appeal n.
释义:a quality that something has that makes people like it or want it
例句:The movie has an immediate appeal to people of all ages.
『“appeal”可作动词也可作名词,名词可表示”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。』
例① 我们想说一本书或者一个电影很好看,就可以用 appeal 来表示它们受欢迎的程度。比如,某部电影非常经常,让男女老少都“一见倾心”
The film has an immediate appeal to people of all ages.
例② 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。』
例③ 有些画作,看多了就不觉得它好看了。
Some paintings lose their aesthetic appeal over time.
例④ 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。
【作业】
1. 使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“appeal”,了解它的常用搭配
considerable/ great,/growing,/obvious/ powerful/ special/ strong appeal
limited/little appeal
broad/ mass/ popular/ universal/ wide appeal 广受欢迎;对大众的吸引力;普遍受欢迎;受到所有人的欢迎
2. 翻译:《经济学人》吸引了许多想提高英文写作的学生。
The Economist is a wide appeal to the students who want to improve their writing skills.
(参考翻译:The Economist has wide appeal for students who want to improve their English writing skills.)
3. 造句练习
场景: 天津的海河计划吸引了无数外地人士来天津落户。
造句: Tianjin Haihe Plan, a newly promoted Hukou System, has a wide appeal to people from other cities who want to get a Hukou of Tianjin.