1. 认识这个词(基础篇)
词:appeal
英英释义:a quality that something has that makes people like it or want it
例句:The classics have timeless appeal.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“appeal”可以作动词也可以作名词使用,作为名词它可以表示“上诉”,“恳求”,不过我们今天要学习的是它作为名词,表示“吸引力” “感染力”的用法。当我们想表达“吸引力” “魅力”时,除了想到用“attraction” “more popular” 造句外,还可以想到用 appeal。
我们想说经典的文学作品有持久的魅力,就可以说:
The classics have timeless appeal.
我们现在常说的“为…打call”,其实也是在说为某人或某物做点事情,让他/它更受欢迎。比如我们在社群中就一直向大家推荐 William Zinsser 的写作圣经 On Writing Well:
Phenomenal English has been broadening the appeal of On Writing Well.
“appeal”前面也可以加形容词,表明在某一方面的吸引力,比如 commercial/visual/aesthetic appeal,分别指“商业上的/视觉上的/艺术上的吸引力。
比如有些画作,看多了就不觉得它好看了,就可以说:
Some paintings lose their aesthetic appeal over time.
这一期的《经济学人》介绍了澳大利亚的治国之道,在写道为什么有些人选择移民澳洲时,有这样一句:
The main appeal of Australia to their families, they say is that it is not racked by civil war.
澳大利亚对他们吸引力主要在于,澳大利亚没有遭受过内战。
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“appeal”,了解它的常用搭配。
ADJ. considerable, great, growing, obvious, powerful, special, strong | immediate, instant the book's immediate apeal to young children | limited, little | broad, mass, popular, universal, wide a publication designed for mass appeal | aesthetic, commercial, electoral, intellectual, sex, visual Unfortunately, the film lacks commercial appeal.
VERB + APPEAL have, hold His views hold no appeal for me. | broaden, extend, widen We are trying to broaden the appeal of classical music. | lose
APPEAL + VERB lie in sth His considerable appeal lies in his quiet, gentle manner.
PREP. ~ for School lost its appeal for her in the second year.
Its new title was meant to give the party greater public appeal...
新的党名意在使该党对公众具有更强的吸引力。
Johnson's appeal is to people in all walks of life.
约翰逊广受各界人士欢迎。
2)翻译下面的句子:
《经济学人》吸引了许多想提高英文写作的学生。
The Economist is an appeal for those students who want to improve their English writing skills.
(参考翻译:The Economist has wide appeal for students who want to improve their English writing skills.)
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。
International school has never lost its appeal for middle-class parents.