1. 认识这个词(基础篇)
词:spawn
英英释义:if one thing spawns something else, it creates it
例句:The show has spawned countless internet memes.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“spawn”既是名词也是动词,作为名词表示“(鱼、蛙等产下的)卵”,作为动词表示“产卵”,也经常被引申表示“产生“”引起“,是个非常常见的形象用法。根据英英释义可以得知,spawn 经常可以用来替换表示 create/cause/produce 等词,这也是外刊中的常见用法,我们通过几个例子掌握 spawn。
比如一个电视节目产生了许多“表情包”,就可以说
The show has spawned countless internet memes.
一个人获得了成功,他的一些做法必然会引发他人效仿,这时就可以说:
His successful strategy is sure to spawn hordes of imitators.
最后我们看几个《经济学人》中用到 spawn 的例子:
1) Ignorance spawns scares.
2)But e-commerce has spawned new payment methods, such as digital wallets, and is changing constantly.
3)The diary has spawned countless adaptations, including a Broadway play, several films, a ballet and a musical.
4)The attack, claimed by a Pakistan-based terror group, spawned a surge of national emotion.
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子: 这本畅销书被改编成了一部电影大片。
(参考翻译:The bestseller spawned a blockbuster film.)
作业:
1.这本畅销书被改编成了一部电影大片。
The bestseller spawned a blockbuster film.
2.他的行为对吸引她产生了很大的帮助。
His behavior has spawned great help to attract her.
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