1. 认识这个词(基础篇)
词:gauge
英英释义:to make a judgment or guess about a situation, action, or person based on the information that you have
例句:He is unable to gauge his girlfriend’s mood.
girlfriend’s mood :对于女朋友的心情,他猜不透
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“gauge” 常作名词表示“测量仪器”,作为动词常表示“测量” “算出”。不过,“gauge”也常被引申为“评估” “判断”的意思,常可以用来替换 evaluate, estimate, measure 等词。
比如,我们认为判断“现象级英语”社群是否有价值,要看我们的会员们是否取得了进步:
The worth of Phenomenal English should be gauged by the progress its members make.
The worth of Phenomenal English对于现象级英语社群的价值,如何make a judgment.
The situation be gauged by sth.
《经济学人》在讨论中国对欧洲政治和经济的影响时就用到了 gauge:
For everyone’s sake, it matters that Europeans gauge their welcome to China wisely.
their welcome to China 是一种situation,欧洲人是gauge wisely.
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子:
我们不能只用财富或者知名度来评估一个人成功与否。
(参考翻译:Success should not be gauged merely by wealth or popularity.)
对于成功的标准该如何make a judgement
2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,先想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达,然后再进行造句。
场景:我们不能只靠大量的输入式学习来判断一个人的英语学习水平的高低。而应看更多的语言运用。
造句:The ability of English learning should not be gauged merely by the much input,but more output.
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