spawn

作者: 岁月静好_现象英语 | 来源:发表于2019-07-10 16:26 被阅读0次

    1. 认识这个词(基础篇)

    词:spawn

    英英释义:if one thing spawns something else, it creates it

    例句:The show has spawned countless internet memes.

    2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)

    “spawn”既是名词也是动词,作为名词表示“(鱼、蛙等产下的)卵”,作为动词表示“产卵”,也经常被引申表示“产生“”引起“,是个非常常见的形象用法。根据英英释义可以得知,spawn 经常可以用来替换表示 create/cause/produce 等词,这也是外刊中的常见用法,我们通过几个例子掌握 spawn。

    比如一个电视节目产生了许多“表情包”,就可以说:

    The show has spawned countless internet memes.

    一个人获得了成功,他的一些做法必然会引发他人效仿,这时就可以说:

    His successful strategy is sure to spawn hordes of imitators.

    最后我们看几个《经济学人》中用到 spawn 的例子:

    1) Ignorance spawns scares.

    2)But e-commerce has spawned new payment methods, such as digital wallets, and is changing constantly.

    3)The diary has spawned countless adaptations, including a Broadway play, several films, a ballet and a musical.

    4)The attack, claimed by a Pakistan-based terror group, spawned a surge of national emotion.

    3. 从认识到会用(作业)

    1)翻译下面的句子: 这本畅销书被改编成了一部电影大片。

    (参考翻译:The bestseller spawned a blockbuster film.)

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