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.