流利阅读(四)

1、Gatekeeper at Japan's 'Suicide Forest' hopes music can save lives

Title:

Gatekeeper 守林人

Body:

blast 大声播放    lift sb from 使脱离    wage 发动    banish 驱逐    morbid 病态的    infuriate 激怒    engulf 陷入

turmoil 迷乱    block out 挡住    carpet 覆盖    gnarled 扭曲的    association 关联    campaign 行动

2、What happened at Theranos is a dazzling story of deception

Title:

dazzling 精彩的    deception 欺骗

Body:

startup 创业公司    immense 巨大的    revolution 变革    dropout 辍学者    blatant 明目张胆的

come up with 想出、提出    vein 静脉    escort 护送    fake 伪造    personnel 职员    dissuade 劝不要做

pacify 安抚    zealot 狂热者    failing 缺点

3、Dog influencers are so popular, they need their own talent agency

Title:

talent agency 经纪公司

Body:

drool 流口水    lobby 大厅    cater to 迎合    explode 爆炸、激增    post 帖子    hub 中心    up-and-comer 后起之秀

gig 任务、工作

4、Taylor Swift used facial recognition software to detect stalkers at LA concert

Title：

facial recognition 人脸识别    stalker 跟踪者

Body：

periphery 周边    merchandise 商品    stand 货摊    dedicated 专门的、尽心尽力的    bracelet 手环

rehearsal 彩排    kiosk 售货亭    harass 骚扰    threaten 威胁    convict 宣判...有罪    burglary 入室盗窃

5、No progress towards ending U.S. shutdown in Trump meeting with lawmakers

Title:

shutdown 关闭    lawmaker 议员

Body:

stick to 坚持    trigger 引发    push for 反复呼吁    legislation 立法    shutter 关闭    lapse 协议失效

sieve 过滤器    estimate 估计    disputed 有争议的    seek 寻找    a portion of 一部分

6、Why so little is done to help new mums cope

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Body:

childbirth 生孩子    trauma 精神创伤    reckon 认为    labour 分娩    implicit 含蓄的、暗示的    check-up 体检

time off 请假    delivery 分娩

7、American chain restaurants had a tough year and 2019 looks worse

Title:

tough 艰难的

Body:

stagnant 不景气的    headwind 逆风    stall 熄火    jump-start 推动    stalwart 忠实份子    competitive 竞争的

shutter 关闭    tweak 略微改进    spur 刺激    doom and gloom 前景不妙    fare 表现    curate 精选

tailor 量身打造、按需定制

8、How ‘Subtle Asian Traits’ became a global hit

Title:

subtle 微妙的

Body:

procrastination 拖延    reconcile 协调    meme 迷因    witty 诙谐的    cater to 迎合    edge 渐渐移动    spawn 引发

spinoff 副产品    weather 渡过    stereotype 刻板印象    empower 给予力量    belittle 贬低

9、Millennials don't want to smell like celebs anymore

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Body:

fragrance 香水    sluggish 迟缓的    segment 片段    luxe 奢侈的    spectrum 范围、光谱    aspirational 有抱负的

slim down 裁剪    kickstart 快速重新启动 

10、‘Its a very big torture’: the children growing up in hiding in Dubai

Title:

Dubai 迪拜

Body:

sweltering 热得难受    conviction 定罪    illicit 违法的    wedlock 已婚状态    fraction 小部分    flexible 变通的

roll out 推出    implementation 实施