9.20 Shift
英英释义:to change a situation, discussion, etc by giving special attention to one idea or subject instead of to a previous one
例句:An increasing number of English learners are shifting their focus from input to output.
shift”本意是一个物体、一个东西的位置发生了变化,电脑上的“shift”键就是切换键,按住它再按其它的键就会实现不同的功能。
后来引申为观点、聚焦点、态度的变化,可以替换change
句型 shift sth from…to….
例句:
例1:最近几年大众对同性恋的态度已经有所改变了
Attitudes of homosexuality have shifted in recent years.
例2:很多人已经不再选择拥有自己的自行车,而是骑共享单车了
Many have shifted from owing bicycles to using shared bicycles.
例3:William Zinsser 在写到自己写作的兴趣时也用到了“shift”:
I wanted to understand what was happening, and as the old values shifted, so did my concerns as a journalist.
作业:
1. 翻译:这家消费品公司的战略从国内市场转移到了国外市场。
The strategy of this consumer product company has shifted from domestic market to oversea market.
参考翻译:This consumer company has shifted strategy from domestic market to overseas market.
(翻译问题:1. 如果把strategy 做主语要用被动语态,shirft sth from…to….句型不熟 2.海外市场是overseas market,我居然写成oversea market)
2.场景 他的工作重心从业务转到了人员管理。
翻译:He has shifted his focus of the job from business to personnel management.