VOA慢速英语2021 名师答疑：strong的用法

（单词翻译）

This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Jack¹ who is in China.

本周的名师答疑节目，我们回复来自中国的杰克提出的一个问题。

Hello! We use the word "strong" to describe a person and a team. Can we use it to describe a country? 

你好，我们用strong这个词来形容一个人或一支团队。我们能用它来形容一个国家吗？

Dear Jack,

亲爱的杰克，

As you know, "strong" is an adjective². It describes something that has power or something that cannot easily be broken, damaged or destroyed.

正如你所知，strong是一个形容词。它用于描述具有力量，或是不容易被破坏、损坏或毁坏的东西。

You are right. English speakers use the word "strong" to describe a person or a team. We can also use it to describe a country. However, describing something with the adjective "strong" does not necessarily³ mean it is good. Strong can describe things that are good or bad.

你是对的。讲英语的人士用strong来形容一个人或一支团队。我们也可以用它来形容一个国家。然而，用strong来形容某个事物并一定就意味着它是好的。Strong这个单词可以用于描述好的或坏的（品质）。

In fact, almost anything can be strong. For example, people can be strong. But things like teeth, bones and muscles⁴ can be strong too. The wind can be strong. Here is an example:

实际上，几乎任何东西都可以用strong来形容。例如，我们可以说人很强壮。但是也可以说牙齿、骨骼和肌肉很强壮。也可以说风很大。例如：

The weather report says there will be strong winds tomorrow.

天气预报说明天会有大风。

"Strong" can describe feelings also. You can have a strong feeling about someone, some event or issue⁵. You may even feel you know what may happen in the future, like this:

Strong话也可以用于描述情感。你可能会对某人、某些事件或问题具有强烈的感觉。你甚至可能认为自己知道未来可能会发生什么，例如：

I have a strong feeling about our team winning⁶ the championship.

我有强烈预感我们团队会赢得冠军。

"Strong" can also be used to describe bad qualities. For example, imagine you painted a room and your friend comes in and says:

Strong也可以用于描述不好的品质。例如，假设你给一个房间刷好漆，你的朋友走进来说：

The paint smell is too strong. Open the window, please!

油漆味太浓了。请打开窗户！

"Strong" can mean something that is hard to fight against. Many students might understand this example:

Strong能表示难以抗拒的事物。许多学生可能会理解以下示例：

When I sit in the classroom for a long time, I have a strong desire to sleep.

当我在教室里坐了很久，我强烈渴望睡觉。

So, the adjective "strong" can be used to describe good things and bad ones, too.

所以，strong这个形容词可以用于描述好事，也可以用于描述坏事。

Well, Jack, we hope this helps to answer your question.

好的，杰克，希望这有助于解答你的疑问。

And to our listeners⁷ everywhere, what question do you have about American English? Send us an email at [email protected].

对于世界各地的听众，你对美式英语有什么疑问？请发邮件至 [email protected]。

And that's Ask a Teacher!

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