1. 认识这个词(基础篇)
词:tailspin
英英释义:an occasion when something or someone suddenly gets into a very bad state
例句:The world economy goes into a tailspin.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“tailspin” 是个名词,字面意思是“尾巴旋转”,表示飞机失控坠落时的情况。它也常用来表示“突然变得糟糕”,是个很形象的表达,有急速下降、“一落千丈”的画面感。
tailspin 这个词的用法很简单,最常见的表达是 XX goes into a tailspin。比如我们想表达“全球经济低迷“就可以说:
The world economy goes into a tailspin.
XX goes into a tailspin 也是《经济学人》中的常客,比如最近就用到了:
The global economy had an inauspicious start to 2019. Markets went into a tailspin and America’s government was locked in a seemingly interminable shutdown.
tailspin 的另一个常见用法是 A sends B into a tailspin,表示“A使得B急剧下落、陷入困境”。比如最近韩国顶级男团成员胜利(Seungri)因为性丑闻而身陷困境,我们就可以说:
The sex scandal sent Seungri, a K-pop star, into a tailspin.
米歇尔·奥巴马在回忆录 Becoming 中也用到了这个表达:
The economic crisis in the United States had created devastating ripples across the globe, sending world financial markets into a tailspin.
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子:
丑闻曝出后,股价急剧下跌。
(参考翻译:Share prices went into a tailspin after the scandal broke. 或者 The scandal sent share prices into a tailspin. 或者 The scandal erupted, sending share prices into a tailspin.)
2)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。
例子: 中国股市在2008年急剧下跌。
场景 : China's stock market went into a tailspin in 2008.
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