词：shape :  to influence the way that a person, idea, or situation develops

 influence  /  have an impact on                        reshape

《经济学人》在写政策、制度、法规等对社会和人的影响时，会经常用到这个词。

例句：Phenomenal English is shaping how English learners approach the language.

Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are.

Over the years the building has shapedThe Economistin several ways, some good, some less so.

When I was a kid the Herald Tribune had shaped the values I would take through life as a writer.

—— William Zinsser（the author of On Writing Well ）   Writing Places

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作业：

1）很多人认为，我们所讲的语言可以决定我们的思维方式。

Lots of people believe that the language we speak shapes how we think.）

2）场景：

造句：Working in  companies of different types for a long time , such as private enterprises, government departments and foreign company, could shape  a person's methods of doing things.