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每日一词 66 | universal

每日一词 66 | universal

作者: zhangqinsisu | 来源:发表于2018-12-22 10:37 被阅读0次

    1. 认识这个词(基础篇)

    词:universal

    英英释义:existing everywhere or involving everyone

    例句:The desire to look attractive is universal.

    2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)

    我很都很熟悉“universe”是“宇宙”,其实它的形容词形式“universal”也是个常见并且实用的好词。当想表示某种情况非常普遍时,我们可能会立刻想到 common,popular,prevalent,其实在很多时候也可以用 universal。

    比如我们常说“爱美之心,人皆有之”,就可以说成:

    The desire to look attractive is universal. 

    或者

    It’s a universal trait to want people to find you attractive. 

    当我们想表示“全民xx”这层意思时,就可以用到 universal。比如“全民医保”就可以说成“universal health care”,“普世价值”可以是“universal values”。《经济学人》曾在一篇特别报道中评价美国是“the only large rich country without universal health care”。

    universal 的副词形式 universally 也很常见,当想强调普遍程度时就可以用到它。比如《傲慢与偏见》中的经典开篇第一段中就用到了“universally acknowledged”:

    It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

    根据这段话我们也可以提取常见句型 It is a universal truth that… 比如《经济学人》中就出现过: 

    It is a universal truth of human nature that a dollar tomorrow is worth less to us than a dollar today.

    3. 从认识到会用(作业)

    1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“universal”,了解它作为形容词时的常用搭配。 

    a. [搭配]VERBS

    be, seem 普遍;好像共通

    become 变得普遍

    remain 仍然普遍

    b. [搭配]ADV.

    truly 确实普遍的

    by no means, far from 绝非寻常;完全不普遍:

    Some of the teachers are technical specialists, but this is far from universal. 有些老师是技术方面的专家, 但这绝不是普遍现象。

    almost, near, nearly, virtually 几乎是普遍的; 接近共通;实际上通用

    pretty  颇为普遍

    apparently  显然普遍

    supposedly  一般认为通用:

    supposedly universal standards 据称通用的标准

    c. [搭配]PREP.

    among 在… 中普遍:

    These practices remain universal among the islanders. 这些依然是岛上居民惯常的做法。

    in 

    在…方面普遍: a scheme that is universal in scope 在应用范围上很普遍的计划

    2)翻译下面的句子:

    中国的全民教育取得了巨大的进步。

    (参考翻译:China has made remarkable progress toward/towards universal literacy. 或者 China has made giant strides in universal access to education.)

    3)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。

    场景1:《人性的弱点》这本书讲了一些关于人性的普遍现象。

    造句:The book,  How to Win Friends and Influence People, tells us some universal facts about human nature. 

    场景2: 笑容是通用的语言。

    造句:Smile is often thought of as a universal language. 

    例句:Love and relationships will always be a topic of universal interest.

    Music is often thought of as a universal language.

    There is no universal rule what ad or what message works.’

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