20190626 juggle

1. 认识这个词（基础篇）

词：juggle

英英释义： to try to do several important things at the same time, especially when this is difficult

例句：Mike works hard to juggle work and family demands.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

“juggle”是动词，它的基本意思是“玩杂耍指连续向空中抛接多个物体”，因此也常用来表示“同时兼顾“，是个好玩、形象、实用的小词。当我们想表示“一边要（做某事）… 一边还要做（某事）“时，就可以用到 juggle。我们通过几个例句掌握它的用法。

比如 Mike 努力工作，尽可能兼顾工作和家庭：

Mike works hard to juggle work and family demands.

许多人来大城市打工，他们要不仅要养活自己，还要给家里寄钱：

Most migrant workers have to juggle the need to sustain themselves and the pressure to send money home.

《经济学人》中也经常用到 juggle，比如：

1）Flexible schedules help parents who want to juggle work and child care.

2）His diplomatic skills will help him juggle relations with Kazakhstan's mighty neighbours, Russia and China, as well as the West.

3）A farmer must constantly juggle a set of variables, such as the weather, his soil’s moisture levels and nutrient content, competition to his crops from weeds, threats to their health from pests and diseases, and the costs of taking action to deal with these things.

3. 从认识到会用（作业）

1）翻译下面的句子： 许多父母发现很难应付一边照顾孩子一边忙事业。

Many parents find it tricky to juggle children and a career.

（参考翻译：Many parents find it tricky to juggle children and a career.）

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。

很多白领发现很难应付一边忙事业一边学习。

Many white-collars find it tricky to juggle a career and study.