20190222 end up

1. 认识这个词（基础篇）

词：end up

英英释义：to finally be in a particular place or situation

例句：Perhaps it was inevitable that China and America would end up rivals.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

“end up”是个动词词组，意思是“到头来”“最终”，常用来表示某人某物的结局或者最终状态，是口语和写作中都非常高频实用的表达。

end up 的用法也很灵活，它可以接分词、形容词、介词短语，也可以直接接名词（有时会加 as）。我们通过一些例句来体会这些用法。

比如你的飞机晚点，你最后只能在机场里过夜，就可以说： 

My flight was delayed, so I ended up spending the night at the airport.（end up 后接现在分词，这种用法最常见） 

吴秀波控诉他的前情人敲诈勒索，如果罪名成立，他的情妇最终可能会坐十年牢。我们可以说： 

If convicted of extortion, Wu Xiubo’s former mistress might end up in prison for 10 years. （end up 后接介词短语） 

我们看看《经济学人》是如何使用 end up 的： 

a) He frets about his student loans and the difficulty of finding a job, even fearing that he might end up homeless.（end up 后接形容词）

 

b) Perhaps it was inevitable that China and America would end up rivals.（end up 后接名词） 

最后送你一句奥普拉的鸡汤：

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

3. 从认识到会用（作业）

1）翻译下面的句子：   

Steve 本可以成为富人。

Steve could have ended up rich.

（参考翻译：Steve could have ended up rich. 或者 Steve could have ended up a rich man.）

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。   

场景：如果你当年买了这只股票，现在应该是富人了

造句：If you bought this stock that year, you could have ended up rich now.