自现象级英语
PROMPT
1. 英英释义：to cause something to happen or be done
例句：The scandal prompted the immediate resignation of the company’s CEO.
2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）
“prompt”可以做名词、形容词也可以做动词，今天我们学习它的动词用法。prompt 作为动词表示“促使”“推动”“引起”，是个高频词汇，几乎每一期的《经济学人》中都会多次用到它。
比如丑闻曝光导致一家公司的首席执行官立刻辞职，我们就可以说：
The scandal prompted the immediate resignation of the company’s CEO.
我们想说“某事引发热议”时，这里的“引发”除了用常见的 cause, lead to 外，还可以用 prompt，比如：
The mass shooting prompts a heated debate on gun control.
最新一期的《经济学人》中就出现了 4 次 prompt 的这种用法，我们看其中两个句子：
1）The disastrous drought prompted government action to restore the river.
2）An attack by JEM in September 2016 killed 19 Indian soldiers, prompting Mr Modi to send special forces across the line of control.
3. 从认识到会用（作业）
翻译：
失业率的持续增加可能会引发社会动荡。(重点：持续continuous，社会动荡 social unrest)
The continuous rise in the rate of unemployment may prompt social unrest.
造句
例1：The marathon event held in Annaka in 1855 prompted a sudden strike from the Shogun. 安中藩的马拉松赛事引发幕府的突袭
例2：Her worries over her ears and hearing health have prompted an immediate purchase of a pair of expensive earphones. 担心听力受损，促使她迅速下单，买了天价耳机
例3：What you look like determines how people treat you. That explains why more and more young people have been prompted/motivated to have cosmetic surgery. 联系昨天的每日一词：整容的动力
个人拓展：
prompt sb to do sth: make sb decide to say or do something
背诵：
prompt, cause, lead to,result in, bring about, give rise to
Curiosity prompted her to ask a few questions.
What prompted you to apply this company?
What prompted you to do such a thing?
