激增，政府应加强养老机制。

例3：In SKY Castle, a 2018 South Korean TV series, rich housewives champion the idea  that graduating from a top university is a gateway to success in life. 韩剧《天空之城》中贵妇们信仰：上好大学是人生成功的天梯。

个人拓展：

noun：卫冕冠军 the defending champion, the reigning champion 

冠军队 a champion team

世界冠军 a world chess champion

释义：a person who enthusiastically supports, defends, or fights for a person，belief, right, or principle:

She has long been a champion of prisoners' rights /the disabled/ free speech/ democracy.

动词

搭配：insistently /passionately champion constitutional reform/ protection of the wilderness/ the rights/ the idea of doing sth 

背诵：

champion, support, defend, stand up, side with

To champion something is to support it, to defend it. We champion the cause of liberty. 

I’m running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion. And I want to be that champion.

歌曲：“We Are the Champions” by Queen