- 认识这个词（基础篇）
词：passport
英英释义：a thing that ensures admission to or the achievement of something
例句：Excellent English is a passport to many dream jobs in China.
场景：练习英语。
造句：Practicing every day is a passport to fluent oral English.
- 体会这个词 （进阶篇）
“passport”是名词，基本意思是“护照”，常被引申表示“通往…的保障”“获得…的手段”，是个生动形象，让读者会心一笑的表达。作这层意思时，我们可以用“passport”替换常见的“key”和“ticket”。
来看几个例子：
在很多非洲国家，要想摆脱贫穷过上更好的生活，一些年轻人会选择足球，就可以说：
For some African young people, football is a passport/ticket/the key to a better life.（注意：一般用“a passport to”，“a ticket to”和“the key to”。）
场景：潜规则。
造句：For a great number of young actors and actresses, accepting unwritten rules is a passport to fame.
在中国，很多家长和高中生将高考视作是成功人生的保障，
Many parents and high school students regard China’s college entrance examination as a passport to a successful life.
越来越少的年轻人将大城市户口看作是体面生活的必需：
A decreasing number of young people consider an urban hukou to be a passport to a decent life.
最后，来看看《经济学人》中的一个例句。在讨论中国教育时，作者表达教育的重要性时就用到了passport：
Chinese have long seen education as a passport to success, and it is not just the super-rich who have the aspiration or means to send their offspring abroad to attend university.
- 从认识到会用（作业）
1）翻译下面的句子：
人才是任何城市通往繁荣的必备手段。
翻译：For any city, talent is a passport to prosperity.
场景：练习英语。
造句：Practicing every day is a passport to fluent oral English.
场景：潜规则。
造句：For a great number of young actors and actresses, accepting unwritten rules is a passport to fame.
