2018-11-25

D42   [equivalent]   20181125

1）使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“equivalent”，了解它作为名词时的常用搭配。 

①、[搭配]ADJ.

direct, exact, nearest 直接相等的事物；完全相等的事物；

最近似的事物:the nearest equivalent we have to a carnival

我们拥有的与狂欢节最相似的节日

approximate 近似的东西

modern 现代的对等事物:the modern equivalent of the village inn

乡村旅馆的现代版

②、[搭配]VERB + EQUIVALENT 

have 有对应的东西:a word which has no direct equivalent in English

在英语中找不到对应词的字

③、[搭配]PREP.

~ for 

… 的对等事物: There is no exact male equivalent for witches.

没有和巫婆完全对等的男性角色。

~ in 

在…方面等同：It is the approximate equivalent in height to the Matterhorn.

这个高度与马特洪峰接近。

~ of

… 的对等事物: This qualification is the equivalent of a degree.

这一资格相当于大学学位。

~ to 

与…等同 ：This concert hall has been described as the American equivalent to London’s Albert Hall.

这个音乐厅被誉为美国的伦敦艾伯特音乐厅。

2）翻译下面的句子： 

中国武侠小说作家金庸，常被人称为是中国的斯坦李。 

Jin Yong, a Chinese martial arts novelist, is often regarded as the Chinese equivalent of Stan Lee.

（参考翻译：Jin Yong is often regarded as the Chinese equivalent of Stan Lee. 或者Jin Yong, a Chinese martial arts novelist, is widely regarded as the Chinese equivalent of Stan Lee, the legendary American comic book writer.）

 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。 

例子： Costa Coffee pledged to recycle up to 500m coffee cups a year by 2020 the equivalent of its entire annual use of takeaway cups and one-fifth of the total 2.5bn takeaway coffee cups used in the UK each year.