外刊短语笔记（10）— follow suit
follow suit 跟随，有样学样
《Time短语200》一书对这个短语的解释十分有趣：
suit是扑克牌的术语。黑桃、红心......等四种花色，每一种花色都是一个suit。所谓follow suit，原本的意思是跟着上家出牌，别人出什么花色你也出什么花色。引申为“跟着人家照做”。
例句：
Clinton’s team pulled together a sizable U.S. aid package for Russia, galvanized the G-7 industrialized countries to follow suit, backed Yeltsin during his referendum campaign and recently eased tensions with Ukraine. (Time)
这句话的主语：Clinton’s team
谓语：四个谓语动词并列组成句子的谓语pulled, galvanized, backed, and eased
句意：克林顿的人凑齐了一笔可观的美援给俄罗斯，激励了七大工业国跟进，在公民投票宣传期间支持叶利钦，最近还缓和了与乌克兰的紧张关系。
再看个例句：
In the wake of his success, other filmmakers began to follow suit.
随着他的成功, 其他电影制片人纷纷开始效仿。
我们看看可以表达“模仿”的表达。
1. imitate v.
·Some parrots can imitate sounds and repeat words and sentences.
有些鹦鹉能模仿(人的)声音,还能学人说一些单词和句子。
2. copy v.
·Children can be seen to copy the behaviour of others whom they admire or identify with...
人们发现儿童会模仿他们所崇拜或有共鸣感的人。
3. simulate v.
·a gas heater that simulates a coal fire
模仿煤炉的煤气暖炉
4. model v. 模仿
model sth after sb 模仿某人做什么东西
·The painter modeled his style after that of Picasso.
这位画家模仿毕加索的绘画风格。
model oneself on sb: to copy the behaviour, style, etc. of sb you like and respect in order to be like them 仿效；以某人为榜样
·As a politician, he modelled himself on Churchill.
作为一位从政者，他以邱吉尔为榜样。
5. impersonate v. 假冒;模仿 If someone impersonates a person, they pretend to be that person, either to deceive people or to make people laugh.
·He was returned to prison in 1977 for impersonating a police officer...
他 1977 年因冒充警官而再次入狱。
·Tom was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the college staff.
汤姆的模仿能力是超一流的，他能惟妙惟肖地模仿学院里的大多数老师。
6. give/do an imitation of
·He gave/did his imitation of Queen Elizabeth's royal wave.
他模仿伊丽莎白女王挥手致意。
7. parrot v.
· Many literary academics simply parrot a set of impressive-sounding phrases.
许多文人只是机械地模仿一套听上去令人印象深刻的说法。
8. pattern sth on sth
·He says this contract should not be patterned on the Deere pact.
他说这个合同不应该模仿《迪尔协定》。
9. mimic v.
·Designing silicon chips to mimic human organs sounds fanciful.
设计硅芯片模仿人的器官听上去是异想天开。
10. Take off， 宾语是sb：to copy sb's voice, actions or manner in an amusing way （以诙谐的方式）模仿，学某人的样子
·Mike can take off his father to perfection.
迈克模仿爸爸时惟妙惟肖。
参考资料：《Time短语200》
