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外刊精讀
回家住"爸媽旅館"
導(dǎo)讀:
許多英國(guó)年輕人選擇"回巢",與父母同住?;氐郊抑?,他們享受著家
庭的舒適生活一一做好的飯菜,滿滿當(dāng)當(dāng)?shù)谋?,干凈整潔的房間,甚至日
用水電雜費(fèi)賬單也由父母買單。但正如本期"外刊精讀”中介紹的,回家
住"爸媽旅館”是有代價(jià)的。
一、語(yǔ)篇泛讀
'There'snoplacelikehome'ThisEnglishsayinghasmuchtruthinit:
thebestplacetobeissurroundedbyourtreasuredpossessionsand
ourlovedonesandwitharoofoverourhead.Andformanyyoungadults,
it'stheonlyaffordableplacetostay;somewherewheretheycanreceive
first-classservicefrommumanddad.Butthiscomesataprice!
Insomecountries,it'squitetraditionalforpeopleintheirlateteens
andearly20stoliveathomewiththeirparents,butinotherplaces,flying
thenesttostarttheirownindependentlifeisverydesirable.Thereis
nonagging,andyoucancomeandgoasyouwish.Butthere'sbeena
growingtrend,intheUKatleast,foryoungpeopletoreturnhometolive-
ornottoleavehomeatall.AccordingtotheUK'sOfficeforNational
Statistics,aboutaquarterofyoungadultsaged20-34liveathome,andthat
figurehasbeengrowing.
Asurveybyapricecomparisonwebsitefoundthat18%ofadultchildren
intheUKsaidtheyweremovingbackhomebecauseofdebt,comparedwith
8%lastyear.Moreyoungpeoplehadlosttheirjobs,andotherscouldn't
affordtheirrentcomparedwiththepreviousyear.So,it'seasytoseewhy
they'reincreasinglybecominghomebirds.
TheBBC/sLucyHookerexplainsthatmanyreturningadultchildren
enjoyhomecomforts.Theseincludecookedmeals,afullfridgeandcleaning,
aswellastheirbillsbeingcoveredbywhatiscommonlycalled'thehotelof
mumanddad'.Butforthe'hoteliers',that'smumanddad,thesurveyfound
theaveragecosttothemhasgoneupsharply,andthattheyaresacrificing
luxuriesandholidaystolookaftertheirzbigkids'.EmmaCraigfromMoney
supermarketsays"they'retryingtolookaftertheirchildrenmore.Ifyour
childcomeshomeandyouseethemstrugglingfinancially,youfeelmore
awkwardaskingthemforrentortocontribute.Ittugsonyour
heartstringsmore.”
Withparentssplashingoutaround£1,886ontakeawayfood,buying
newfurnitureandupgradingtheirWi-Fiforthebenefitoftheiroffspring,
it'seasyforthereturningchildrentoputtheirfeetupandmakethemselves
athome.That'sbeforetheylearnahometruth-thatonedayitmightbe
theirownkidswho'llbecheckingintothehotelofmumanddad!
二、詞匯表
there'snoplacelikehome沒(méi)有比家更溫暖的地方,沒(méi)有一個(gè)地方
比得上家
possession個(gè)人物品,財(cái)產(chǎn)
lovedone親人
aroofoverourhead住處
flythenest離開父母獨(dú)立生活
nagging嘮叨,指責(zé)
rent房租
homebird喜歡住在家里的人
homecomforts家庭的溫暖
bill(水、電、煤氣、網(wǎng)絡(luò)等費(fèi)用)賬單
thehotelofmumanddad〃爸媽旅館”,在父母家中居住
hotelier旅館、酒店老板(在此文中指父母)
tugonyourheartstrings牽動(dòng)你的心弦
splashout花大筆的錢
furniture家具
offspring后代,子女
putone'sfeetup休息
makeoneselfathome放松,享受
hometruth令人不愉快的事情
三、測(cè)試與練習(xí)
閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。
1.WhatpercentageofyoungadultsnowliveathomeintheUK?
