1. 認識這個詞(基礎篇)
詞:frown
英英釋義:to not approve of something
例句:This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful.
2. 體會這個詞 (進階篇)
“frown”是個動詞,最基本的意思是“皺眉”,常常用來表示“不贊成”。當 frown 用于表示“不贊成”時,后面常接介詞 upon 或者 on,我們??梢杂盟鎿Q disapprove,disagree,dislike 等詞,這也是外刊中的高頻、形象的詞匯。我們通過幾個例子掌握它的用法。
比如近幾日 90 后創業者孫晨宇花了 456 萬美元拍得和巴菲特共進午餐,之后引發熱議,許多人認為他是以“發空氣幣割韭菜”發家,稱他是騙子。我們可以用 frown 造句為:
That Justin Sun struck it rich with cryptocurrency has been frowned upon.
網上有許多美食博主在拍攝美食時,往往會點很多菜,最后并沒有吃上幾口,許多網友認為這種做法是浪費食物。我們可以說:
This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful.
《經濟學人》中也經常用到 frown on/upon,比如:
1) Most African leaders still frown on homosexuality.
2)Recruiters may also frown upon messy handwriting, body piercings and tattoos, even though these have no bearing on people's ability to do particular jobs.
3)President Rodrigo Duterte has encouraged his citizens to murder drug-dealers, something that is generally frowned upon in Britain.
3. 從認識到會用(作業)
1)翻譯下面的句子:
許多老師不贊成這樣的做法。
(參考翻譯:Many teachers frown on such practices.)
作業:
1.許多老師不贊成這樣的做法。
Many teachers frown on such practices.
2.她不贊成他這種不負責任的做法。
She frowns on his irresponsible practice.