9.20 Shift

英英释义：to change a situation, discussion, etc by giving special attention to one idea or subject instead of to a previous one

例句：An increasing number of English learners are shifting their focus from input to output.

shift”本意是一个物体、一个东西的位置发生了变化，电脑上的“shift”键就是切换键，按住它再按其它的键就会实现不同的功能。

后来引申为观点、聚焦点、态度的变化，可以替换change

句型 shift sth from…to….

例句：

例1：最近几年大众对同性恋的态度已经有所改变了

Attitudes of homosexuality have shifted in recent years.

例2：很多人已经不再选择拥有自己的自行车，而是骑共享单车了

Many have shifted from owing bicycles to using shared bicycles.

例3：William Zinsser 在写到自己写作的兴趣时也用到了“shift”：

I wanted to understand what was happening, and as the old values shifted, so did my concerns as a journalist.

作业：

1．翻译：这家消费品公司的战略从国内市场转移到了国外市场。

The strategy of this consumer product company has shifted from domestic market to oversea market.

参考翻译：This consumer company has shifted strategy from domestic market to overseas market.

(翻译问题：1. 如果把strategy 做主语要用被动语态，shirft sth from…to….句型不熟 2.海外市场是overseas market，我居然写成oversea market)

2.场景他的工作重心从业务转到了人员管理。

翻译：He has shifted his focus of the job from business to personnel management.