2.Giveonereasonthat'smakingyoungpeoplereturnhometolive.
3.Trueorfalse?Youngpeoplearesacrificingtheirholidaystoliveat
home.
4.Whatareparentsspending£1,886on?
5.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans"difficultorembarrassing7?
請(qǐng)?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填
入句子中的空格處。
1.Mumwasveryupsetwhenherdaughterdecidedtoand
moveinwithherboyfriend.
flythenesting
flewthenestfly
thenestflying
thenest
2.Tocelebrateour10thanniversary,we'reonanamazing
holidaythisyear.
puttingourfeetup
splashingout
makingourselvesathome
hoteliers
3.Neilisabitofa-heneverwantstogooutandwouldrather
stayathomewatchingTV.
hometruthhomebird
homecomfortlovedone
4.Mygirlfriendkeepsmeaboutgettingmarried-IguessI'll
giveineventually!
nagnagged
nagsnagging
5.AfteraharddayofshoppingIliketogethome,andhavea
nicecupoftea!
putmyfeetup
makemyselfathome
homecomforts
flythenest
參考答案
閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。
1.WhatpercentageofyoungadultsnowliveathomeintheUK?
AccordingtotheUK'sOfficeforNationalStatistics,aboutaquarterof
youngadultsaged20-34liveathome.
2.Giveonereasonthat'smakingyoungpeoplereturnhometolive.
Asurveyfoundthatdebt,becomingunemployedornotbeingabletoafford
topayforrentarereasonsthatforyoungpeoplereturninghometolive.
3.Trueorfalse?Youngpeoplearesacrificingtheirholidaystoliveat
home.
False.Itismumanddadwhoaresacrificingluxuriessuchasholidays,to
payforlookingaftertheirgrown-upchildren.
4.Whatareparentsspending£1,886on?
Parentsspending(orsplashingout)around£1,886ontakeawayfood,
buyingnewfurnitureandupgradingtheirWi-Fiforthebenefitoftheir
children.
5.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans'difficultorembarrassing??
Awkward.
請(qǐng)?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填
入句子中的空格處。
1.Mumwasveryupsetwhenherdaughterdecidedtoflythenestand
moveinwithherboyfriend.
2.Tocelebrateour10thanniversary,we/resplashingoutonanamazing
holidaythisyear.
3.Neilisabitofahomebird-heneverwantstogooutandwould
ratherstayathomewatchingTV.
4.Mygirlfriendkeepsnaggingmeaboutgettingmarried-Iguessril
giveineventually!
5.AfteraharddayofshoppingIliketogethome,putmyfeetupand
haveanicecupoftea!
快時(shí)尚帶來(lái)的問(wèn)題
導(dǎo)讀:
有很多人都喜歡買衣服。在英國(guó),近年來(lái)人們購(gòu)買衣服的數(shù)量比以往
任何時(shí)候都要多。買得多,扔得也多。這種快速服裝消費(fèi)模式被稱為“快
時(shí)尚〃,它給社會(huì)和環(huán)境帶來(lái)了不少問(wèn)題。面臨"快時(shí)尚",我們能做些什
么?本期"外刊精讀"討論快時(shí)尚所帶來(lái)的問(wèn)題。
一、語(yǔ)篇泛讀
There'snothingquitelikenewclothes,isthere?TheUKcertainlyloves
them.AccordingtoareportbytheEnvironmentalAuditCommittee(EAC),
theUKconsumesfivetimesmoreclothestodaythanitdidinthe1980s.
That*smorethananyothernationinEuropeandamountstoaround26.7kgs
perperson.Thisresultsin235milliongarmentsgoingtolandfill-victimsof
fastfashion.
Fastfashionisdefinedas"anacceleratedfashionbusinessmodel"
involving""increasednumbersofnewfashioncollectionseveryyear","quick
turnarounds"and"lowerprices",accordingtotheEAC.Globalisationmeans
thatattireismadeincountrieswherelabourischeaper.Thissavingis
passedontoconsumers,whothenconsiderthegarbtheyowndisposable-
easilyreplaceablewithsomethingmoreon-trend.Andthatcreates
problems.
