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1. 认识这个词（基础篇）

词：spawn

英英释义：if one thing spawns something else, it creates it

例句：The show has spawned countless internet memes.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

“spawn”既是名词也是动词，作为名词表示“（鱼、蛙等产下的)卵”，作为动词表示“产卵”，也经常被引申表示“产生“”引起“，是个非常常见的形象用法。根据英英释义可以得知，spawn 经常可以用来替换表示 create/cause/produce 等词，这也是外刊中的常见用法，我们通过几个例子掌握 spawn。

比如一个电视节目产生了许多“表情包”，就可以说：

The show has spawned countless internet memes.

一个人获得了成功，他的一些做法必然会引发他人效仿，这时就可以说：

His successful strategy is sure to spawn hordes of imitators.

最后我们看几个《经济学人》中用到 spawn 的例子：

1） Ignorance spawns scares.

2）But e-commerce has spawned new payment methods, such as digital wallets, and is changing constantly.

3）The diary has spawned countless adaptations, including a Broadway play, several films, a ballet and a musical.

4）The attack, claimed by a Pakistan-based terror group, spawned a surge of national emotion.

3. 从认识到会用（作业）

1）翻译下面的句子：

这本畅销书被改编成了一部电影大片。

The best-seller spawned a hot film.

造句

The frenetic long work hours spawned grievances among software developers.

（参考翻译：The bestseller spawned a blockbuster film.）