单词回顾 | 他们都是如何用“passport”、“sway”和“fit”造句的？

6月6日的单词是“passport”，它的比喻义有“获得某种准入资格或成就的必备条件”。

下面是几个句子点评：

1. An excellent drawing skill, which is the basis of showing your ideas, is a passport to be a designer.

点评：句子意思很清晰，但可以微调下：

Excellent drawing skills, the basis of expressing your ideas, are a passport to being/becoming a designer. 

2. Many students in college regard getting several certificates as a passport to a successful job.

点评：“students in college”还可以写作“college students”。

3. According to some traditional opinions, a woman's marriage might be considered as a passport to wealth.

点评：由于前面已经用了限定词“some”，后面的“might be”可以直接用“is”替换。

4. A secure job was generally accepted as a passport to survive in such big city.

点评：“accepted”应该写作“considered/regarded”。时态应该是一般现在时？“a passport to”后面接动词，所以“survive”可以改为“survival”。我会这么改写：

A secure job is generally regarded as a passport to survival in such a big city. 

5. The diploma of a famous university will be a good passport to the well-known enterprises for those seeking a job after graduation. However, in fact, one's ability matters more in the eyes of the employers.

点评：由于“the diploma”，“the well-known enterprises”和“the employers”都是泛指，所以不需要用定冠词“the”。另外，句子可以写得更简洁一些，并通过调整句序强调出要点：

For job-seeking graduates diplomas of famous universities are a passport to well-known enterprises. In fact, however, ability matters more in the eyes of employers. 

6月7日的单词是“sway”，作动词有“左右”的意思，相当于“influence”。

下面是几个句子点评：

1. Don't allow yourself to be swayed by his promises. He always goes back on his word.

点评：很好的句子。“go back on one's word”用法地道恰当。

2. A puzzling phenomenon is that fashion icon keeps telling you can't even be swayed by fashion, is that a methodology?

点评：“fashion icon”应该用复数，“keeps”相应地应该改为复数形式。但不确定作者后半句想表达的是什么。

3. People tend to be swayed by commercials and buy lots of things that are unnecessary.

点评：无可挑剔的句子。

6月8日的单词是“fit”，中文可以翻译成“正好合适的人或物”。

下面是几个句子点评：

1. When drawing an oil painting, you need to work out the best fit between light and shade.

点评：“fit”一词用得恰到好处，体现出了光和影搭配的微妙性。

2. This job is a great fit for me: the pay is reasonable, and it is good for my own personal growth.

点评：很明显句式模仿了图片中的例句，不过没问题。对初级和中阶学习者来说，模仿比创造更重要。

3. Toronto is a great fit for me: the winter is not so cold, and it closes by a large lake.

点评：这个句式和图片中例句的句式也很相似。 “it closes by a large lake”表达有误，可以写作 “it is close to a large lake”或者“it is by a large lake”。

4.Justin's updates are a great fit for those trying to use small words in their English writing.  

点评：喜欢这个句子。作为“每日一词”系列的最后一个句子，this is a great fit. Hope this experiment has worked out for you. 

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