时间:2019-02-17 作者:英语课 分类:英语新闻


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    An oil-splattered BP(英国石油公司) engineer's boiler 1 suit has become one of the most successful Halloween costumes in the United States.

    More than 10,000 of the outfits 2 have been sold in the approach to this year's October 31 holiday, which Americans are renowned 3 for celebrating elaborately.

    Its manufacturer(制造商) claimed the success of the costume showed people across the US remained angry at the oil giant for its handling of the Deepwater(深海的) Horizon disaster earlier this year.

    An estimated 185 million gallons of oil were spilt into the Gulf 4 of Mexico after an explosion in April on the BP rig, which also killed 11 workers.

    "The Halloween business reflects the world we live in," said Alan Geller, the executive vice-president of Fun World. "We like to add a bit of social commentary to the celebrations.""The holiday is about horror, and people are horrified 5 at BP's actions," he told The Daily Telegraph. "Several lives and billions of dollars from people's livelihoods 6 were lost."Mr Geller said the New York firm, which also created the ghost mask used in the Scream films, had been inundated 7 with orders for the costumes from shops and websites across the country.

    He promised to donate some of the company's profits from the boiler suits to a charity aimed at helping 8 people who had lost out due to the oil spill.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)



n.锅炉;煮器(壶,锅等)
  • That boiler will not hold up under pressure.那种锅炉受不住压力。
  • This new boiler generates more heat than the old one.这个新锅炉产生的热量比旧锅炉多。
n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 );一套服装;集体;组织v.装备,配置设备,供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )
  • He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
  • Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具,因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
a.(表现出)恐惧的
  • The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
  • We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
生计,谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )
  • First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者,他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小,他们的传统生计受到了威胁。
v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 );(洪水般地)涌来;充满;给予或交予(太多事物)使难以应付
  • We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
  • We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
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