1. 认识这个词（基础篇）
词：rival
英英释义：to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else
例句：The college’s amenities rival those of a five-star hotel.
2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）
“rival”是名词也是动词。作为名词表示“竞争者”“对手”，作为动词表示“能与…媲美”“与…匹敌”，今天我们要学习的是它的动词用法。当我们描述一个事物或者比较两件事物时，想表示“不亚于”“与…不分高低”，就可以用到 rival。
比如去年我们在昆山杜克大学做过一次阅读马拉松。参观学校时发现学习环境、设施、服务都特别好，可以和五星级酒店相媲美。想用英文表达这个意思就可以说：
Duke Kunshan University's amenities rival those of a five-star hotel.
我们常用“难以望其项背”表示难以企及某人所达到的成就或境界，这是也可以用 rival 来表示，比如：
Only a few can rival his success/achievement.
Justin 在一篇英文随笔中就用到了 rival：
This nascent coffee brand has gone completely viral and is said to rival Starbucks.
《纽约时报》在写 Karl Lagerfeld 的讣告中就用到了 rival：
…his output as a designer was rivaled only by his outpourings as a master of the telling aphorism.（这段话想说的唯一能和他设计成就相媲美的就是他那源源不断的金句，这里的 be rivaled by 就相当于 be equal to）。
3. 从认识到会用（作业）
1）翻译下面的句子：
有些家常菜可以和米其林星级餐厅的佳肴媲美。
Some home-cooked dishes can rival the cuisine served at a Michelin-starred restaurant.
（参考翻译：Some home-cooked dishes can rival the cuisine served at a Michelin-starred restaurant.）
2）结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等，想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景，再造句。
例子： 商业
场景 ：Every day McDonald’s serves is 96m customers, which can rival the population of Britain of France. The company has what is estimated to be the most valuable fast-food brand in the world, cherished as a cheap dining option for families. But do consumers perceive McDonald’s as a socially or environmentally responsible company? If they do not , it is in spite of the best efforts of Bob Langert.
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