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4 A New Way to Shop The Fashion Truck 购物新途径 时尚卡车

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仔细听

For many years,food vendors in American cities have offered “meals on wheels”—selling food from trucks.Hungry people can find more than just hot dogs or pretzels in these vehicles.Many serve high-quality food from other cultures.

美国城市里的食品商贩提供“车轮上的餐饮”——从卡车上售卖食物——已经有许多年了。饥肠辘辘的人不仅可以从这些餐车上买到热狗或者椒盐脆饼之类的食品,许多餐车还供应高端的异国美食。

听力破解:hot的尾音[t]与其后dogs首音[d]属于双爆破,[t]需要失去爆破,即只须做出发音准备但并不发音。

仔细听

Now looking for new clothing is becoming as easy and satisfying as exploring the tasty offerings of food trucks.Kelly Jean Kelly tells us about a new movement:the fashion truck.

如今,在食品卡车购买美食这样便捷愉悦的体验,你也可以在买新衣服的过程中体验到。凯利·珍·凯利在报道中为我们讲述了一个新事物:时尚卡车。

听力破解:and的尾音[d]与satisfying的首音[s]属于爆破音+摩擦音的组合,前者仅有十分轻微的爆破,后面的摩擦音则要完全爆破。

词汇宝典:fashion表示“时尚;流行”的意思,fashion show就是“时装表演”,fashion magazine即“时装杂志”。短语be in fashion表示“很流行;入时”,相反,“过时”就是be out of fashion。

仔细听

Once a month,just after sunset,trucks fill an outdoor parking lot in Los Angeles,California.Some trucks sell all kinds of food products,from sweet ice cream to spicy seafood.Others have clothing or jewelry for sale.These vehicles are known as fashion trucks.

Many people have never seen a fashion truck before.

“When you come in,it's kind of like going into a closet,you know,and you sift through everything.It's really cute.”

每月一次,太阳落下后,加利福尼亚洛杉矶的户外停车场都会停满卡车。有些车上售卖各种食品,从甜甜的冰激凌到香辣的海鲜。还有的车卖衣服或者饰品。这些车被称为时尚卡车。

许多人在这之前从未见过时尚卡车。

“当你进来的时候,有点像走进了一个衣橱,你可以从中仔细挑选。真的很有意思。”

听力破解:come in连读为[′kʌmin],很容易听成coming[′kʌmiη]。句子以[t]音结尾时,例如这里的cute的尾音[t],是几乎听不见的很轻的音。词汇宝典sunset是个复合词,由sun(n.太阳)+set(vi.落山)组成,表示“日落,傍晚”。类似的组合还有它的反义词sunrise,由sun(n.太阳)+rise(vi.升起)组成,表示“日出,拂晓”。

仔细听

Janelle Shepard is exploring everything inside the Luxe fashion truck.The back of the truck is a mini-store.Clothing hangs on one side.Jewelry and purses are on the other side.The store is stylish and looks well organized.There is also a very small room for trying on clothes.

珍妮儿·谢帕德正在洛尔斯时尚卡车上挑选。卡车的后车厢是个迷你商店。衣服挂在一边,首饰和钱包在另一边。这个店很时尚,看起来井井有条。店里还有个很小的房间可以试衣服。听力破解:hangs on 连读为[hæηzɔn]。

仔细听

Jordana Fortaleza is one of the store's owners.

“We have a lot of handmade jewelry,handmade clothing,handmade purses.”

She says the cost of owning a truck is much lower than making monthly payments for temporary use of store.And there is another reason to use a truck.“You're able to travel to your demographic.”

乔丹娜·佛塔雷沙是该店的店主之一。

“我们有许多手工制作的饰品、衣服和钱包。”

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她说一辆卡车的成本远低于每月短期租用店铺的费用。另外,使用卡车还有一个原因。

“你可以直接深入到你的客户群中去。”

听力破解:handmade读音中的[d]后接鼻辅音[m],此时[d]要弱读,发音为[′hænmeid]。

学着说一说

1.parking lot停车场

▶park 在这里是“停放,放置”的意思,如:

Park your luggage here.把你的行李先放这儿吧。

▶生活中,我们会经常在马路边看到“No Parking”的提示牌,它的意思是“禁止停车”。

▶parking lot 表示“停车场”,这里的 lot是“场地”的意思。

2.sift through挑选;筛选

▶sift 是“筛,过滤,筛选”的意思。在日常生活中,这个词还是比较常用到的,尤其是对热爱厨艺的人而言,如:

Sift sugar onto a cake.把糖筛洒在蛋糕上。

▶sifter则是生活中的一个工具,即“筛子”,如:

a flour-sifter 面粉筛子