技能类短语
(包含学生、 毕业生、儿童、员工的技能)
1 develop their skills
发展他们的技能
规律:
英语里最常与their skills搭配的3个动词是:
develop, improve和boost
绝不要嫌弃它们“没特色”,语言自然、地道就是最大的特色
请熟记这八类常考技能,
你绝不会后悔
独立思考的技能independent thinking skills★
解决问题的技能problem-solving skills ★
社会交往的技能social skills★
团队合作技能teamwork skills ★
读写技能reading and writing skills
沟通技能 communication skills
计算机技能computer skills
外语技能foreign language skills
2 develop good learning habits
形成良好的学习习惯
更高效地学习learn more efficiently
3 deepen their understanding of ...
(学生、游客、参观者等)深化他们对.... 的理解
deepen是deep的动词形式
获取关于...的知识 gain knowledge about ...
native speakers不说learn knowledge X,因为按英文习惯learn和knowledge两个词不能搭配到一起
4 boost their brain development
促进(儿童的)大脑发育,例如阅读,玩益智游戏(educational games)
提高他们解决问题的能力
improve their problem-solving skills
不但可以指提高解决学习问题的能力,也可以指解决实际生活问题的能力
[BBC例句]
Playing chess can boost children's brain development
[剑桥例句]
Video games can improve players' problem-solving skills
5 encourage their imagination
激发他们的想象力
用法:
当encourage后面是心理活动时它是“激发”的意思
有创意地思考 think creatively
6 expand their horizons
(旅行、学外语)开阔他们的眼界,这个短语里的horizons ( 眼界)必须用复数
broaden their horizons本来也是条地道短语,可惜被中国同学们长期overuse (过度使用),现在连学校门口卖盒饭的大婶儿都已经掌握了
7 improve their social skills
提高他们的社会交往能力
发展他们的团队合作能力 develop their teamwork skills
social skills (社会交往技能)和problem-solving skills(解决问题的技能)是英语文化里极为关键的两类技能,但是很少有同学会在想到它们。
8 work closely together
(学生、员工、团队成员、国家等)一起紧密地合作
用法: 这个work不仅可以指工作,也可以指任何要紧密合作才能完成的事情
提高他们的团队合作技能improve their teamwork skills
9 increase their independence
(技能、经历等)增强他们的独立性
帮助他们为就业做准备
help them prepare for employment
10 gain practical experience
获取实践经验
[经济学人例句]
Law schools often send their students to gain practical experience by giving free advice to people in need.
11 have more job opportunities
有更多的就业机会
帮助他们为就业做准备
help them prepare for employment
12 achieve their potential
充分发挥出他们的潜力
注意: potential不能用复数
实现他们的目标achieve their goals

