1. 认识这个词(基础篇)
词:under way
英英释义:to have started to happen or be done
例句:The project is already well under way.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
今天我们学一个《经济学人》中的高频用法:under way(也常写成 underway),它的意思是“正在进行的”、“正在发生的”。根据英英释义,我们知道它常常可以用来替换 start,happen,in progress/motion 等词,而且更加形象,有种“在路上”的画面。我们通过几个具体的例子掌握它的用法。
某项目已经开始启动,这里的“开始”除了用最常见的 start,就可以用 under way:
The project is already well under way.
北京一位医生被患者家属杀害,这一悲剧促使国家终于颁布新法律保护医护人员:
Spurred by a gruesome murder, a long-overdue law to prevent violence against medical workers is at last under way.
新年伊始我们常会立几个 flag,现在新年的第一个星期过去了,你开始执行你的新年计划了吗?
Now is the time to get your New Year's resolutions under way!
《经济学人》中也经常用到 under way:
1)A scramble for the minerals used in renewable energy is under way.
2)Some parts of the industry may do well, but for most contractors it will accelerate changes already under way.
3)Some of the current optimism that a swift and strong recovery is under way may be overdone.
4)As the British general election campaign officially got under way a stream of MPs announced they would not stand again.(这里的 stand 是“参加竞选”的意思)
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
翻译下面的句子: 经济已开始复苏了。
(参考翻译:Economic recovery is already under way.)
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