032|趋势、适应与判断(1/3)
发展、机会与变革 · 趋势、适应与判断 · 3 个表达
本课先理解语境,再完成主动回忆和仿写。标准学习时间约 15 分钟;忙碌时只做“一眼掌握”和本课小练习。
进度只保存在当前浏览器。复习时先回忆和重写,再展开讲解。
开始前,用 90 秒主动回忆
不要翻看上一课:写出上节课的一个表达,并尝试造句。想不起来也没关系,先检索记忆,再开始新内容。
1. be in vogue
一眼掌握
核心含义: 正在流行;正成为时尚;风行一时;处于潮流之中
English definition: to be very popular or fashionable at a particular time
这个短语用来表示某种事物、观念、风格、做法或趋势在某个时期很流行、很时兴。
普通表达 → 地道升级
- 普通表达: This management style is becoming very popular.
- 升级表达: This management style is now in vogue.
语境例句
In education, personalized learning is now in vogue, as schools look for ways to respond to different student needs rather than rely on a single standard model.
主动回忆 · 先遮住英文,只看中文,尝试补出目标表达。
迁移输出 · 保留 be in vogue,把主语换成你熟悉的工作、生活或社会议题,再口头说一句。
深入理解:用法、语法与易错点
用法说明
这个短语用来表示某种事物、观念、风格、做法或趋势在某个时期很流行、很时兴。
它通常带有一种“当下流行风向”的感觉,语气比 be popular 更书面,也更常用于:
- 时尚和设计
- 社会观念
- 政策做法
- 消费趋势
- 生活方式
- 教育或管理理念
和 be all the rage 相比,be in vogue 没那么口语化,整体更稳、更像外刊语气。
语境复现
基础句:
- Online learning is in vogue.
提升句:
- Flexible working arrangements have become increasingly in vogue in many global companies.
应用句:
- In education, personalized learning is now in vogue, as schools look for ways to respond to different student needs rather than rely on a single standard model.
对应译文
- 在线学习如今很流行。
- 在许多全球化公司里,灵活办公安排正变得越来越流行。
- 在教育领域,个性化学习如今正成为一种潮流,因为学校正在寻找回应不同学生需求的方法,而不再只依赖单一的标准模式。
语法与搭配
这个短语通常用于以下结构:
主语 + be 动词 + in vogue
例如:
- Minimalist design is in vogue.
- These ideas are in vogue at the moment.
- Healthy lifestyles have become increasingly in vogue.
常见形式:
- be in vogue
- become in vogue
- come into vogue
- remain in vogue
常见主语:
- an idea
- a style
- a policy
- a design
- a trend
- a lifestyle
- a way of working
常见搭配:
- be in vogue at the moment
- become increasingly in vogue
- come into vogue
- go out of vogue(反义:不再流行)
说明:
- vogue 是名词,前面通常用 in。
- 这个表达多用于“阶段性流行”,而不是长期稳定受欢迎。
- 常见于较正式、评论性、说明性语境。
易错提醒
- be in vogue 强调“正在流行”,通常带有时代性、潮流感。
- 它比 be popular 更书面,但语气没有 be all the rage 那么夸张。
- 常用于风格、观念、做法、趋势,不太用于非常具体、琐碎的小事物。
- 固定搭配是:
- √ be in vogue
- × be on vogue
- 它还常和时间状语连用,比如:
- at the moment
- these days
- in recent years
近义表达与区别
- be all the rage
- be fashionable
- gain popularity
- come into vogue
细微区别:
- be in vogue 更书面,强调“处于流行潮流之中”。
- be all the rage 更口语、更鲜活,强调“特别火”。
- be fashionable 更偏“时尚、符合潮流”,但不一定有很强的热度。
- gain popularity 更中性,强调“逐渐受欢迎”。
- come into vogue 强调“开始流行起来”。
更多仿写练习
请用 be in vogue 写一句话,描述以下内容:
- 现在极简设计很流行
- 近年来远程办公越来越受欢迎
- 在一些学校里,项目式学习正成为潮流
仿写提示:可参考以下开头
- These days, …
- In recent years, …
- In some schools, …
- At the moment, …
查看参考答案
1. 现在极简设计很流行
- These days, minimalist design is in vogue.
- Simple and clean visual styles are very much in vogue at the moment.
2. 近年来远程办公越来越受欢迎
- In recent years, remote work has become increasingly in vogue.
- Flexible working arrangements are now in vogue in many industries.
3. 在一些学校里,项目式学习正成为潮流
- In some schools, project-based learning is in vogue.
- A more practical, project-centered approach to learning is becoming in vogue in education.
2. swim with the tide
一眼掌握
核心含义: 顺应潮流;随大流;跟着大趋势走;跟随多数人的做法
English definition: to follow what everyone else is doing
这个短语用来表示某人、某个组织或某个国家没有逆势行动,而是选择顺着当前的主流趋势、普遍做法或时代潮流前进。
普通表达 → 地道升级
- 普通表达: Many businesses are following the trend of digital transformation.
- 升级表达: Many businesses are choosing to swim with the tide of digital transformation.
