1. 這是個(gè)什么詞？? ?
詞：pursue? ?
英英釋義：seek to attain or accomplish (a goal) over a long period? ?
例句：After celebrating the Chinese New Year, people have returned to work and started to pursue new goals.? ?
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞？? ?
“pursue”是動(dòng)詞，它有多個(gè)意思，比如“追逐（罪犯）”和“從事（某一職業(yè)）”。我們今天要學(xué)的是它作“追求”的意思。它可以組成很多地道的搭配，比如 pursue a goal/aim/objective, pursue a dream, pursue love/truth/success/growth 等。這些搭配在口語和寫作中都可以使用，包括托福雅思考試。? ? ? ?
下面通過幾個(gè)例句來掌握 pursue 作“追求”的用法。? ?
春節(jié)過后開工，很多人都會(huì)開始向新的目標(biāo)沖擊，我們就可以說：? ?
After celebrating the Chinese New Year, people have returned to work and started to pursue new goals.? ?
很多有出息的年輕人放棄了家鄉(xiāng)安逸的工作來到大城市追逐他們的夢(mèng)想，就可以說：? ?
Many ambitious young people give up cushy jobs in their hometowns and relocate to big cities to pursue their dreams.? ?
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在一篇關(guān)于英國(guó)老牌汽車公司 Morgan Motor Company 的文章中用到了 pursue：? ?
The company, still owned by the family that founded it in 1909, does not pursue the relentless growth that other carmakers crave.? ?
類似地，如果想表達(dá)“一些小而美的應(yīng)用更多關(guān)心的是用戶體驗(yàn)，而不是迅速增長(zhǎng)”，我們就可以說：? ?
Some apps are more concerned about ensuring optimal user experience than pursuing relentless growth.? ?
另一篇寫石油公司 ExxonMobil（埃克森美孚）的《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》文章中也用到了 pursue growth 這一搭配：? ?
No firm embodies this strategy better than ExxonMobil, the giant that rivals admire and green activists love to hate. As our briefing explains, it plans to pump 25% more oil and gas in 2025 than in 2017. If the rest of the industry pursues even modest growth, the consequence for the climate could be disastrous.
最后，我們順便來學(xué)習(xí)一下 pursue 的名詞形式 pursuit。如果你知道美國(guó)經(jīng)典電影《當(dāng)幸福來敲門》（The Pursuit of Happiness），熟悉美國(guó)《獨(dú)立宣言》中的經(jīng)典表達(dá)“l(fā)ife, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”，那你應(yīng)該不會(huì)忘記 pursuit。前面的例句也可以用 pursue 的名詞形式 pursuit 來稍作改寫：
Many ambitious young people give up cushy jobs in their hometowns and relocate to big cities? in pursuit of their dreams.? ? ? ?
3. 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞？? ? ? ?
1）翻譯下面的句子：? ? ? ?
人們不應(yīng)該以犧牲他人為代價(jià)來追求自己的幸福。?
People should not sacrifice others to pursue their own happiness.
（參考翻譯：People should not pursue their own happiness at the expense of others.）? ?
2）結(jié)合自己的生活、學(xué)習(xí)、工作、興趣等，想象在什么語境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)。先簡(jiǎn)要描述這個(gè)場(chǎng)景，再造句。? ? ? ?
例子：學(xué)生不應(yīng)該以犧牲睡眠為代價(jià)來追求更好的成績(jī)。
場(chǎng)景：Students should not pursue good grades at the expense of their sleep.
