词：nudge

英英释义：gently persuade or encourage someone to take a particular decision or action

例句：The language instructor tries to nudge her students into reading more.

2. 为什么选这个词？

“nudge”是动词也是名词，今天我们学习它的动词形式。作为动词 nudge 的基本意思是“用肘轻推”，也常用来表示“劝说”，常常用来可以替换 persuade 动词，是个高频、实用、形象的用法。我们通过下面几个例句掌握它的用法。

nudge 表示“劝说”时，表达形式是 nudge sb. to/into/towards something。比如语言老师劝学生们多读点东西：

The language instructor tries to nudge her students into reading more.

一个新项目促使家长更加关注孩子在学校的表现：

The new project intends to nudge parents to engage more with their children’s school performance.

“迷你习惯”的理念是鼓励大家不费力地慢慢养成好习惯：

The idea of “mini habits” is to nudge, not force, people to form good habits with little efforts.

下面来看几个《经济学人》中用到 nudge 的句子：

1）If the bank can help nudge China towards cleaner growth that will benefit everyone, including China's geopolitical rivals.

2）In July the government published a list of priorities for health-care reform in the coming decade. They include a pledge to improve support for diabetics. The plan says officials must nudge Chinese into leading healthier lives.

3）Though the iTunes Store tried to nudge charitable listeners into paying for MP3 files, it took five years for digital sales in the music industry to reach even $2bn.

3. 怎样学会使用这个词？

翻译下面的句子：

她试图慢慢说服他改变主意。

（参考翻译：She tried to nudge him into changing his mind.）