20190722 fizzle

1. 认识这个词（基础篇）

词：fizzle

英英释义：to gradually fail, become less enthusiastic, or disappear, especially after starting successfully

例句：They went to different universities, and their romance just fizzled out.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

“fizzle”常用作动词，意思是“草草收场”“夭折”，根据它的英英释义我们可以知道它可以用来替换“to gradually fail”“to become less enthusiastic”“to disappear“这样的表达，尤其是想表示开始很顺利，结果失败了时，用 fizzle 是非常准确的表达。

fizzle 用作动词时是不及物动词，常和 out 搭配使用。我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。

有些恋人因为分隔两地，联系越来越少，爱情慢慢就结束了，这时就可以用到 fizzle (out），比如：

They went to different universities, and their romance just fizzled out.   

比如一个项目因迟迟没有具体的行动方案最终不了了之，就可以说：

Without concrete action plans, the whole project has fizzled out.

我们常常做事情三分钟热血，这种虎头蛇尾的结束也可以用 fizzle (out)：

Many improvement efforts begin energetically but fizzle out in a few days.

最后看几个《经济学人》中的例子，体会一下 fizzle 的用法：

1）Talks on curbing cluster weapons fizzle and fail.

2）The government can claim only partial credit; drug epidemics tend to fizzle.(这段话是说药物泛滥这种情况本身就呈下降趋势，政府的努力只是部分原因）

3）Meanwhile, the Europe Union's effort to keep Iran in the deal by creating a mechanism that allows European firms to bypass American sanctions has fizzled.

3. 从认识到会用（作业）

1）翻译下面的句子： 

共享单车的繁荣最终衰退了。

The bike-sharing boom eventually fizzled out.

（参考翻译：The bike-sharing boom eventually fizzled out.）

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。

由于体能问题，主队最终还是输了。

Due to physical problems, the home team eventually fizzled out.