英语外刊阅读精讲：美式幽默(原声音频)

2018-10-04 09:26:00来源：新东方在线

　　总结和复习：

　　1.Somebody voiced: 发表意见、发表看法（to say what you think about a particular subject, especially to express a doubt, complaint, etc. that you have about it:）

　　2.pluck: 挑选（you pluck something from somewhere, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply from where it is）

　　3.one of the few long-remembered utterances：发声、看法、意见和感受（Utterance is the expression in words of ideas, thoughts, and feelings）

　　4.“What this country needs is a good five-percent cigar.” 这个国家需要一根百分之五的雪茄烟

　　5.A century later, what the country needs is a $12 12-ounce cup of coffee. 这个国家需要一杯售价12美元，装在12盎司杯子中的咖啡

　　6.You cannot swing a dead cat without hitting a Starbuck store. 美国俏皮话，形容人多：（You cannot throw a brick without hitting someone.）；

　　7.an elusive or exclusive experience. 1）elusive：难以捉摸的、难以言表的（is difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve）；2）exclusive：独占的，排外的，唯一的（expensive and only for people who are rich or of a high social class）

　　8.pose a problem, or an opportunity：省略

　　9.of both conspicuous consumption：令人瞩目的消费行为

　　10.conspicuous connoisseurship：A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts（令人瞩目的鉴赏行为）

　　11.a pittance: 少量(a very small amount) 内涵还有“钱少”（an amount of money that is so small that it seems unfair）

　　12.a.k.a, : also known as（也可以称为…）

　　13.a skinflint will be able to buy a cold-brew coffee：if you say that someone is a skinflint, you are saying that they are a mean person who hates spending money.

　　14.infused with …：注入氮气

　　15.an acquired taste. 逐渐培养的爱好（One that is unpleasant on immediate experience or is likeable only after being experienced repeatedly.）

　　16.Very pricey coffee: 无价的、极其贵重的（describes an object which has such a high value, especially because it is rare, that the price of it cannot be calculated: extremely amusing to see or hear）

　　17.a fresh-brewed variation：变种产品

　　18.the familiar phenomenon of positional goods. 位置的，和地位相关的（put something or someone in a particular place）

　　19.enjoyments for the few. 少数人的享受之物

　　20.affluent societies: 富有阶层

　　21.They exist because, particularly ……之所以…，是由于…

　　22.Love makes the world go round：爱心玩转世界

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