recipe
a way of doing sth that will produce certain result.
例句:Ambition without action is a recipe for failure.
解释:原为菜谱的意思,它常常可以被引申为表示导致某个结果的“原因” “必备因素”。在一些场景中,我们可以用它来替换 cause,lead to 这些表示“导致”的表达。
替换:cause,lead to
搭配:a recipe for sth
ecipe 常接介词 for,后面跟的名词可以是正向含义的,比如 success,happiness,这时 recipe 可以理解为“诀窍”;也可以是有负向意义的名词,比如 failure,disaster,chaos。
例1:比如我们想说成功的关键是要有好主意和执行力
Good ideas with great execution are a recipe for success.
例2:比如我们想说光有雄心壮志,但是没有行动,到头来注定要失败,就可以说:
Ambition without action is a recipe for failure.
例3:我们常说“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” 其实说的就是保持健康的配方,就是要吃有营养的食物。这时我们就可以把它改编成:
Eating nutrition-rich food is a recipe for good health.
例4:这期的《经济学人》在点评美国的中期选举时就用到了 recipe。中期选举后,美国国会分裂,共和党和民主党分别掌管参众两院,《经济学人》认为这种分裂会导致一系列问题:
In a country where one chamber of the legislature is based on population and the other on territory, this division is a recipe for gridlock, poor governance and, eventually, disenchantment with the political system itself.
作业1:
1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“recipe”,了解它的常用搭配。
美味的食谱delicious/mouthwatering/tasty recipe.
简单,复杂,正宗,传统食谱easy/simple/complicated/authentic/traditional recipe
用....烹饪法做 follow, use, stick to
2)翻译下面的句子:
学好英语的诀窍是要有强烈的学习和练习意愿。
Strong studying and practice willingness is a recipe for learning good English.
(参考翻译:A strong willingness to learn and practice is the recipe for English fluency. 或者 The recipe for English fluency requires a strong willingness to learn and practice.)
学习和练习的意愿 a willingness to learn and practice 用了介词to
学好英语 English fluency
场景:只有宣传而没有好质量的产品是注定要失败的。
An inferior quality product with only publicity stunt is a recipe for failure.