语境例句
As green development becomes a global priority, more governments are choosing to swim with the tide by investing in renewable energy and low-carbon infrastructure.
主动回忆 · 先遮住英文,只看中文,尝试补出目标表达。
迁移输出 · 保留 swim with the tide,把主语换成你熟悉的工作、生活或社会议题,再口头说一句。
深入理解:用法、语法与易错点
用法说明
这个短语用来表示某人、某个组织或某个国家没有逆势行动,而是选择顺着当前的主流趋势、普遍做法或时代潮流前进。
它既可以是中性表达,表示“顺势而为”,也可能带一点轻微贬义,暗示“缺少独立判断,只是跟风”。
这个表达常用于描述:
- 企业顺应市场趋势
- 政府顺应国际大环境
- 个人随大流做出选择
- 机构在主流趋势面前不再坚持原先立场
它比普通的 follow others 更生动,也更适合写“趋势、潮流、集体走向”这类内容。
反义表达是:
- swim against the tide 表示“逆流而上,逆势而行”。
语境复现
基础句:
- Many companies choose to swim with the tide.
提升句:
- Rather than resist digital change, traditional businesses have started to swim with the tide.
应用句:
- As green development becomes a global priority, more governments are choosing to swim with the tide by investing in renewable energy and low-carbon infrastructure.
对应译文
- 许多公司选择顺应潮流。
- 传统企业没有继续抗拒数字化变革,而是开始顺势而行。
- 随着绿色发展成为全球重点,越来越多的政府正在选择顺应这一大趋势,加大对可再生能源和低碳基础设施的投资。
语法与搭配
这个短语通常用于以下结构:
swim with the tide
例如:
- swim with the tide of globalization
- swim with the tide of opinion
- choose to swim with the tide
- decide to swim with the tide
常见形式:
- swim with the tide
- choose to swim with the tide
- decide to swim with the tide
- rather than resist, … swim with the tide
常见主语:
- people
- companies
- governments
- institutions
- investors
- political leaders
说明:
- 这是固定搭配,tide 一般用单数。
- 常用于比喻“时代潮流、主流趋势、集体方向”。
- 它通常用于动词位置,表示一种选择或策略。
- 有时前面会加情态或态度动词,如:
- may as well swim with the tide
- prefer to swim with the tide
易错提醒
- swim with the tide 强调“顺着大趋势走”,不只是简单“模仿别人”。
- 它有时是中性的“顺势而为”,有时也可能暗含“随波逐流”,要看上下文。
- 反义表达是 swim against the tide,两者很适合成对记忆。
- 这个短语更适合“趋势、潮流、主流意见、时代变化”这类语境,不太适合非常具体的小事。
近义表达与区别
- follow suit
- follow sb.’s lead
- go with the flow
- follow the trend
细微区别:
- swim with the tide 最有“顺应大势、顺流而行”的画面感。
- follow suit 强调“别人做了之后,自己也照着做”。
- follow sb.’s lead 强调“跟着某个领头者行动”。
- go with the flow 更口语,强调“顺其自然、随波而动”。
- follow the trend 最直接,但画面感不如 swim with the tide。
更多仿写练习
请用 swim with the tide 写一句话,描述以下内容:
- 越来越多的企业选择顺应绿色发展的潮流
- 这家传统媒体公司决定跟上数字化趋势
- 一些政府意识到,与其抵抗变化,不如顺势而行
仿写提示:可参考以下开头
- More and more companies are …
- The media company decided to …
- Some governments believe that …
- Rather than resist change, …
查看参考答案
1. 越来越多的企业选择顺应绿色发展的潮流
- More and more companies are choosing to swim with the tide of green development.
- Many businesses now prefer to swim with the tide by adopting sustainable practices.
2. 这家传统媒体公司决定跟上数字化趋势
- The traditional media company decided to swim with the tide of digital change.
- Instead of resisting new technology, the company chose to swim with the tide.
3. 一些政府意识到,与其抵抗变化,不如顺势而行
- Some governments have realized that it is better to swim with the tide than resist change.
- Rather than fight global trends, some leaders now choose to swim with the tide.
3. go against the grain
一眼掌握
核心含义: 违背常理;有悖于本性;与主流做法相反;逆着惯常方式行事;与……格格不入
English definition: to be or do something different from what is normal, expected, or natural
这个短语用来表示某种行为、做法、决定或观念不符合一般常态、主流趋势、个人本性或固有习惯。
普通表达 → 地道升级
- 普通表达: This decision is different from what most companies usually do.
- 升级表达: This decision goes against the grain of current business practice.
语境例句
In a market focused on speed and low cost, producing fewer but better products may go against the grain.
主动回忆 · 先遮住英文,只看中文,尝试补出目标表达。
迁移输出 · 保留 go against the grain,把主语换成你熟悉的工作、生活或社会议题,再口头说一句。
深入理解:用法、语法与易错点
用法说明
这个短语用来表示某种行为、做法、决定或观念不符合一般常态、主流趋势、个人本性或固有习惯。
它可以有两层常见意思:
一层是“与社会主流、行业潮流、常规做法相反”。
另一层是“违背一个人的性格、本能、价值观或习惯”。
这个表达常用于描述:
- 某种商业选择逆势而行
- 某项政策有悖于既有原则
- 某人的做法不符合自己的性格
- 某个机构不随大流,坚持不同路线
它比普通的 be different from、go against the trend 更有人味,也更能写出“别扭感”与“逆向感”。
语境复现
基础句:
- His decision went against the grain.
