英国石油公司工作服万圣节热销
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)
- 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。
- 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
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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》