9.20 Shift

英英釋義：to change a situation, discussion, etc by giving special attention to one idea or subject instead of to a previous one

例句：An increasing number of English learners are shifting their focus from input to output.

shift”本意是一個物體、一個東西的位置發(fā)生了變化，電腦上的“shift”鍵就是切換鍵，按住它再按其它的鍵就會實現(xiàn)不同的功能。

后來引申為觀點、聚焦點、態(tài)度的變化，可以替換change

句型 shift sth from…to….

例句：

例1：最近幾年大眾對同性戀的態(tài)度已經(jīng)有所改變了

Attitudes of homosexuality have shifted in recent years.

例2：很多人已經(jīng)不再選擇擁有自己的自行車，而是騎共享單車了

Many have shifted from owing bicycles to using shared bicycles.

例3：William Zinsser 在寫到自己寫作的興趣時也用到了“shift”：

I wanted to understand what was happening, and as the old values shifted, so did my concerns as a journalist.

作業(yè)：

1．? 翻譯：這家消費品公司的戰(zhàn)略從國內(nèi)市場轉(zhuǎn)移到了國外市場。

The strategy of this consumer product company has shifted from domestic market to oversea market.

參考翻譯：This consumer company has shifted strategy from domestic market to overseas market.

(翻譯問題：1. 如果把strategy 做主語要用被動語態(tài)，shirft sth from…to….句型不熟 2.海外市場是overseas market，我居然寫成oversea market)

2.場景 他的工作重心從業(yè)務轉(zhuǎn)到了人員管理。

翻譯：He has shifted his focus of the job from business to personnel management.