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2021届巴蜀中学新高考英语
《经济学人》外刊讲义第02篇 [03]
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原文(续第02篇 [02])
Various corollaries to this law follow. After at least 80% of meetings, any decisions taken will be in line with the HIPPO, or “highest-paid person’s opinion”. In short, those who backed a different outcome will have wasted their breath. Perhaps because they are aware of the futility of their input, fewer than half of the people in a large meeting will bother to speak and at least half of the attendees will at some point check their phones.
这条定律又可引申出各种各样的推论。至少80%的会议做出的任何决定都与最高薪者的意见一致。简言之,那些支持了其他意见的人都是白费口舌。也许是因为意识到了自己的付出总是徒劳,在大型会议上只有不到一半的人会发言,而且至少一半与会者会在某个时刻看手机。
表达积累
· Various corollaries to this law follow.
various同义于常见的different,表示“不同种类的”、“各种各样的”。用法举例:
· tents in various (different) shapes and sizes 各种(不同)形状及大小的帐篷
· Their hobbies are many and various. 他们的业余爱好五花八门。
浅谈同义辨析:
different, diverse, divergent, distinct, various意思都含“不同的”。
different 系普通用语, 指“事物间的区别或本质上的不同”, 侧重“相异的”, 如:
· The two boys are different in their tastes. 这两个男孩的兴趣是相异的。
diverse 指“性质、种类十分不同的”, 如:
· The word is now used in a sense diverse from the original meaning. 在某种意义上说, 此词现在的含义与最初的含义完全不同。
divergent 指“分歧的”、“差异的”, 强调“不相容的”, 如:
· divergent schools of thought 不同的思想流派
distinct 指“两个或更多个东西各自有其特点, 不容混淆”, 含有“明显”和“性质上不同”的意思, 如:
· things similar in form but distinct in nature 形式相似, 实质不同的东西
various 强调“种类或性质的不同与多样”, 而不强调“其本质的差别”, 如:
· representatives from various parts of the country 全国各地的代表
· ... will be in line with the HIPPO
in line with sth表示“与某事物类似或一致”,同义于similar to sth或者in accordance with sth。用法举例:
· in line with the others/with the latest research 与其他的一致[根据最新的研究成果]
· In short, those who backed a different outcome will have wasted their breath.
back句中作动词使用,表示“支持”。
waste one’s breath表示“白费口舌” (to say something that will likely be ignored),用法示例:
· Honestly, you're wasting your breath - he doesn't want to hear what anyone else has got to say.
· the futility of their input
futility同义于常见的uselessness,二者的