回顾--2003年流行英语词汇(2)

时间：2007-10-17 03:07:52

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　Top Ten Personal Names of 2003


　　1. Saddam Hussein Just crawled out of the Spider-Hole and back into the spotlight1.

　　2. W. (Dubya) Can't talk his way out of the news. (See the Top Bush Mispronunciations below.)

　　3. Rush Limbaugh How many pills actually fit into a cigar box?

　　4. Martha Stewart Not really 'cooking the books' but not quite kosher, either.

　　5. Pvt. Jessica Lynch Her rescue enthralled2 the nation desperate for good news.

　　6. Howard Dean The doctor from nowhere now has the team with the roadmap from nowhere to the White House-Clinton-Gore.

　　7. Pope John Paul II 25 years in the Papacy have taken their toll3 but he is still with us.

　　8. Ahh-nold That's California's new Governator after cruising over the Count of Bustamante in the recall election.

　　9. Paris Hilton The heiress, apparently4 named after one of her grandfather's hotels, landed a job on the Fox Network with the Internet distribution of her 'extracurricular activities'.

　　10. Hans Blix Whose "hans" seem to be tied in his search for the elusive5 WMDs.


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1 spotlight 6hBzmk     
n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目
参考例句：
  • This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
  • The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
2 enthralled 59934577218800a7e5faa20d3f119524     
迷住，吸引住( enthrall的过去式和过去分词 )； 使感到非常愉快
参考例句：
  • The child watched, enthralled by the bright moving images. 这孩子看着那明亮的移动的影像，被迷住了。
  • The children listened enthralled as the storyteller unfolded her tale. 讲故事的人一步步展开故事情节，孩子们都听得入迷了。
3 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
4 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
5 elusive d8vyH     
adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的
参考例句：
  • Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
  • Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。

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