1. 认识这个词（基础篇）
词：well-
例句：Such a vision, however well-intended, was never realistic.
2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）
“well”经常用作前缀构词，表示“良好的”“非常的”。比如我们常见的词有 well-known（知名的），well-educated（受过良好教育的），今天我们在通过几个例子掌握它的灵活用法。
比如我们常说“他的出发点是好的”，英语就可以用“well-intended”或者“well-meaning”等表示。奥巴马在一次演讲中就说到：
After my election, there was talk of a post-racial America. Such a vision, however well-intended, was never realistic.（这里的“post-racial”是“后种族”，表示一个不论肤色，绝对机会均等的社会。这里“never realistic”和“well-intended”意思相反，可以把它们一起记下）
我们常说的“有实锤”，意思就是有据可依，这时我们就可以用到“well-documented”。有许多文献可以证明吸烟有害身体健康：
The risks of smoking are well-documented.
或者
It is well-documented that smoking constitutes a significant health hazard.
《经济学人》中几乎每期中都会出现几个把 well- 用作前缀的词，这种用法可以让表达更加简洁，比如：
Reorganizing a sizeable part of the bureaucracy in a country snarled in red tape was never going to be easy. Nor was disempowering the feckless but well-connected tycoons behind some of India’s powerful conglomerates.（一个人的人脉很广，就可以用“well-connected”）
Although less well-heeled residents of those cities will be glad of a fall in prices, a cooling of foreign interest may have unwelcome consequences for the wider market. (well-heeled 也是《经济学人》中经常用到的表达，意思是“富裕的”，可以用来替换 wealthy）
3. 从认识到会用（作业）
1）翻译下面的句子： 这项政策本意是好的，但结果却事与愿违。
The policy was well-intended, but that didn't work out.
（参考翻译：The policy was well-meaning, but somehow it backfired. 或者 The policy, however well-intended, turned out the opposite of what was expected.）
学到的表达：事与愿违：backfire 比如：The surprise I had planned backfired on me.
或者：turn out the opposite of what was expected
2）结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等，想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景，再造句。
场景1: 有规律地做瑜伽可以使我们放松，这是有据可依的。
造句1：It is well-documented that doing yoga regularly can relax us/reduce our stress.
场景2: 父母教育孩子的出发点总是好的，但他们并不是总被理解。
造句2: Parents' way of educating their children are always well-intended, however, they are not often understood.
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