passport
英英释义:a thing that ensure admission to or the achievement of something.
例句:Excellent English is a passport to many dream jobs in China.
"passport" 是名词,基本意思是“护照”,常被引申表示“通往。。。的保障” “获得。。的手段”,是个生动形象,让读者会心一笑的表达,作这层意思时,可以用” passport“ 替换” key“ ” ticket“。
很多非洲国家,要想摆脱贫穷过上更好的生活,一些年轻人会选择足球,就可以说:
For some African young people, football is a passport / ticket / the key to a better life. (注意,一般用“ a passport to" " a ticket to " " the key to ")
在中国,很多家长和高中生将高考视作是成功人生的保障。
Many parents and high school students regard China's college entrance examination as a passport to a successful life.
越来越少的年轻人将大城市的户口看作是体面生活的必需;
A decreasing number of young people consider an urban humor to be a passport to a decent life.
最后,来看看《经济学人》中的一个例句,在讨论中国教育时,作者表达教育的重要性时就用到了passport:
Chinese have long seen education as a passport to success, and it is not just the super-rich who have the aspiration or means to send their offspring abroad to attend university.
~ offspring : this is basically another word for children. You can refer to a person's children or to an animal's young as their offspring. You are offspring of your biological parents.
作业
1. 翻译
人才是任何城市通往繁荣的必备手段
For any city, talent is a passport to prosperity.
2. 造句
~场景:不断的创新才是企业通往持续发展的必需
~造句:For any enterprise, constant innovation is a passport to sustainable development.