062|多样性、身份与结构(3/4)
社会、文化与身份 · 多样性、身份与结构 · 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. on the margins of society
一眼掌握
核心含义: 处在社会边缘;被主流忽视;缺乏资源、权力或可见性
English definition: in a position of exclusion, with little power, support, or visibility
这个短语用来表示某些群体没有真正进入主流社会的资源、保障和表达空间,而是长期被推向边缘位置。
普通表达 → 地道升级
- 普通表达: Some groups are excluded from mainstream society.
- 升级表达: Some groups live on the margins of society.
语境例句
A society reveals much about itself by how it treats those on the margins of society, because exclusion is rarely accidental and almost always connected to deeper patterns of power, value, and neglect.
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 on the margins of society,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些群体没有真正进入主流社会的资源、保障和表达空间,而是长期被推向边缘位置。
它非常适合写不平等、弱势群体、社会排斥、贫困和身份问题。
这个表达常用于描述:
- 贫困群体和无家可归者
- 少数群体被排除在主流之外
- 老人、残障者、移民等处境脆弱的人
- 经济和文化资源双重缺失的状态
语境复现
基础句:
- Some people still live on the margins of society.
提升句:
- Those on the margins of society are often the first to feel the effects of economic change.
应用句:
- A society reveals much about itself by how it treats those on the margins of society, because exclusion is rarely accidental and almost always connected to deeper patterns of power, value, and neglect.
对应译文
- 有些人仍然生活在社会边缘。
- 处在社会边缘的人,往往最先感受到经济变化的冲击。
- 一个社会如何对待处在边缘的人,往往最能说明它自身,因为排斥几乎从来不是偶然的,而总是和更深层的权力、价值排序与忽视模式相关。
语法与搭配
这个短语通常用于以下结构:
on the margins of society
例如:
- live on the margins of society
- push people to the margins of society
- those on the margins of society
- life on the margins of society
说明:
- margins 本义是“边缘”,这里是比喻社会位置。
- 常与弱势群体、被排斥者和缺乏资源的人搭配。
- 语气带有明显的结构反思意味。
易错提醒
- on the margins of society 强调“结构性边缘化”,不只是“个人孤单”。
- 常用于群体,而不是单一小事。
- 适合批判性和分析性写作。
近义表达与区别
- be socially excluded
- be left behind
- be pushed to the edge
- live outside the mainstream
细微区别:
- on the margins of society 最有结构感,强调“被推到边缘”。
- be socially excluded 更正式直接。
- be left behind 更强调“掉队”。
- live outside the mainstream 更温和。
更多仿写练习
请用 on the margins of society 写一句话,描述以下内容:
- 一些老人和贫困者仍被主流社会忽视
- 无家可归者常常生活在社会边缘
- 公共政策应该更多看到那些被排斥的人
仿写提示:可参考以下开头
- Some elderly people …
- Homeless people often …
- Public policy should …
- Those living …
查看参考答案
1. 一些老人和贫困者仍被主流社会忽视
- Some elderly people and the poor still live on the margins of society.
- Many vulnerable groups remain on the margins of society despite economic growth.
2. 无家可归者常常生活在社会边缘
- Homeless people often live on the margins of society.
- For many without stable housing, life on the margins of society becomes painfully normal.
3. 公共政策应该更多看到那些被排斥的人
- Public policy should pay more attention to those on the margins of society.
- A just society must do more for people who have been pushed to the margins of society.
2. a reminder of sb. / sth.
一眼掌握
核心含义: 使人想起……的人或物;……的提醒;……的象征性提示;让人记起某种处境、历史或现实的事物
English definition: a person or thing which makes you remember a particular situation
这个表达用来表示某个人、某件事、某个地方、某种现象,会让人联想到某段经历、某种现实、某项历史、某种情绪或某个问题。
普通表达 → 地道升级
- 普通表达: The building makes people remember the city’s past.
- 升级表达: The building is a reminder of the city’s past.
语境例句
For many people, traditional festivals serve as a reminder of their cultural roots and family ties.
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 a reminder of sb. / sth.,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
这个表达用来表示某个人、某件事、某个地方、某种现象,会让人联想到某段经历、某种现实、某项历史、某种情绪或某个问题。
它在社会文化类话题里特别有用,因为很多社会现象本身就不仅是“一个事实”,而且是:
- a reminder of history
- a reminder of inequality
- a reminder of cultural roots
- a reminder of social vulnerability
- a reminder of what has been lost
- a reminder of what still needs to change
也就是说,它不只是“勾起回忆”,还常常带有警示意味、历史意味、纪念意味或反思意味。
比如:
- Old buildings can be a reminder of a city’s past.
