2018-11-12每日一词recipe

“recipe”/'r?s?pi/ ，其本意是“菜谱”，它常常可以被引申为表示导致某个结果的“原因” “必备因素”。在一些场景中，我们可以用它来替换 cause，lead to 这些表示“导致”的表达。英英释义：a way of doing something that will produce a particular result

recipe 常接介词 for，后面跟的名词可以是正向含义的，比如 success，happiness，这时 recipe 可以理解为“ 诀窍 ”；也可以是有负向意义的名词，比如 failure，disaster，chaos。

例句：

① 比如我们想说成功的关键是要有好主意和执行力，我们就可以说：

Good ideas with great execution are a recipe for success.

② 比如我们想说光有雄心壮志，但是没有行动，到头来注定要失败，就可以说：

Ambition without action is a recipe for failure.

③ 我们常说“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” 其实说的就是保持健康的配方，就是要吃有营养的食物。这时我们就可以把它改编成：

Eating nutrition-rich food is a recipe for good health.

这期的《经济学人》在点评美国的中期选举时就用到了 recipe。中期选举后，美国国会分裂，***和党和民主党分别掌管参众两院，《经济学人》认为这种分裂会导致一系列问题：

In a country where one chamber of the legislature is based on population and the other on territory, this division is a recipe for gridlock, poor governance and, eventually, disenchantment with the political system itself.

（1）使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“recipe”，了解它的常用搭配。

形容词(adj)+recipe

动词(verb) + recipe

recipe +?动词(verb)?

to a recipe? 按照… 做法:The dish is made to a traditional Italian recipe. 这道菜是用传统的意大利做法制成的。 ~ for 做…的方法:a recipe for leek soup 做韭菜汤的方法（figurative） To live every day to the full is a recipe for happiness. 快乐的秘诀就是每天都活得充实。 a recipe for disaster/success 导致灾祸的原因；成功的诀窍

（2）翻译

学好英语的诀窍是要有强烈的学习和练习意愿。?

A strong willingness to learn and practice is the recipe for English fluency.

The recipe for English fluency requires a strong willingness to learn and practice.

（3）场景：导致重庆公交车灾难的原因是那个中年妇女袭击司机。

造句：?That the middle-aged woman had assaulted the driver is the recipe for disaster of Chongqing bus.