【轻松英文阅读】世界上最昂贵的休息时间
时间：2018-12-28 作者：英语课 分类：轻松英文阅读
英语课
Do you own an iPad, iPhone, or any other Apple product? If you do, how would you like to give Apple CEO Tim Cook a piece of your mind, over a nice hot cup of coffee? But whether you come to flatter 1 or flatten 2 Cook, that meeting will not come cheap.
That’s because the Apple head honcho is auctioning 3 off a lunch meeting with himself, and the bidding has already topped the $500,000 mark. Of course we don’t want to give you the impression that Cook really thinks his time is worth that much, as it is for a good cause, with the money going to charity.
So… how much would a meeting with Apple’s boss be worth to you? And if you could meet Tim Cook, what would you say to him?
1 flatter
v.向...谄媚，奉承，使高兴，使感到荣幸
- We flatter ourselves that we provide the best service in town.我们相信我们提供的服务在本市最好。
- It turns my stomach to hear him flatter.听到他拍马屁，我实在感到讨厌。
2 flatten
v.把．．．弄平，使倒伏；使(漆等)失去光泽
- We can flatten out a piece of metal by hammering it.我们可以用锤子把一块金属敲平。
- The wrinkled silk will flatten out if you iron it.发皱的丝绸可以用熨斗烫平。
3 auctioning
v.拍卖( auction的现在分词 )
- The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。 来自辞典例句
- So she's auctioning off a chance to go to an awards dinner? 那么她在拍卖与她共赴晚宴的机会了？ 来自电影对白