- Rising prices are a reminder of economic pressure on ordinary people.
- Traditional festivals are a reminder of shared cultural roots.
它比简单的 make people remember 更凝练,也更适合写作。
语境复现
基础句:
- The old temple is a reminder of the city’s long history.
提升句:
- For many people, traditional festivals serve as a reminder of their cultural roots and family ties.
应用句:
- In modern society, certain public events or tragedies do more than dominate the news for a few days; they become a lasting reminder of how fragile social trust, public safety, or human dignity can be when institutions fail to protect the people they are meant to serve.
对应译文
- 这座古老的寺庙让人想起这座城市悠久的历史。
- 对很多人来说,传统节日提醒着他们自己的文化根源和家庭纽带。
- 在现代社会中,某些公共事件或悲剧带来的意义,不只是几天新闻热度而已;它们会变成一种持久的提醒,让人意识到:当制度没能保护本应被保护的人时,社会信任、公共安全和人的尊严会是多么脆弱。
语法与搭配
这个短语通常用于以下结构:
A + be 动词 + a reminder of + B
例如:
- The ruins are a reminder of the war.
- The festival is a reminder of our traditions.
- The accident was a reminder of the risks people face.
- This debate is a reminder of how divided society remains.
常见形式:
- be a reminder of sth. / sb.
- serve as a reminder of sth. / sb.
- stand as a reminder of sth. / sb.
- a painful / vivid / grim / constant reminder of sth.
常见搭配对象:
- history
- the past
- inequality
- danger
- loss
- family
- tradition
- vulnerability
- social division
说明:
- 最常见结构是 a reminder of sth.
- 非常常见的变体是:
- serve as a reminder of …
- a grim reminder of …
- a painful reminder of …
- 这个表达常用于带有情绪、历史或社会反思色彩的句子。
易错提醒
- a reminder of sth. 不只是“勾起回忆”,很多时候也有“警示、象征、提醒社会不要忘记”的意味。
- 它既可用于温和的文化语境,也可用于沉重的社会语境。
- 正确结构是:
- √ a reminder of the past
- √ a reminder of social inequality
- × a reminder for the past
- 在社会文化写作里,这个表达很适合和:
- history
- tradition
- inequality
- danger
- loss
- vulnerability 搭配。
- serve as a reminder of … 是非常值得一起收入小册子的固定变体。
近义表达与区别
- serve as a reminder of sth.
- be a symbol of sth.
- bring back memories of sth.
- be a warning of sth.
细微区别:
- a reminder of sth. 最通用,既可写回忆,也可写警示。
- serve as a reminder of sth. 更正式,特别适合写作。
- be a symbol of sth. 更强调“象征意义”,不一定带提醒感。
- bring back memories of sth. 更偏个人回忆和情感。
- be a warning of sth. 更强调“警告、预警”,比 reminder 更强烈。
更多仿写练习
请用 a reminder of sb. / sth. 写一句话,描述以下内容:
- 这座老建筑让人想起城市过去的辉煌
- 这场事故提醒人们公共安全仍然存在漏洞
- 传统节日提醒着现代人不要忘记自己的文化根源
仿写提示:可参考以下开头
- The old building is …
- The accident was …
- Traditional festivals are …
- This event serves as …
查看参考答案
- 这座老建筑让人想起城市过去的辉煌
- The old building is a reminder of the city’s former glory.
- These historic streets are a reminder of what the city once was.
- 这场事故提醒人们公共安全仍然存在漏洞
- The accident was a reminder of the weaknesses that still exist in public safety.
- This tragedy served as a grim reminder that public systems are still far from secure.
- 传统节日提醒着现代人不要忘记自己的文化根源
- Traditional festivals are a reminder of people’s cultural roots.
- In modern life, such celebrations serve as a reminder of traditions that should not be forgotten.
3. be blessed with sth.
一眼掌握
核心含义: 有幸拥有……;被赋予……;得天独厚地拥有……;幸运地具备……
English definition: to be lucky in having a particular thing
这个短语用来表示某人、某地、某个群体或某个国家幸运地拥有某种优势、条件、天赋或资源。
普通表达 → 地道升级
- 普通表达: The region has beautiful scenery.
- 升级表达: The region is blessed with beautiful scenery.