提升句:
- In a market focused on speed and low cost, producing fewer but better products may go against the grain.
应用句:
- At a time when many schools rely heavily on standardized testing, encouraging slow thinking and deep reading may seem to go against the grain, but it could prove valuable in the long run.
对应译文
- 他的决定有悖常理。
- 在一个强调速度和低成本的市场里,少做但做好产品,可能是一种逆势而行的选择。
- 在许多学校高度依赖标准化测试的时代,鼓励学生慢思考和深阅读似乎有些不合潮流,但从长远看,这也许是有价值的。
语法与搭配
这个短语通常用于以下结构:
go against the grain
例如:
- The idea goes against the grain.
- It went against the grain for him to remain silent.
- Their strategy goes against the grain of the industry.
常见形式:
- go against the grain
- went against the grain
- goes against the grain
- it goes against the grain to do sth.
常见句型:
- It goes against the grain to do sth.
- sth. goes against the grain of + 名词
- go against the grain of public opinion / modern thinking / market logic
常见搭配对象:
- common sense
- public opinion
- market logic
- human nature
- personal values
- tradition
- mainstream thinking
说明:
- grain 原本有“木纹、纹理”之意,against the grain 有“逆着纹理”的画面感。
- 所以这个短语天然带有“别扭、不顺、不合常态”的意味。
- 它既可用于人,也可用于观念、做法、政策、商业选择。
易错提醒
- go against the grain 不只是“不同”,而是更强调“违背常态、本性或主流”。
- 它常带轻微评价意味,有时是批评,有时也可以是赞赏“逆流而行”。
- 常见结构里 the 不能漏:
- √ go against the grain
- × go against grain
- 它和 go against the trend 有点像,但 go against the grain 更有人性和心理层面的意味。
- 很适合写“明知主流如此,却偏不那样做”的句子。
近义表达与区别
- go against the trend
- run counter to sth.
- be out of keeping with sth.
- swim against the tide
细微区别:
- go against the grain 最强调“违背常态、本性或主流习惯”,有人性和心理层面的别扭感。
- go against the trend 更强调“逆趋势”。
- run counter to sth. 更正式,常用于政策、原则、逻辑。
- be out of keeping with sth. 更偏“与整体风格、背景不协调”。
- swim against the tide 更形象,强调“逆流而上”。
更多仿写练习
请用 go against the grain 写一句话,描述以下内容:
- 在人人追求流量的时候,坚持做高质量内容有些逆势而行
- 对一个一向诚实的人来说,说谎会让他很不自在
- 在短期利益主导的环境下,坚持长期投入显得不合常规
仿写提示:可参考以下开头
- At a time when …
- It goes against the grain for …
- In today’s market, …
- For someone who always …, …
查看参考答案
- 在人人追求流量的时候,坚持做高质量内容有些逆势而行
- At a time when everyone is chasing traffic, focusing on high-quality content may go against the grain.
- In today’s content market, putting quality before quantity often goes against the grain.
- 对一个一向诚实的人来说,说谎会让他很不自在
- For someone who is always honest, it goes against the grain to tell lies.
- It went against the grain for him to say something he knew was not true.
- 在短期利益主导的环境下,坚持长期投入显得不合常规
- In an environment driven by short-term profit, long-term investment may go against the grain.
- Choosing patience over quick returns often goes against the grain in modern business.
本课小练习
先独立完成,不要立即查看参考答案。
- 使用 be in vogue 写一个关于“城市与住房”的句子;随后换到另一个主题,再写一句。
- 使用 swim with the tide 写一个关于“气候与环境”的句子;随后换到另一个主题,再写一句。
- 使用 go against the grain 写一个关于“气候与环境”的句子;随后换到另一个主题,再写一句。
小练习参考
- 开放答案。检查 be in vogue 的结构是否完整、语境是否自然,并比较两次迁移后表达的核心含义是否保持不变。
- 开放答案。检查 swim with the tide 的结构是否完整、语境是否自然,并比较两次迁移后表达的核心含义是否保持不变。
- 开放答案。检查 go against the grain 的结构是否完整、语境是否自然,并比较两次迁移后表达的核心含义是否保持不变。
迁移写作
围绕“趋势、适应与判断”,选择一个与你的工作、学习或社会观察有关的具体问题,写一段 80—120 词的英文。至少自然地使用本课两个表达。
写完后检查:
- 表达的含义是否准确;
- 搭配和语法是否完整;
- 正式程度是否符合语境;
- 句子之间是否形成清楚的逻辑关系。
结束本课
回到页面顶部标记“完成初学”。之后按照第 1、3、7、21 天的节奏复习。复习时优先回忆和重写,不要先重读讲解。

