1. 這是個什么詞？

詞：vocal

英英釋義：expressing opinions or feelings freely or loudly

例句：The famed Chinese writer Zheng Yuanjie is a vocal supporter and practitioner of quality-oriented education.

2. 為什么選這個詞？

“vocal”是形容詞，本意是“發(fā)聲的”，可以引申為“直言不諱的、對......敢于直言的、強烈的”，我們今天來學這個詞的引申義。它的意思準確，在《經(jīng)濟學人》中出現(xiàn)的頻率比較高，在口語和寫作中都可以使用它。下面來看幾個例子。

著名作家鄭淵潔一直是素質教育堅定的推行者和實踐者，就可以說：

The famed Chinese writer Zheng Yuanjie is a vocal supporter and practitioner of quality-oriented education.

團隊領導直言不諱地表達了他對市場活動結果的不滿，就可以說：

The team leader has been very vocal in his displeasure/discontent over the marketing result.

去年意大利潮牌 D&G 惹火燒身，微博上一些意見領袖對 D&G 充滿種族歧視的廣告表達了強烈的譴責，可以說：

Some KOLs (key opinion leaders) were vocal in condemning the Italian fashion brand D&G's racially discriminatory commercial last year.

《經(jīng)濟學人》在兩篇討論歐洲央行人選的文章中都用到了 vocal：

Mr Liikanen was a vocal advocate of unconventional tools. Mr Weidmann is the most contentious candidate. His vocal opposition to ECB asset-purchase programmes was reportedly derided by Mr Draghi as “Nein zu allem”(“No to everything”).

下面的幾句話出現(xiàn)在《經(jīng)濟學人》一篇報道臺灣同性戀合法化的文章中：

In Hong Kong Mr Yau says Taiwan’s experience underscores the importance of winning hearts and minds. Equal-rights proponents are adamant that the basic rights of minorities should not be subject to a vote by the majority. But, says Mr Yau, there is a need to engage with the most vocal critics. It helps that homosexuality is no longer a taboo among the young. Public opinion is moving in favour of same-sex marriage.

注意第二句中的 adamant 和第三句中的 vocal 是同義詞，都表示對某種觀點的堅持。

3. 怎樣學會使用這個詞？

1）翻譯下面的句子：

他強烈支持這個方案。

（參考翻譯：He is a vocal supporter/advocate of this proposal.)

2）結合自己的生活、學習、工作、興趣等，想象在什么語境下會用到這個表達。先簡要描述這個場景，再造句。

例子：

場景：