语境例句
A society blessed with diversity, open dialogue, and mutual respect has a rare opportunity to turn difference into strength rather than conflict into division.
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 blessed with sth.,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、某地、某个群体或某个国家幸运地拥有某种优势、条件、天赋或资源。
它在社会文化类话题里特别适合写:
- a country blessed with natural beauty
- a city blessed with cultural diversity
- people blessed with talent or good health
- a society blessed with peace and stability
- communities blessed with strong traditions
它比普通的 have 更有感情色彩,因为它暗示: 这不是单纯的“拥有”,而是“拥有得很幸运,甚至像是一种恩赐”。
不过它并不一定真的带宗教意味,现代英语里大多数时候只是温和地表示“幸运拥有”。
语境复现
基础句:
- The city is blessed with rich cultural traditions.
提升句:
- Some countries are blessed with natural resources, while others rely more on human creativity and social stability.
应用句:
- A society blessed with diversity, open dialogue, and mutual respect has a rare opportunity to turn difference into strength rather than conflict into division.
对应译文
- 这座城市有幸拥有丰富的文化传统。
- 有些国家幸运地拥有丰富的自然资源,而另一些国家则更多依赖人的创造力和社会稳定。
- 一个有幸拥有多样性、开放对话和相互尊重的社会,便拥有一种难得的机会,能够把差异转化为力量,而不是让冲突变成分裂。
语法与搭配
这个短语通常用于以下结构:
be blessed with + 名词
例如:
- be blessed with good health
- be blessed with natural beauty
- be blessed with talent
- be blessed with a strong sense of community
常见形式:
- be blessed with sth.
- be richly blessed with sth.
- feel blessed with sth.(主观感受更强)
- a place / person blessed with sth.
常见搭配对象:
- good health
- talent
- beauty
- natural resources
- cultural heritage
- opportunities
- a strong community spirit
- a good sense of humour
说明:
- 后面通常接积极或有价值的东西。
- 很常见的主语包括:
- people
- cities
- countries
- regions
- communities
- 这个表达通常带明显褒义。
易错提醒
- be blessed with sth. 通常用于正面事物,不适合搭配明显负面的内容。
- 它比 have 更有感情色彩,也更适合描述值得珍惜的优势。
- 正确结构是:
- √ be blessed with talent
- √ be blessed with natural beauty
- × be blessed of talent
- 虽然 blessed 有宗教色彩来源,但现代使用中通常只是表示“幸运拥有”。
- 在社会文化写作里,它很适合写“资源、文化、天赋、环境、社会条件”。
近义表达与区别
- be fortunate to have sth.
- be endowed with sth.
- be lucky to have sth.
- enjoy the benefit of sth.
细微区别:
- be blessed with sth. 最温和、最有感情,也最适合写值得珍惜的优势。
- be fortunate to have sth. 更中性正式,表示“幸运拥有”。
- be endowed with sth. 更书面,常用于天赋、能力、资源。
- be lucky to have sth. 最口语直接。
- enjoy the benefit of sth. 更偏政策、社会条件或资源层面的表述。
更多仿写练习
请用 be blessed with sth. 写一句话,描述以下内容:
- 这座城市幸运地拥有深厚的历史文化
- 有些社会有幸拥有稳定与和平
- 一个人若拥有健康和家人的支持,就是很幸运的
仿写提示:可参考以下开头
- The city is …
- Some societies are …
- A person who is …
- Countries blessed with …
查看参考答案
- 这座城市幸运地拥有深厚的历史文化
- The city is blessed with a rich historical and cultural heritage.
- This region is blessed with deep cultural traditions and a long history.
- 有些社会有幸拥有稳定与和平
- Some societies are blessed with peace and stability.
- Nations blessed with social stability often have a stronger foundation for development.
- 一个人若拥有健康和家人的支持,就是很幸运的
- A person who is blessed with good health and family support is truly fortunate.
- Those blessed with health and loving relationships often have more strength to face life’s difficulties.
本课小练习
先独立完成,不要立即查看参考答案。
- 使用 on the margins of society 写一个关于“文化与社会”的句子;随后换到另一个主题,再写一句。
- 使用 a reminder of sb. / sth. 写一个关于“文化与社会”的句子;随后换到另一个主题,再写一句。
- 使用 be blessed with sth. 写一个关于“文化与社会”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 on the margins of society 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 a reminder of sb. / sth. 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 be blessed with sth. 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“多样性、身份与结构”,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。