First,there'stheenvironmentalcost.Manufacturinganykind
oftextilecostsresources.Forexample,syntheticfibres,whicharemade
fromplastic,havealargercarbonfootprintthannaturalones.Naturalfibres,
althoughmorecarbon-efficient,stillrequiremorewatertogrow.And
furtherresourcesareusedastheclothisdyed,madeintoclothingand
transportedtoretailforsale.Secondly,thefast-fashionindustryisunder
pressuretoputthelatesttrendingitemsonshelvesfast,whichcanleadto
workersbeingexploitedandforcedtolabourinpoorworkingconditions.In
countriessuchasBangladesh,EthiopiaandthePhilippines,workersarepaid
wagesthatareinsufficienttoliveon.OneworkerinEthiopiatoldtheBBC
thattheyhadtodealwithintolerableconditions,suchaswithheldovertime
payments,verbalabuse,andunsanitarytoilets.
SowhatcanbedoneintheUKtoreduceclotheswaste?TheEAChas
recommendedeighteenimprovementstotheUKgovernment,from
increasingtaxonpurchasestofundrecyclingcentrestointroducing
moresewinglessonsinschools,encouragingamakedoandmendattitude
whenthingsbecomethreadbare.
Whatcanwedo?Shop"/second-handandvintage/'recommendsTolly
Gregory,anethicalfashionblogger.KristabelPlummer,aLondon-based
fashionblogger,whospoketotheBBC,alsorecommends"lookingforquality"
and“l(fā)ongevity”.Sokeepaneyeoutfordurable,resilient,hardy
apparelthatresistswearandtear.
二、詞匯表
garment衣服,服裝
collection一系列(新)服裝
attire(特定樣式或正式的)服裝
garb(某種特定樣式的)服裝
disposable用完即可丟棄的
on-trend流行的,時(shí)尚的
textile紡織物
fibre(植物或人造)纖維
dye染色
retail零售
sewing縫紉
makedoandmend不買新的而是修補(bǔ)舊的將就過(guò)去
threadbare(衣物)穿舊的,磨破的
second-hand二手的,舊的
vintage復(fù)古的
durable耐用的
resilient有彈性的
hardy結(jié)實(shí)耐用的
apparel衣服,服裝
wearandtear磨損
三、測(cè)試與練習(xí)
閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。
1.TrueorFalse?Britishpeoplebuythesameamountofclothingtoday
astheyalwayshave.
2.HowdotheEACdefine'fastfashion1?
3.Whataretheproblemsassociatedwithusingeithersyntheticor
naturalfabrics?
4.WhatdoestheEACrecommenddoingtoimprovethefastfashion
situation?
5.WhatdoesKristabelPlummerrecommenddoing?
請(qǐng)?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填
入句子中的空格處。
1.I'msorry,sir.Wecan'tletyouinwiththat.It'sformaldress
only,I'mafraid.
attirefabric
vintagesewing
2.Thesehikingbootsareso.Iboughtthemfiveyearsagoand
they'restillingreatcondition.
vintagethreadbare
sustainabledurable
3.Despitethesignsoffromuseovertheyears,thedresswas
inexcellentcondition.
on-trendmakedoandmend
dyeingwearandtear
4.Thehouseisinterriblecondition.Thecarpetsandcurtainsare
.Itwasn'tlookedafteratall.
sustainablethreadbare
textilesecond-hand
5.Weneedtostopusingitems.Theyareextremelywasteful,
environmentallyspeaking.
on-trenddisposable
sustainableresilient
參考答案
閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。
1.TrueorFalse?Britishpeoplebuythesameamountofclothingtoday
astheyalwayshave.
False.TheUKbuysfivetimesmoreclothestodaythanitdidinthe1980s.
2.HowdotheEACdefine'fastfashion,?
Fastfashionisdefinedas“anacceleratedfashionbusinessmodel”
involving“increasednumbersofnewfashioncollectionseveryyear",
“quickturnarounds"and"lowerprices”.
3.Whatar
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