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外刊中地道的写作表达:shine a spotlight on

Despite the spotlight that is shone on the sprints, the long

Despite the spotlight that is shone on the sprints, the longer races, from the 800

metres to the marathon, can make a more rewarding spectacle.

尽管奥运会中的短跑项目备受瞩目,但从800米到马拉松的长跑比赛的观感更强。

shine a spotlight on sth表示使人们注意到。其中,spotlight是个四六级和考研词汇:聚光灯,衍生义为媒体和公众的注意。这个短语的主语可以是媒体/报告/事件等。

再比如:The report shines a spotlight on how best to tackle environmental issues.

报告聚焦于如何最好地解决环境问题。

原文中spotlight前面加了定冠词the,而不是a。这是因为,that is shone on the sprints是定语从句,修饰名词spotlight,特指对短跑项目的关注。对于很多这类动词+名词+介词构成的动词短语,我们可以以名词为中心词,动作成分后置,变成后置定语。

比如:The educational arms race is partly the result of the excessive emphasis (that) Chinese parents place on exam results.

教育内卷的部分原因是中国父母对考试成绩的过度重视。【place emphasis on sth重视某事】

还有一个类似的短语:be under/in the spotlight受到公众的关注。

As a news report has emerged of the insanitary transportation of cooking oil, food

safety is once again under the spotlight.

随着一起食用油运输不卫生的新闻报道出现,食品安全再次成为人们关注的焦点。

①despite表示尽管;即使,是个介词,而非连词,后面要接名词成分或者动名词,不能直接接一句话。

despite the spotlight that is shone on the sprints相当于although the mass media shine a spotlight on the sprints.

再比如:For rural students who make it to university despite the odds, this education investment is likely to yield substantial benefits.对于那些尽管面临困难,但是成功进入大学的农村学生来说,这项教育投资可能会带来巨大的回报。 如果后面要接一句话,用despite the fact that+句=although+句

②make在这句话中是个系动词,表示成为;适合做。be动词以外的词作为系动词的特点就是,改为be动词,结构上仍然是行得通的:The longer races can be a more rewarding(给人带来满足的) spectacle(精彩的场面).

再举个例子:

For the elderly or those living alone, the dog can make a good companion.

对于老年人或者独居的人来说,狗可以成为很好的伴侣。