1. 这是个什么词？
词：cautious
英英释义：careful to avoid danger or risks
例句：During the intense trade war between China and the US, many people were cautious about the stock market.
2. 为什么选这个词？
“cautious”是形容词，意思是“小心谨慎的”。我们可以用它来同义替换 careful，在口语和写作中都可以使用。cautious 在《经济学人》中出现的频率比较高，几乎每期中都可以碰到。 它的用法非常简单，后面一般接 about/on sth/doing sth。下面我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。
前段时间trade war激烈，人们对stock market非常谨慎，就可以说：
During the intense trade war between China and the US, many people were cautious about the stock market.
很多大公司设有公关部门，他们在应对公关危机时往往会采取谨慎小心的的策略，就可以说：
PR teams in corporations tend to take a cautious approach to crises.
俗话说，“枪打出头鸟”。一些地方政府官员为了避免越界，做事会比较谨慎保守，可以说：
Understandably, some local government officials try to be cautious as not to attract attention or criticism.
下面来看《经济学人》中的几个例子：
1）Dealmaking always reflects a power struggle between empire-building executives and bankers, and more cautious investors and regulators.
2）Nevertheless, there are grounds for cautious optimism.（这里的意思是，要保持乐观，但也不能盲目乐观，cautious optimism 这个表达可以记下来）
3）Today the tech listings are fewer, startups’ losses bigger and investors a bit more cautious than 20 years ago.
3. 怎样学会使用这个词？
1）翻译下面的句子： 家长和老师应该对过分使用惩罚非常谨慎。
（参考翻译：Parents and teachers should be cautious about the excessive use of punishment.)
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：In order to close deals, some salespersons may overly promise to acieve the goal. Rookies tend to make promises to their clients (often unwittingly) just beacuse they've got faith in their products and services. Senior salespersons, meanwhile, will be cautious to do so.
场景：在销售岗位上，有些人为了达成交易，会过度承诺，许诺用户自己实际上做不到的事情。即使不是出于这个动机，新手往往在刚刚接受公司业务培训后，对公司和产品特别有信心，更容易承诺，而有经验的老手，由于见过太多的非典型案例，反而对做出承诺变得比较谨慎。
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