11.29 stepping stone
英英释义：something that helps you progress towards achieving something.
例句：A good track record is widely considered a stepping stone to promotion.
完美对应中文的“垫脚石”，和中文一样，可以引申为“敲门砖”，比如A是B的敲门砖可以说A is the stepping stone of B
搭配： a stepping stone to success， served as a stepping stone, is the stepping stone to
例：比如，我们经常会说想升职需要有良好的业绩，就可以说：
A good track record is widely considered a stepping stone to promotion.
例2：最近，奥巴马夫妇在沉寂许久之后再次回到公众视野。想表达奥巴马在伊利诺伊州做参议员为他日后成功当选美国总统做了铺垫，就可以这样说：
Barack Obama's stint as a United States Senator of the state of Illinois served as a stepping stone to his presidency.
例3：抖音先是在国内火起来的，产品在得到验证之后才在其他国家流行起来，就可以说
Tik tok’s popularity in China served as a stepping stone to success in other countries.
TikTok's popularity in China turned out to be a stepping stone to its success overseas.其他国家over seas
注意，“a stepping stone to success”很常见，stepping stone 和 success 正好还组成了头韵，值得掌握。
3. 从认识到会用（作业）
1）翻译下面的句子：
好习惯是成功的垫脚石
Good habits is the stepping stone to success. 参考翻译：Good habits are a stepping stone to success. 或 Good habits are stepping stones to success. ）我的翻译没有注意单复数
2）场景
Writing in English is a big hurdle for most students who are learning English, but imitating a native English sentence a day can be a stepping stone to a good passage.
