“godsend”字面的意思是“上帝派来的”,也就是我们常说的“天赐之物”,常常用来表示非常有帮助的人或物,在有些语境中有“雪中送炭” “及时雨”的意思。英英释义:a very helpful or valuable event, person, or thing. If you describe something as a godsend, you are emphasizing that it helps you very much. something that you are very grateful for because it helps you in a difficult situation. 1 : something that provides great and usually unexpected help when it is needed; 2 : a very helpful person
例句:
① 当我们想说一个人或物非常有帮助时,除了可以用“very helpful”,还可以试试用“godsend”。比如我们可以用它来夸人:
With her strong work ethic and can-do attitude, Sherry is a godsend for Phenomenal English.
② “godsend”后面的介词可以用 for 也可以用 to。我们如果读到了一本好书,对自己很有帮助,就可以评论这本书是个“godsend”,比如American Accent Training就是一本改善发音的好书:
American Accent Training is a real godsend for anyone seeking to reduce their accent.(注意这里的 their 是替换 his or her 的用法)
③《经济学人》在讨论儿童节目日益增多时,在副标题中就用到了“godsend”:
Children's television is booming, which is a godsend to some parents and a growing worry for others.
(1)翻译:
对平摊账单来说,微信支付是个不可多得的好工具。
When it comes to splitting the bill, WeChat Pay is a godsend.
WeChat Pay is a godsend for anyone seeking to split the bill
(2)场景:对往返深港澳的人们来说,港珠澳大桥的修建通车无疑是非常有帮助的。
造句:For people who commute from Shenzhen to Hongkong & Macao everyday, the opening of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge sounded like a godsend.
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