1. 认识这个词(基础篇)
词:factor in
英英释义:include something as a relevant element when making a decision
In designing 'One Word A Day' and 'One Paragraph A Week', we have factored in the greatest challenges facing students.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“factor”作为名词表示“因素”,作动词它有一个很灵活的动词短语:factor (something) in,意思是“将......考虑进去”。
当我们想表示“考虑到...”时,我们可能会立刻想到 “take something into account” “take something into consideration”,这时候我们其实也可以用 factor something in。来看几个例子。
在北上这样的城市月收入 1.5 万元看似是高薪,但如果考虑到租房和其他生活成本,就没那么多了。就可以说:
When housing and other living costs are factored in, a monthly salary of ¥15,000 in Beijing and Shanghai does not seem that handsome.
美国电影《萨利机长》讲了这样一个故事:一个名叫萨利的机长在飞机引擎受到鸟的撞击的情况下,沉着冷静将飞机降落在哈德逊河上,所有的乘客都成功获救。电影中,事故调查组坚持认为,虽然机长最终救了所有人的性命,但他涉嫌违规驾驶飞机。
在这个情景下,我们想表示“考虑到当时的紧急情形,机长的做法合理且明智的”这层意思时,就可以说:
Once you factor in the specific circumstances, you will appreciate how heroic the pilot's action was. (注意当 factor something in 中的'something'较长时,我们可以把它放到后面,变成 factor in something。)
评价学生的学术表现不能只看绝对的成绩,而应该考虑到学生的社会经济条件,就可以这么说:
Students who are considered underachievers are actually overachievers once their socioeconomic statuses are factored in.
3. 总结
Factor in 把...考虑进去
可替代以下常用表达:
"take something into account"
"take something into consideration"
菲尔·奈特(Phil Knight)在他的自传Shoe Dog 里写道: "But getting rich had never factored in my decisions" (变得富有从不在他的考虑之内。)
4.练习
1)翻译下面的句子:
经验丰富的写作者总会考虑到写作目的和读者群体。
Writing purpose and readership are always factored in by experienced writers.
(参考翻译:Experienced writers always factor in their writing purpose and the audience. 或者 Experienced writers always factor in what they want to achieve and who the intended audience is.)
2)造句。
场景:离开喜欢的城市随伴侣到另一个城市从不在她的考虑范围内。
造句:But moving from favorite city to another with partner was never factored in her decisions.
场景:在大城市,考虑到房贷和生活起居的花费,一个家庭即使有2w的月收入也只能做个月光族。
造句:When home loan and other living costs are factored in, a monthly salary of ¥20,000 in first-tier cities does not seem that handsome.
(When home loan and other living costs are factored in, family in mega-city with monthly salary of 20,000 still can not escape from becoming "moonlight clan" )
月光族:Moonlight Clan, or Yue Guang Zu, living from paycheck to paycheck