- 认识这个词（基础篇）
词：recipe
英英释义：a way of doing something that will produce a particular result
例句：Ambition without action is a recipe for failure.
场景：只学习不复习。
造句：Learning without reviewing is a recipe for little progress.
- 体会这个词 （进阶篇）
“recipe”的本意是“菜谱”，它常常可以被引申为表示导致某个结果的“原因” “必备因素”。在一些场景中，我们可以用它来替换 cause，lead to 这些表示“导致”的表达。
recipe 常接介词 for，后面跟的名词可以是正向含义的，比如 success，happiness，这时 recipe 可以理解为“诀窍”；也可以是有负向意义的名词，比如 failure，disaster，chaos。
比如我们想说成功的关键是要有好主意和执行力，我们就可以说：
Good ideas with great execution are a recipe for success.
场景：雾霾。
造句：Government's strong control with a firm attitude is a recipe for a blue sky without smog.
比如我们想说光有雄心壮志，但是没有行动，到头来注定要失败，就可以说：
Ambition without action is a recipe for failure.
我们常说“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” 其实说的就是保持健康的配方，就是要吃有营养的食物。这时我们就可以把它改编成：
Eating nutrition-rich food is a recipe for good health.
这期的《经济学人》在点评美国的中期选举时就用到了 recipe。中期选举后，美国国会分裂，共和党和民主党分别掌管参众两院，《经济学人》认为这种分裂会导致一系列问题：
In a country where one chamber of the legislature is based on population and the other on territory, this division is a recipe for gridlock, poor governance and, eventually, disenchantment with the political system itself.
gridlock：
2 (usually in politics) a situation in which people with different opinions are not able to agree with each other and so no action can be taken
Congress is in gridlock.
- 从认识到会用（作业）
1）使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“recipe”，了解它的常用搭配。
2）翻译下面的句子：
学好英语的诀窍是要有强烈的学习和练习意愿。
（参考翻译：A strong willingness to learn and practice is the recipe for English fluency. 或者 The recipe for English fluency requires a strong willingness to learn and practice.
A strong willingness to learn and practice is a recipe for English proficiency.
场景：只学习不复习。
造句：Learning without reviewing is a recipe for little progress.
场景：雾霾治理。
造句：Government's strong control with a firm attitude is a recipe for a blue sky without smog.
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