1. 认识这个词（基础篇）
词：weather
英英释义：to deal successfully with a difficult situation or a problem
例句：Over the past 20 years, Alibaba has weathered storms and scandals.
2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）
我们很熟悉“weather”作为名词是“天气”的意思，它其实也常用作动词，表示“渡过（难关）” “从困难中挺过来”。在一些语境中，使用 weather 比 deal with 或者 experience 更准确。
weather 表示这个意思的时候，后面常接有负向含义的名词，例如 crisis/recession/criticism/scandal。比如夫妻刚结婚的时候难免要熬过一段适应期：
The couple had to weather some difficult times in the early years of their marriage.
像阿里巴巴这样的企业，创业过程中有过丑闻，经历过大风大浪。我们就可以说：
Over the past 20 years, Alibaba has weathered storms and scandals.（weather the storm 是个习惯表达，表示“渡过难关”）
《经济学人》在报道石油巨头 ExxonMobil 时就用到了 weather 的这种用法：
It has weathered lawsuits over everything from a leaky petrol station to abetting torture in Indonesia.
这里的 lawsuit 也是有负面意义的名词，说明它虽然官司不断，但是最终都能挺过来。
3. 从认识到会用（作业）
1）翻译下面的句子：
这家公司从经济危机中挺了过来，最终得以蓬勃发展。
The company weathered the financial crisis and ultimately thrived.
（参考翻译: The company weathered the financial crisis and ultimately thrived.）
2）结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等，想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景，再造句。
场景： 职场
造句： It is not that the women lack ambition, says the report. No less than 79% of senior women in the sample said they aspired to a top job and 91% were keen to be promoted. No rare they necessarily held back by family responsibilities: nearly two in five of those aged 40 or over had no children. Three in five of the over-40s did have children. Three in five of the over -40s did have children and talented women who quit work to raise kids are not included in the sample. Still, the survey’s main finding is striking. Only 16% of the sample had sponsors, defined as people several levels above them who give them career advice, introduce them to contacts and help them get promotions. Having a sponsor can dramatically weather the storms in a woman’s career path.
