1. 這是個什么詞?
詞:status quo
英英釋義:the state of a situation as it is
例句:There are more people who wish to maintain the status quo than change it.
2. 為什么選這個詞?
“status quo”是不可數名詞,意思是“現狀”。英文中有一些比較常見的拉丁詞,status quo 是其中一個,一般會說 the status quo。它的特點是表意簡潔,在口語和寫作中都使用這個詞,可以體現相當的詞匯積累。下面通過幾個例子來掌握這個詞。
想要保持現狀的人往往比想要改變現狀的人多,就可以說:
There are more people who wish to maintain/preserve/keep the status quo than change it.
這些政策制定者不愿意輕易改變現狀是因為他們在煙草業有既得利益,我們就可以說:
The policymakers are reluctant to change the status quo because they have a vested interest in the tobacco industry.
最近兩年英國脫歐一直是《經濟學人》報道的重點,因此我們經??梢钥吹?status quo 這個詞,比如這句:
Most MPs believe, with reason, that Mrs May’s imperfect compromise is worse than the status quo.
《經濟學人》在創刊 175 年紀念 Essay 中四次用到了 status quo 一詞,比如下面兩例:
a) Today liberalism needs to escape its identification with elites and the status quo and rekindle that reforming spirit.
b) Liberal reformers at their best have shared a dissatisfaction with the status quo and a determination to attack established interests.
3. 怎樣學會使用這個詞?
1)翻譯下面的句子:
不是每個人都滿足于現狀。
(參考翻譯:Not everyone is satisfied with the status quo. )
2)結合自己的生活、學習、工作、興趣等,想象在什么語境下會用到這個表達。先簡要描述這個場景,再造句。
例子:
場景 :
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I wish to maintain the status quo than change it.