shift这个词在9月份的每日一词中出现过一次，当时学的是动词形式，今天来学习其名词形式，作为名词，其意为“观点、态度、聚焦点等变化、轮换等”，英英释义为：a change in something, for example in someone's ideas or opinions。了解它不同词性的用法，可以增强我们表达的多样性。
例句：
① There has been a marked shift in attitudes towards how to ask questions in the Phenomenal English community.
② 最近几年大众对同性恋的态度已经有所改变了。Attitudes to homosexuality have shifted in recent years. 把这里的“shift'改成名词，就可以改写成：
Recent years have seen a shift in attitudes to homosexuality.
③ 注意这个句子中“shift”后面搭配的介词是“in”。除了“a shift in attitude”外，常用的搭配还有： a shift in public opinion/perspective；a shift in emphasis/mood/tone；a shift in direction/focus/policy/strategy
比如，经济低迷的时候人们的消费观就会变化，可以这么表达： With the gloomy economy comes a shift in personal financial focus: people are more careful about spending and tend to spend primarily on truly necessary items.（这句话中使用了倒装句式，把 comes 提前了，正常语序应该是：A shift comes in personal financial focus with the gloomy economy。
④《经济学人》一篇关于谷歌商业模式的文章中，有几句话正好同时用到了“shift”作名词和动词的用法：
Alphabet has confronted worrisome transitions before, such as the shift from desktop PCs to mobile. Its ad business is still booming, because it devised a way to deliver ads on small screens. It is possible that Google’s ad model could in future shift to taking a fee for each transaction it facilitates.
这句话的意思是：“Alphabet 已经经历过一些令人担忧的过渡，比如从个人台式电脑到移动设备的转变。它的广告业务还很繁荣，因为它设计了一种方法，可以将广告投到很小的屏幕上。在未来谷歌的广告模式很可能转向对自己促成的每一笔交易都收费。”
（1）复习9/20每日一词作业
（2）使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“shift”，了解它作名词的常用搭配。
形容词(adj)+shift
distinct, dramatic, fundamental, major, marked, profound, pronounced, radical, significant, substantial 明显的/ 戏剧性的/ 根本的/ 重大的/ 深远的/ 彻底的转变
slight, subtle 细微的变化；微妙的变化，abrupt, sudden 突然的改变，decisive, long-term 决定性的变化；长期的变化
climate, cultural, demographic, ideological, policy, population 气候变化；文化变迁；人口的转移；意识形态的转变；政策变化
动词(verb) + shift
be, represent 构成变化；表明变化. eg. These proposals represent a dramatic shift in policy. 这些提议表明了政策的重大变化。
bring about, cause, lead to, produce, result in 带来转变；导致变化；产生变化
mark, see 标志着变化； 历经变化. eg. The moment marked a significant shift in attitudes to the war. 这一时刻标志着对战争的态度有了重大转变。
detect 察觉变化. eg. I detected a subtle shift towards our point of view. 我察觉到了一丝倾向于我们观点的细微变化。
explain 解释变化. eg. one factor which may explain the president’s policy shift也许可以解释总统政策变化的一个因素
shift + 动词(verb)
occur, take place 变化发生, eg. These climate shifts occurred over less than a decade. 这些气候变化是在不到10 年的时间内发生的。
介词(prep)+shift
between … 之间的变化. eg. the many shifts between verse and prose that occur in Shakespeare 莎士比亚作品中诗歌和散文之间的诸多变换
~ (away) from 背离…的变化. eg. the shift away from direct taxation 从直接税的转变
~ in …的变化:a shift in public opinion 民意的变化
~ to 向…的变化:a sudden shift to the right in British politics 英国政治的突然右倾
~ towards 朝…的变化:a shift towards part-time farming 向兼营农业的转变
（3）翻译
中国经济正在经历从劳动密集型向智力密集型的转变。
China is experiencing a shift from a labor-intensive economy to a knowledge-intensive economy.
The Chinese economy is undergoing a shift from brawn to brain.
China has seen a shift from a labor-intensive economy to a knowledge-intensive economy.
（4）场景：中国某些地区的重男轻女思想正在逐渐转变。
造句：Recent years have seen a ideological shift from patriarchalism to Gender equality
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