see v.

释义: if a place or a period of time sees an event, the event happens in that place or during that time

例句：The last decade saw many technological advances, and the next few years will see more.

“see”是看见的意思，也经常可以用来表示“目睹” “见证“，这时它的主语除了是人和物以外，还经常可以是时间或是地点，表示该时或该地发生什么事。这是英语中一种拟人化的修辞手法，也是我们不够熟悉、想不到会这样用的常见用法。

我们经常可以用 see 代替 witness。

比如国庆假期间，许多人都出门旅游，这时我们就可以说：

The National Day holiday, or the Golden Week, saw a significant surge in tourism.

比如《中国好声音》中有许多非常出色的歌手，我们就可以说：

Sing! China has seen some very talented singers.

我们在描述图表时就可以用 see 表示数据的变化。最新一期的《经济学人》中在报道通用电气公司时也用到了saw：

That made for a welcome change from Jeffrey Immelt, his predecessor, whose 16-year tenure saw a dramatic decline in GE’s performance and profitability.

1. 翻译：苹果公司在今年 9 月发布了新产品。

This September saw a launch of new.products from Apple Inc.

（参考翻译：This September saw the launch of Apple’s new products.）

2. 造句练习:

场景: 中国一线城市新能源汽车暴增。

造句: In 2018, tier 1 cities in China see a rocketing increase in electric cars,  under the suppot of subsidies and some incentives like free car license plate and no traffic restrictions.