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02.20【每日一词】boil down to

02.20【每日一词】boil down to

作者: Mandy_梓彤 | 来源:发表于2019-02-20 22:38 被阅读0次

    boil down to

    释义: to be the main reason for  something or the most basic part of something

    “boil down to”是个出现频率很高的实用表达,可以用在口语和写作中。它的意思是“一个问题的主要原因是、归根结底是”,如同熬一锅汤,煮时间长了水分就会减少,只留下最重要最本质的东西。当我们想表示一个事件的本质时,就可以用到它。

    例① 我们想说主要问题是缺钱,就可以用 boil down to something 造句:

    The problem boils down to one thing: lack of money. (这里的冒号也可以换成破折号,或者也可以直接说成 The problem boils down to lack of money.)

    例② 亚马逊 CEO 杰夫·贝佐斯曾在一次毕业典礼中说“In the end, we are our choices.“ 我们可以用 boil down to 来改写这句话:

    Ultimately, who we are boils down to our choices.

    例③ 美国一位减肥比赛节目冠军 Ali Vincent 说过一句类似的话:

    Big, sweeping life changes really boil down to small, everyday decisions.

    例④ 我们在口语中可以常用 It all boils down to 这个简单句型,表示“归根结底就一件事儿“,比如:

    It boils down to one thing: who you know in this business.

    It boils down to one question: do you  really want to learn English well?

    It boils down to a simple question: do you really love me?

    The question will always boil down to: who pays for the extra cost, and takes the initial risk? (来自《经济学人》,在讨论市场机制、监管等话题的文章中直接使用)

    boil down to 的常见同义表达是 come down to,在掌握了 boil down to 的用法之后,可以学习一下 come down to 的用法。

    翻译:这场争论归根结底是伦理问题而不是法律问题。

    The debate boils down to ethical issues but not legal ones.

    (参考翻译:The argument boils down to ethics rather than laws.)

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