1. 认识这个词（基础篇）
词：far-fetched
英英释义：difficult to believe because it is very unlikely
例句：Without timely and appropriate feedback, it is far-fetched to suggest that practice makes perfect.
2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）
“far-fetched”是形容词，最常见的意思是“难以置信”“牵强附会的”，因此可以常用来替换 unbelievable, unlikely 等词形容一个观点或想法。far-fetched 是口语和写作中都可以用到的好词，我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。
网上总有一些为博眼球的阴谋论：
The conspiracy theory sounds bizarre and far-fetched.
比如我们看了个动作片，打斗画面非常精彩，不过故事情节很离谱，就可以评论说：
The movie is action-packed and exciting, but the storyline strikes many as far-fetched.
我们常说“熟能生巧”，但是如果缺乏及时、有效的反馈，恐怕熟并非能生巧：
Without timely and appropriate feedback, it is far-fetched to suggest that practice makes perfect.
《经济学人》中也经常用到 far-fetched，比如：
1）Just a few years ago the notion of using a computer to deliver television seemed far-fetched.
2）Speculating about the future, even if it is far-fetched, can help people and institutions cope with what comes next.
3）The idea that HBS is responsible for the ills of Western civilisation is far-fetched. （HBS指的是哈佛商学院，Harvard Business School）
3. 从认识到会用（作业）
1）翻译下面的句子：
月球旅行的想法看来未必不能实现。
The idea of traveling to the moon seems not so far-fetched.
造句
The imaginary machines, such as hoverboards and flying cars are no longer so far-fetched.
（参考翻译：The thought of traveling to the moon no longer seems so far-fetched.）
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