夏说英语新闻晨读 第235期:丹麦生蚝与中国吃货
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：夏说英语新闻晨读
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本期内容：
Around 500 tons of the oysters 1 are clogging 2 parts of the Scandinavian coast, threatening native species. In jest, Denmark's embassy in China turned to social media, inviting 3 Chinese tourists to eat the shellfish. The post has received more than 15,000 responses to date, including offers to "eat them to extinction 4". Following the ravenous 5 response from netizens, companies like internet giant Alibaba offered to help out.
Oyster：生蚝
Clog：堵塞
Species：物种
In jest: 开玩笑地
Embassy：大使馆
Extinction：灭绝
Ravenous：饿极了的
牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 )
- We don't have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good. 我们今晚没有牡蛎供应。但小龙虾是非常好。
- She carried a piping hot grill of oysters and bacon. 她端出一盘滚烫的烤牡蛎和咸肉。
堵塞，闭合
- This process suffers mainly from clogging the membrane. 这种过程的主要问题是滤膜的堵塞。
- And you know that eyewitness that's been clogging up the airwaves? 你知道那个充斥着电视广播的目击证人？
adj.诱人的，引人注目的
- An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
- The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。
n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种
- The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
- The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。
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