学个词Learn a Word 第604期 Role model

今天我们要学的词是role model。 Role model, 榜样。 "For black women across the country, Michelle Obama is a new role model," 对于美国各地的黑人女性来说，米歇尔·奥巴马是她们新的楷模。奥巴马当选美国总统后，很多贫民窟的黑人说， "While Barack Obama is a role model, his life appears so far removed from their own struggles that it was difficult for them to use it to spur¹ their own success," 虽然奥巴马是他们的榜样，但是奥巴马的生活跟他们所面对的挣扎距离太远，他们很难以此为动力，去追求自己的成功。好的，今天我们学习的词是role model...

 

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n.刺激(物)，激励；vt.激励，鞭策，促进

参考例句：

• Even a small success would spur me on to greater effort.哪怕是微小的成功也会促使我做出更大的努力。
• Such stories serve as a spur to children's imagination.这类故事能激发儿童的想像力。