自现象级英语
PRIZE
1. 英英释义:to consider something to be very important and special
例句:Overseas returnees are no longer highly prized by employers.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
我们很熟悉“prize”作为名词是“奖品”“奖赏”,其实它也常作为动词使用,表示“珍惜”“青睐”。在一些语境中,我们可以用 prize 替换 value, appreciate, hold dear 等词。
比如“我知道你很重视我们之间的友谊”,就可以说成:
I know that you prize our friendship.
最新一期的《经济学人》在语言专栏 Johnson 中就用到了 prize:
It seems that people prize attitude over expertise.(这句话的意思是说,读者读写作指南时,更看重作者对语言的态度而不是专业知识)
prize A over B 也是个常见表达,表示“更重视 A,而不是 B”。比如我们想说和用哪种方式阅读比较而言,我们应该更重视内容,就可以说成:
We should prize content over the means to read it.
prize 表示“珍惜”“青睐”时,也常常使用被动语态 be prized by。比如我们想说如今“海归”回国找工作时没那么“吃香”了,就可以说:
Overseas returnees are no longer highly prized by employers.
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子:
许多中国家长非常重视奥数比赛。(重点:奥数比赛The International Mathematical Olympiad, 非常重视使用被动态 be highly/ much prized by sb. )
The International Mathematical Olympiad, a competition for high school students, is much prized by many Chinese parents.
The International Mathematical Olympiad is highly prized by many Chinese parents.
造句:
例1:One of the Louvre Museum's most prized possessions is the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. 卢浮宫三宝之一蒙娜丽莎
例2:Blessed with rich oil reserves, Saudi Arabia prize sustainable stability and development above all else. 沙特石油储量丰富,重视稳定与发展
例3:The Nobel Prize is highly prized by the Westlake University, which pursues a goal to be an elite institution of higher education unrivalled in China. 西湖大学重视诺贝尔奖,立志成为国内最好的大学
个人拓展:
Verb often passive 常用被动态
搭配:
prize A over B 也是个常见表达,表示“更重视 A,而不是 B”。
I prize that intimacy above everything. 比……更珍视
prize ……as The library is prized as the finest of its kind in England.
prize……for The berries are prized for their healing properties.
The critics' prize for best film was won by Marc Abbott for "Belly Laugh".
win/collect/ award a prize
背诵:
prize, value, appreciate, hold dear
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