在这篇记叙华裔旅人甘肃独行记的文章里,描绘了浓郁的西北风情和淳朴热情的当地人。公主号“高斋外刊双语精读”雒老师Joy今天给大家分享小词大用!适合MTI,CATTI和考研英语备考学习。
有一段谈到旅行建议时,用了suggest这个词。我们一起来看看原文。
Jo had also suggested I charter a taxi for 150 renminbi ($22) to see Jiayuguan’s three Great Wall scenic sites. We drove through the Gobi Desert outside the city to the mound of mud that was once The First Beacon Tower of the Great Wall, or the westernmost end of the western defense. It was part of a system of 54 beacons that sent smoke signals down the wall to warn of enemy movements.
参考译文:乔还建议我用150元人民币(22美元)租一辆出租车,去看嘉峪关的三个长城景点。我们开车穿过城外的戈壁沙漠,来到一个土墩,它曾经是长城第一座烽火台,或者说这个西部防御的最西端。像这样的烽火台有54个,沿着长城发送烟雾信号,警示敌人的行动。
第一句在表达建议时用了suggest这个动词,suggest有以下几种用法,而且绝对是英语阅读和写作的高频词汇:
1. suggest sth/doing sth表示建议某事;
健康很重要,平时要多锻炼,可以适当食用一些维C之类的。这个时候我们就可以说:
Nutritionist suggest a walk after supper.
营养师建议饭后散散步。
I suggest supplementing your diet with vitamins E and A.
我建议你在日常饮食中补充些维生素E和维生素A。
还比如人工智能的发展使得生活中很多琐碎处理起来越来越简单,金融时报在一篇阐述人工智能的文章中写道:
The most basic form of AI assistant is the scheduler. An artificial intelligence reads your calendar and suggests times for the recipient.
人工智能助理的最基本形式是日程安排助理。人工智能会读取你的日历,并建议日程安排时间。
2. suggest(that)sb(should)do sth,suggest引导从句表建议时,要用虚拟语气,should可省略;
在现今房价高涨的情况下,政府就需要密切监管房产市场来维护百姓的利益,我们在英语写作的时候就可以这样说:
Policymakers suggest the government take measures to monitor the housing market closely.
政策制定者建议政府采取措施密切监控房地产市场。
3. suggest意为“表明、显示”时,可与show,reveal、indicate作同义替换;这个是考研英语作文写作题就可以使用。Write an essay based on the chart below.
The pie chart suggests that consumers in the city love specialty restanrants most.
饼图显示,该城市消费者最喜欢特色餐厅。
再比如,我们常说要男女平等,那肯定首先要确保男女在职场上平等,这个时候英语写作中肯定会写到女性董事比例高会公司有好处:
Various statistical studies – from McKinsey to Ernst & Young– have suggestedthat higher female representation is accompanied by better financial and stock market performance.
各类统计研究(从麦肯锡到安永会计师事务所)都显示,女性董事比例较高的公司有更好的财务及股市表现。
最后再分享两个实用的suggest句型:
JD.com partners with Tencent to analyse user buying history to suggest future purchases through in-app advertisements.
京东与腾讯合作,通过分析用户购买记录,在APP内以广告的形式向用户推荐产品。
电影台词:
Rumours suggest her condition may be serious.
传闻她的病情严重
Stop suggesting things!
你不说话会死啊!
最后再分享一个高斋翻译学堂18年CATTI和MTI全年班讲过的一篇外刊里面的句子。
The shop’s appearance doesn’t suggest any important heritage.
店铺外观看起来并不像一家历史悠久的店铺。
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