词句梳理
一、主动储备
fuss 大惊小怪
It trasnspires that...
Whenittranspiresthatsomething is the case, people discover that it is the case. (人们) 发现[正式]
when it comes to parting with $...
part with此处作spend解
primetime television 电视的黄金时段
step into the role of 进入...的角色
go to court to claim 上法庭起诉
increase/surge/skyrocket 激增 boom 急速发展 dwindle 减少
purge oneself of 清洗、清除 此处指不购买伊万卡品牌的东西
all a question of aspiration 这只是渴望的问题
be imbued with=be filled with
imbue/ɪmˈbjuː/ TEM-8 ( imbuing, imbued, imbues )
V-T If someone or somethingis imbuedwith an idea, feeling, or quality, they become filled with it. 灌输; 使充满[正式]
The film is imbued with the star's rebellious spirit.
这部电影充满了那位明星的反叛精神。
life-enhancing
buy into a brand 买进
elevate you among your peers 使你在同伴中出类拔萃
like/similar-minded 想法相近、志同道合之人
lauch themselves into the marketplace 进入市场
pitch oneself at 把自己定位在...
If somethingis pitchedata particular level or degree of difficulty, it is set at that level. 给…设定水平 (或难度)
While this is very important material I think it's probably pitched at too high a level for our students.
尽管这是个很重要的材料,但我认为它的难度太大,不适合我们的学生。
reach into = be up to 高达、达到
debut /ˈdeɪbjuː/ vt.&vi. (产品等在市场上)初次出现,面世,首次推出
jangle 喊价、大胆地要价 (注释:用力地叫卖)
bounce them into broader market 闯入更大的市场
in the wake of=after
二、被动储备
公开露面 public outing
手镯、脚镯 bangle
助手、副官 aide
有雄心壮志的;(生活形态等)梦寐以求的 aspirational (进取的)
今后;从今以后;自此以后 henceforward
这里指昂贵的手镯降价“屈尊”进入 be folded into
另一种悲哀,悲痛 as yet another woe
As yet another problem /complexifying factor
发生(于),对…发生;临到…头上,降临于 befall
ascension(上升) to power 掌权
日益减少的顾客兴趣dwindling consumer interes
irremediable whiff of toxicity
[,ɪrɪ'miːdɪəb(ə)l] 不可挽回的、无可补救的
whiff 些许
(注释:像中毒了一般无法挽救)
停止伊万卡品牌销售的禁令 injunction barring Ivanka Trump goods from sale
injunction 禁令
barring bar 排斥,排挤,使在外,除去;禁止,不准(常与from连用):
He was barred from the contest.
他被排斥在比赛之外。
They barred her participating.
他们禁止她参加。
萧条 bust
snowflake
雪花;常去南方(尤指美国佛罗里达州)度周末的北方人
offload
If youoffloadsomething that you do not want, you get rid of it by giving it or selling it to someone else. 清理; 转卖[英国英语]
条纹棉布 striped cotton
超过...的速度 oustrip the rate
sackful
Asackfulis the amount of something that a sack contains or could contain. 一袋的
...a sackful of presents.
...一袋礼物。
aggregator ['æɡrɪɡetɚ]
a business organization that collates the details of an individual's financial affairs so that the information can be presented on a single website 信息采集商业组织
保守的 conservative
别致的、时髦的 chicer (chic [ʃiːk] 的比较级)
最高级、高端的奢侈品 the highest echelon of luxury
['eʃəlɒn; 'eɪʃ-]等级; 阶层[正式]
...the lower echelons of society.
…社会的底层。
produce lines
asymmetric astin twill floral wrap-dress 不对称的奥斯汀斜纹印花裹身裙
[,æsɪ'metrɪk]不对称的 symmetric
梅菲尔商店 Mayfair store
镀金的(???)gilt-lacquered