英语PK台 第216期:2015热点新闻回顾(2)
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A sprout 1 hair clip was this year's must have in China.
In September, everything was coming up "sprouts 3" in Beijing. Sprout hair clips were all the rage for both men and women. One sprout clip vendor 4 told CNN he felt the price -- two clips for less than a dollar -- was a small price to pay for joy. This Chinese fad 5 was short lived though. As winter arrived, all the sprouts seem to have wilted 7.
Vocabulary:
Fad, wilt 6
4.End of the one-child policy
Chinese parents will no longer limited to having just one child.
China announced the end of three decades of the one-child policy in October, encouraging all couples to have two children. The new policy -- in effect from January 1, 2016 -- will benefit 100 million couples. It comes as China battles emerging demographic issues including a rapidly aging population, shrinking labor 8 force, and imbalanced gender 9 ratio. However, experts say the two child policy alone can't solve all social problems; other public policies are needed to encourage Chinese—especially young urban couples —to have a second child.
Vocabulary:
demographic
n.芽，萌芽；vt.使发芽，摘去芽；vi.长芽，抽条
- When do deer first sprout horns?鹿在多大的时候开始长出角？
- It takes about a week for the seeds to sprout.这些种子大约要一周后才会发芽。
v.发芽( sprout的现在分词 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出
- new leaves sprouting from the trees 树上长出的新叶
- They were putting fresh earth around sprouting potato stalks. 他们在往绽出新芽的土豆秧周围培新土。 来自名作英译部分
n.新芽，嫩枝( sprout的名词复数 )v.发芽( sprout的第三人称单数 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出
- The wheat sprouts grew perceptibly after the rain. 下了一场雨，麦苗立刻见长。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The sprouts have pushed up the earth. 嫩芽把土顶起来了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
n.卖主；小贩
- She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
- He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。
n.时尚；一时流行的狂热；一时的爱好
- His interest in photography is only a passing fad.他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了。
- A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。
v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱
- Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
- Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。
（使）凋谢，枯萎( wilt的过去式和过去分词 )
- The flowers wilted in the hot sun. 花在烈日下枯萎了。
- The romance blossomed for six or seven months, and then wilted. 那罗曼史持续六七个月之后就告吹了。
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
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