2018-11-01

D30   [essence]   20181101

1）使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“essence”，了解它的常用搭配。

①、[搭配]ADJ.

real, true, very 真正的本质；精髓

②、[搭配]VERB + ESSENCE 

capture, convey, embody, encapsulate, represent 抓住/ 传达/ 体现/ 概括/ 表达精髓

His paintings embodythe very essence of the immediate post-war years.

他的画体现了战后那几年的基本情况。

③、[搭配]PREP.

in ~ 大体上；本质上

His theory was not new in essence.

他的理论本质上不是新东西。

2）翻译下面的句子：  

创业公司的精髓是快速增长（可规模化）。  

The essence of start-ups is rapid growth/ scalability.

(参考翻译：The essence of start-ups is scalability/rapid growth.)   

3）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：经济学的本质是要懂得权衡

造句：The essence of economics is that people faces trade-off, one of basic principles of economics, indicating that economics is the choice problem under the condition of research resource scarcity.