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

　　领会这篇文章的幽默手法：

　　1)“What this country needs is a good five-percent cigar.” A century later, what the country needs is a $12 12-ounce cup of coffee. “这个国家需要一根制作精良，含量为百分之五的雪茄烟。”一百年后，这个国家需要价值12美元，装在12盎司杯子内的咖啡。

　　2)Today, you cannot swing a dead cat without hitting a Starbuck store. There are 25,000 in 75 countries, with another 12,000 due by 2021, so Starbucks is not an elusive or exclusive experience. 现在扔一只死猫，也能砸到一家星巴克咖啡店。25，000家咖啡店遍布在75个国家，到2021年为止，还有12，000家，因此星巴克不再是一种难以捉摸而且特立独行的经历。

　　3)This poses a problem, and an opportunity. 问题与机遇共存

　　4)Bloomberg reports that for a pittance, a.k.a, $10, a skinflint will be able to buy a cold-brew coffee, which presumably is an excellent thing, infused with nitrogen gas, which sounds like an acquired taste. 一个囊中羞涩的人而言，只要花上一点点钱，或者说区区十块钱，就能购买一杯冰酿咖啡，注入氮气，想必也应该算是一种极品，听起来也像是养成的品味。

　　5)It is not love that makes the world go round. 并不是依靠爱心来玩儿转世界的。

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