It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest.

——Adam Smith

我們不能借著肉販，啤酒商或面包師的善行而獲得晚餐，而是源于他們對(duì)自身利益的看重。

——亞當(dāng)·斯密

一、關(guān)于regard，你應(yīng)該知道的用法有

n.

1.注意；關(guān)注；關(guān)心?attention, consideration

You should pay more regard to safety on the roads.

你應(yīng)該多注意交通安全。

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2.尊重；尊敬；敬佩?a feeling of respect and affection : esteem

I have a high regard for his opinion.

我很尊重他的意見(jiàn)。

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3.（用于信函的結(jié)尾或轉(zhuǎn)達(dá)問(wèn)候）致意，問(wèn)候?used to send good wishes to sb at the end of a letter, or when asking sb to give your good wishes to another person who is not present

Not at all. Please give my best regard to Mr. Wang when you see him .

沒(méi)什么。您見(jiàn)到王先生的時(shí)候代我向他致意。

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v.

1.（尤指以某種方式）注視，凝視 [T]?to look at sb / sth, especially in a particular way

As he walked toward the freight house, he saw a rat take its head out of a paper bag and regard him.

當(dāng)他向貨棧走去的時(shí)候，他看到一只老鼠從一個(gè)紙袋里伸出腦袋注視著他。

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2.考慮；注重；重視 [T]?to pay attention to : take into consideration or account

His works were not highly regarded until he died in 1936.

直到1936年他去世以后他的作品才受到重視。

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3.尊敬；敬重；器重 [T]?to show respect or consideration for

The artist was highly regarded.

這位藝術(shù)家非常受尊敬。

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4.注意；聽(tīng)從（常用于否定句） [T]?to hold in high esteem

He never regarded my advice.

他從來(lái)不聽(tīng)我的話(huà)。

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5.關(guān)系；與…有關(guān)；涉及 [T]?to relate to

This matter does not regard them at all.

這件事與他們毫無(wú)關(guān)系。

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二、詞義辨析：以下單詞都能表示“認(rèn)為”的意思

consider, think, believe, count, deem, reckon, regard

這些動(dòng)詞均含有“認(rèn)為”之意。

consider指經(jīng)過(guò)考慮和觀察后得出的結(jié)論。

think普通用詞，指按照自己的意見(jiàn)提出看法。

believe通常指根據(jù)一定的證據(jù)，經(jīng)思考后而認(rèn)為屬實(shí)。

count指作出判斷后而得出的看法等。

deem正式用詞，常用于法律、文學(xué)，強(qiáng)調(diào)作判斷而不是思考。

reckon指對(duì)人或事作全面“權(quán)衡”，把各方面意見(jiàn)考慮進(jìn)去后得出結(jié)論。

regard側(cè)重憑外表或表面現(xiàn)象作判斷。多強(qiáng)調(diào)觀點(diǎn)。

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三、下面我們來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)一下含有regard的常見(jiàn)短語(yǔ)

regard as

v. 1.把…認(rèn)作

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四、學(xué)會(huì)regard的意思了嗎？來(lái)做個(gè)小測(cè)試

______ each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.

把每次失利看成對(duì)進(jìn)一步努力的激勵(lì)。