0919 Shape

9.19 Shape

英英释义： to influence the way that a person, idea, or situation develops

解析：做名词有形状的意思，做动词表示对….产生影响，塑造，决定。可以和have an impact on 、influence 替换。由于shape有形状的意思，因此做“塑造”的意思形象生动，表示的影响程度很深。

《经济学人》在写政策、制度、法规等对社会和人的影响时，会经常用到这个词。

同义：have an impact on, influence

例句：

1 Over the years the building has shaped The Economist in several ways, some good, some less so. (from Economists)

2. When I was a kid the Herald Tribune had shaped the values I would take through life as a writer. (On Writing Well 的作者 William Zinsser 在另一本著作 Writing Places 中，提到一份报纸对他童年的影响)

3. Phenomenal English is shaping how English learners approach the language.

(备注：approach=deal with sth)

作业

1．翻译

很多人认为，我们所讲的语言可以决定我们的思维方式

It is believed that our language has shaped our mindset.

参考翻译：Many believe that the language we speak shaped the way we think.

Language we speak, the way we think用同样的句式表达，更有美感

2．场景1：我们看过的书决定了我们的思考方式

例句 The book we read shaped the way we think.

场景2：我们当下做的事情决定了我们的未来。

例句： What we are doing now shaped our future.