每日一词 100 | champion

1. 认识这个词(基础篇)

词:champion

英英释义:to publicly support or defend a set of beliefs, political aims, or a group of people

例句:We champion the cause of liberty.

2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)

“champion”即是名词也是动词,作为名词可以表示“冠军”“支持者”,作为动词表示“支持”“捍卫”,今天我们学习的是动词用法。当我们想表达“支持”“捍卫”时,除了用 support 和 defend,也可以用 champion。

希拉里·克林顿当年竞选美国总统时说: 

I’m running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion. And I want to be that champion.(这里的“everyday”是“odinary”的意思)

这里的“champion”是名词,表示“支持者”“捍卫者”。我们也可以用 champion 的动词用法把它改写为: 

I’m running for president so that I can champion everyday Americans.

美籍阿富汗作家卡勒德·胡赛尼的作品(比如《追风筝的人》)中充分体现了他对人权的拥护,我们可以说:

Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-born American novelist, writes to champion the cause of human rights and social justice. 

《经济学人》网站上刊发过一篇名为 Champion 的文章,第一段中既解释了 champion 的意思还给出了具体的例子: 

To champion something is to support it, to defend it. We champion the cause of liberty. Hugh Grant, an actor, champions the right of old people to die in their own homes.

3. 从认识到会用(作业)

1)翻译下面的句子:   

许多非政府组织(Non-Governmental Organization)力图捍卫教育平等。

Many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) attempt to champion educational equality.

(参考翻译:Many NGOs seek to champion the cause of education equality.)

2)造句:He has been trying to champion himself as the dignity of the Chinese.

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