美国文化脱口秀 第251期:外国游客也有不文明时
时间：2019-02-15 作者：英语课 分类：美国文化脱口秀
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近年来，各种关于中国游客在国内外旅游不文明的报道层出不穷。但其实，美国媒体上倒很少看到类似的报道和吐槽。今天，我们就要说说中国游客在北美人眼里的印象，也聊聊外国游客的一些不文明举动。
外国游客也有不文明时
关键词：
Did you have a nice break? 你放假玩儿得开心吗？
To feel flattered: 感觉受宠若惊
Hotpot: 火锅
Spicy 1: 辣
Pandas: 熊猫
Adorable: 可爱
Frustration 2: 烦恼、无奈
Visitor/tourist: 游客
Rude/impolite: 不文明、粗鲁
Uncivilized: 不开化、不文明
Civilization: 文明史、一个名族、文化的文明
Inappropriate: 不恰当、不适当的，也可以做不文明的意思
Spitting: 吐痰
Littering: 乱丢垃圾
Yelling: 大声喧哗
Mainstream 3 media: 主流媒体
To be sued: 被告上法庭
Legal implications: 法律上的问题
Politically correct (PC): 政治正确
To stay away from sensitive issues: 不涉及敏感话题
Generalization 4: 以偏概全
Media coverage 5: 媒体报道
Real estate: 房产、不动产
Casual: 随性的、放松的
Video clip: 视频
Drunk: 喝醉了
Railing: 把手、栏杆
Common thread: 共同点
Squandering 6 youth: 挥霍青春
Water gun: 水枪
To get out of control: 失控
Riot: 骚乱
Physically 7 hurt people: 攻击、伤害别人
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do.": 入乡随俗
adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的
- The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
- Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。
n.挫折，失败，失效，落空
- He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
- He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的
- Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
- Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。
n.普遍性，一般性，概括
- This sweeping generalization is the law of conservation of energy.这一透彻的概括就是能量守恒定律。
- The evaluation of conduct involves some amount of generalization.对操行的评价会含有一些泛泛之论。
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
- There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
- This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
v.（指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的现在分词 )
- You're faced with ending it all, of squandering what was given. 把到手的东西就这样随随便便弄掉。 来自辞典例句
- I see all this potential And I see squandering. 你们的潜力都被浪费了。 来自互联网
adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律
- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。