(单词翻译:单击)
Our question today on Ask A Teacher comes from Mohamad. He says:
今天名师答疑节目中的提问来自于穆罕默德，他问道：
Hi. Could you explain more about the meanings of the words "Develop" and "Alternative" by your examples. Thank you.
你好，你能举例详细解释一下develop和alternative这两个单词的含义吗？谢谢。
Let's start with develop.
我们首先来讲develop吧。
Develop is a verb, or action word. It means to grow.
Develop是一个表示动作的动词，它的意思是发展。
Here is an example sentence:
以下是例句：
Andrew's skill at basketball developed slowly, but now he is the best player on his team.
安德鲁的篮球技术发展缓慢，但是现在他是球队里最好的球员。
In other words, Andrew learned about basketball over time and became a good player.
换句话说，安德鲁随着时间推移学会了打篮球，成为了一名优秀的球员。
You could say:
你可以说：
Good coaching and a lot of practice helped Andrew develop his ability.
良好的指导和大量的练习帮助安德鲁发展了自己的能力。
Develop can also mean create.
Develop还可以指开发。
The teacher developed the new English teaching program and now his students understand prepositions.
老师开发了新的英语教学课程，现在他的学生们都学会了介词。
Here is an example from a recent Learning English news story:
以下是出自最近学英语新闻中的一个例子：
Countries in the area are trying to develop their own steel or aluminum industries.
该地区的国家正在试图开发自己的钢铁和铝工业。
In other words, the countries do not have steel or aluminum industries now.
换句话说，这些国家现在没有钢铁和铝工业。
They are working to create these industries.
他们正在努力创建这些行业。
Develop is also often used in the language of the medical world.
Develop还经常用于医学界的语言中。
A doctor might ask you:
医生可能会问你：
When did your symptoms develop?
你什么时候出现这种症状的啊？
She is trying to find out when your sickness began.
她在试图找出你什么时候患病。
This can help her identify what disease or condition you have.
这可以帮助她诊断出得了什么病。
The noun form of develop is development.
Develop的名词形式是development。
Let's say you answered the doctor's question about your symptoms.
假设你回答了医生的问诊。
The doctor might write in her notes:
医生可能会在病历上记录：
Patient began coughing four days ago. The development of fever is unknown.
患者4天前开始咳嗽，发烧情况未知。
Here is another example.
以下是另一个例子。
Imagine your good friend got an award at his new job. You might say:
假设你的好朋友在他的新工作中获得了奖励，你可能会说：
Congratulations! That is a promising development. Maybe you will get a pay raise!
恭喜，这是一个很有前途的进展。你可能要涨工资啦！
And in the business world, you will often hear:
在商界，你可能经常会听到：
The product is in development.
该产品正在研发中。
That means the product is in the process of creation. It is not ready to market yet.
这意味着该产品正在开发过程中，尚未准备好上市。
There are also adjectival and adverbial forms of develop.
Develop还有形容词和副词形式。
For example, we often describe middle- to low-income countries as developing nations. "Developing" in that usage is an adjective.
例如，我们经常讲中低收入国家成为发展中国家，这是作为形容词。
The adverb for develop is made from the noun development. Listen:
Develop的副词是从名词形式的development演变而来。请听：
The man is developmentally disabled.
该男子是发育障碍者。
Medical experts say this means a person is severely affected by a problem with mental ability, physical ability, or both.
医学专家称，这意味着某人的精神能力、身体能力或者两者都存在严重问题。
That is all the time we have today.
以上就是我们今天节目的全部内容。
We will answer Mohamad's "alternative" question next week!
下周我们将会回复穆罕默德关于alternative这个单词的问题。
I'm Caty Weaver with Ask A Teacher.
这里是名师答疑节目，我是凯蒂·韦孚。
