Trends to watch in the coming year
明年值得关注的趋势
Pandemic to endemic.
疫情从全球性变为地区性。
New antiviral pills, improved antibody treatments and more vaccines are coming. For vaccinated folks in the developed world, the virus will no longer be life-threatening. But it will still pose a deadly danger in the developing world.
新的抗病毒药物、改良后的抗体治疗和更多的疫苗正逐渐问世。对于发达国家接种过新冠疫苗的人来说,病毒将不再会危及性命,但它仍将对发展中国家构成致命危险。
Inflation worries.
通货膨胀问题。
Supply-chain disruptions and a spike in energy demand have pushed up prices. Central bankers say it's temporary, but not everyone believes them. Britain is at particular risk of stagflation, due to post-Brexit labour shortages and its dependence on expensive natural gas.
供应链中断和能源需求激增导致物价上涨。(英国)央行官员说这只是暂时的,但并非人人都相信这一点。由于脱欧后的劳动力短缺和对昂贵天然气的依赖,英国尤其面临停滞性通货膨胀的风险。
The future of work.
职场的未来。
There is a broad consensus that the future is ''hybrid'', and that more people will spend more days working from home. But there is much scope for disagreement on the details. How many days, and which ones? And will it be fair?
人们普遍认为,未来的工作将是“混合型”的,更多的人将花更多的时间在家工作。但在细节问题上很可能存在分歧。比如多少天,哪些天?而且,这公平吗?
Climate crunch.
气候危机。
Even as wildfires, heatwaves and floods increase in frequency, a striking lack of urgency prevails among policymakers when it comes to tackling climate change. Moreover, decarbonisation requires the West and China to co-operate.
尽管野火、热浪和洪水越来越频繁,但政策制定者在应对气候变化方面明显缺乏紧迫感。此外,减少碳排放需要西方和中国的紧密合作。
Space races.
太空竞赛。
2022 will be the first year in which more people go to space as paying passengers than government employees. China will finish its new space station. Film-makers are vying to make movies in zero-g. And NASA will crash a space probe into an asteroid, in a real-life mission that sounds like a Hollywood film.
2022 年将成为付费太空旅行者人数超过国家指派人员的元年。中国将完成新空间站的建设。电影制作人正在争相拍摄“零重力”电影。而美国国家航空航天局(NASA)将使一个太空探测器撞击一颗小行星,这是一个真实世界的任务,虽然听起来就像是好莱坞电影里的情节。
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审核:乐崽
重点词汇
endemic
/enˈdem.ɪk/
adj.(流行病)地方性的;(在某地)流行的
词根词缀:dēmos(表示“人群,群众”)
相关词汇:pandemic
词根词缀:pan-(all,whole,全部)
派生词:Pan-American(adj. 全美洲的,泛美的)
词根词缀:en-(in,内部的)
antiviral
/ˌæn.t̬iˈvaɪ.rəl/
adj. 抗病毒的
词根词缀:anti-(表示“相反,反对”)
派生词:antiwar(adj. 反战争的)
词性拓展:virus(n. 病毒)
相关词汇:viral(adj. 病毒的;网络上病毒式传播)
搭配短语:viral infections
例句:The video went viral.
antibody
/ˈæn.t̬iˌbɑː.di/
n. 抗体
词根词缀:anti-(表示“相反,反对”)
pose
/poʊz/
v. 造成,引起(尤指问题或困难);摆姿势
词性拓展:pose(n. 姿势)
例句:We posed for photographs.
搭配短语:pose a threat to sth.
搭配短语:pose problems
Inflation
/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/
n. 通货膨胀
相关词汇:inflate(v. 充气)
例句:Inflate your life jacket.
反义词:deflate(v. 放气)
反义词:deflation(n. 通货紧缩)
相关词汇:increase,decrease
disruption
/dɪsˈrʌpʃn/
n. 中断,阻挠
词性拓展:disrupt(v. 中断,阻挠)
例句:Heavy snow disrupted travel into the city.
spike
/spaɪk/
n. 数量激增
英文释义:a sudden large increase in something
搭配短语:a spike in house prices
stagflation
/stæɡˈfleɪ.ʃən/
n. 停滞性通货膨胀,滞胀
相关词汇:inflation
相关词汇:stagnation(n. 停滞)
例句:We are seeing stagnation in the market for cows and sheep.
consensus
/kənˈsen.səs/
n. 一致的意见;共识
词根词缀:con-(together,一起的,共同的)
相关词汇:sense(n. 感受)
搭配短语:a consensus view
hybrid
/ˈhaɪ.brɪd/
adj.(两种完全不同的东西的)混合而成的
词性拓展:hybrid(n. 杂交动物;两种东西的混合物)
例句:A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.
例句:His work is an interesting hybrid of popular and classical music.
搭配短语:a hybrid language
scope
/skoʊp/
n. 可能,机会;范围
搭配句式:There is scope for sth.
近义词:possibility
例句:Her job offers very little scope for promotion.
crunch
/krʌntʃ/
n. 紧要关头;需要作出艰难抉择的时刻
英文释义:a difficult situation that forces you to make a decision or do something
例句:Tomorrow is the crunch.
striking
/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/
adj. 异乎寻常的;引人注目的
相关词汇:strike(v. 击打;打动)
例句:We're not very struck on that new restaurant.
prevail
/prɪˈveɪl/
v. 流行,盛行
例句:Consumerism still prevails among the middle classes.
decarbonisation
/ˌdiːˌkɑːrbənəˈzeɪʃn/
n. 减少碳排放;脱碳
相关词汇:carbon(n. 碳)
搭配短语:carbon dioxide(n. 二氧化碳)
词根词缀:-ise(表示“使成为某种状态”,“......化”)
相关词汇:carbonise(v. 碳化)
词根词缀:de-(表示“减少”)
相关词汇:decarbonise(v. 减少碳排放)
vie
/vaɪ/
v. 竞争;争夺
搭配短语:vie for sth.
搭配短语:vie for the nomination
搭配短语:vie with sb.
例句:The boys would vie with each other to impress her.
搭配短语:vie to do sth.
例句:The fans vied to get closer to their idol.
crash
/kræʃ/
v. 撞毁,坠毁
搭配短语:crash into
例句:The plane crashed into a mountainside.
probe
/proʊb/
n. 探测器;探究,调查
搭配短语:a probe into corruption
词性拓展:probe(v. 探究,调查)
搭配短语:probe into someone's private life
asteroid
/ˈæs.tə.rɔɪd/
n. 小行星
词根词缀:aster-(表示“星星”)
派生词:astronaut(n. 宇航员)
派生词:astronomy(n. 天文学)