一日一词：WAKE

自现象级英语

WAKE

1. 英英释义：used to say what happens after and often as a result of something 

例句：In the wake of the mass shootings in New Zealand, many call for a ban on assault weapons. 

2. 为什么选这个词？ 

我们都很熟悉“wake”作为动词表示“醒来”的用法，今天我们学习它作为名词的用法。wake 作为名词可以表示航行中船只留下的尾流、航迹，因此引申出一个表达 in the wake of 表示“随着…而来” “作为…的结果”。当我们想表示 after 或者 as a result of 时，很多时候也可以用 in the wake of 替换。 

比如食品安全问题被曝光后，管理、法规方面会有所改善，我们就可以说： 

Regulations were improved in the wake of the food safety scandal.

我们可以用 in the wake of 来引出对某一事件的讨论。比如新西兰枪击案后，许多人开始呼吁禁止攻击性武器： 

In the wake of the mass shootings in New Zealand, many call for a ban on assault weapons.

《经济学人》中用 in the wake of 的句子比比皆是，比如最近这两处：

1) In the wake of street protests, Mr Putin unleashed repression both online and offline.

2) For the whole of 2018 the economy grew by 2.6%, the weakest pace in a decade and far below the 7.4% recorded in 2017 in the wake of the government’s construction-led stimulus.

3. 怎样学会使用这个词？ 

1）翻译下面的句子： 

在两次致命坠机事件后，波音的股价暴跌。 (重点：两次致命坠机事件the two deadly/ devastating plane/air crashes, 暴跌go into a tailspin, 骤跌plummet, plunge)

In the wake of the two devastating plane crashes, Boeing's share prices went into a tailspin.

In the wake of the two deadly air crashes, Boeing’s share prices went into a tailspin.

造句：

例1：In the wake of the political turbulence, she understands the anxiety that British citizens feel about Brexit.  脱欧之忧

例2：Traffic is likely to improve in the wake of the Tomb-Sweeping Day.  清明节与交通

例3：Beijing has seen crystal blue skies again in the wake of crippling days of deadly smog which is a strong indicator of high density of PM2.5.  每日一词的串联 

背诵：

in the wake of, after, as a result of

Regulations were improved in the wake of the food safety scandal.

The road remains closed in the wake of Monday's landslide. 

Wake up! You're asleep at the wheel!