流利阅读(三)

1、After a petition called Gandhi 'racist', his statue was removed from the University of Ghana

Title:

petition 请愿书    Gandhi 甘地

Body:

fell 打倒    savage 野蛮人    whitewash 掩盖(洗白)    scrutiny 仔细观察、详细审查    a slap in the face 一记耳光

2、Why life expectancy in America is down again

Title:

expectancy 期望

Body:

fractionally 微小地    influenza 流感    overdose 过量服药    surge 激增    halve 减半    rein in 控制    

3、Seriously, Prada, what were you thinking? Why the fashion industry keeps bumbling into racist imagery

Title:

bumble into 陷入

Body:

boutique 精品店    resemble 像    connotation 隐含意义    dismantle 拆除    charm 小挂件    abhor 憎恨    savant 专家

get at 触及    digest 理解、吸收    a bounty of 大量的    diverse 多元的    

4、UK advertising watchdog to crack down on sexist stereotypes

Title:

crack down 打击、镇压    stereotype 刻板印象

Body:

depict 描绘    breach 违反    devise 设计    reinforce 加强    prompt 促使    outcry 强烈的抗议    

5、The 20 best Marvel films - ranked!

Title:

Marvel 漫威

Body:

demonic 恶魔般的    delirious 极度兴奋的    superb 极好的    colossal 巨大的    cultish 时髦的    boast 吹嘘

Ragnarok 诸神黄昏    integral 必不可少的

6、The science of giving gifts your loved ones won't want to return

Title:

Body:

perennial 经久不衰    sort through 整理    over the long run 长远来看    trump 打败    acquaintance 熟人

push back against 反击    burst 爆发    come down to 归结于

7、Pantone hopes its ‘life-affirming’ color of the year will make everyone feel better

Title:

life-affirming 积极向上的

Body:

landscape 风景    coral 珊瑚    nurture 培育    humanize 赋予人性    ubiquitous 普遍存在的    onslaught 攻击

immersive 沉浸式的    intimacy 亲密    hue 色彩    buoyancy 乐观    deliberate 故意的    evoke 唤起    reef 礁

overriding 最重要的    nourishment 营养品

8、Mattis resigns over differences with Trump 

Title:

resign 辞职

Body:

clash with 争论    ally 同盟    overrule 驳回    discord 不和    bulwark 支柱    impulse 冲动    startling 惊人的

provocative 挑衅的    temperament 气质、性格    conducive 有益于    solidarity 团结

9、Japan to leave International Whaling Commission, resume commercial hunt

Title:

resume 重新开始

Body:

condemnation 谴责    live up to 达到、不辜负    dual 双重的    mandate 授权    stock 储备   follow through on 坚持

coexistence 共存    ostensibly 表面上地    precedent 先例    reprieve 缓解    ravage 毁坏

10、Secrets of the booming beauty business

Title:

booming 繁荣的

Body:

serum 护肤精华    run out of steam 精疲力尽    capture 捕获    realm 领域    curate 筹办    algorithm 算法

stalwart 坚定的支持者    buck 抵制    stereotype 刻板印象    fall flat 完全失败    stockholder 股东    refresh 刷新