台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是:
Moviegoers were wowed by the perfect smiles of their favorite stars. Having good teeth became an aspiration. But despite that developing into a near national obsession with perfect teeth, Americans don't actually have the healthiest teeth.
影迷对于他们所喜爱的影星们拥有完美的笑容感到印象深刻,于是大家都开始向往能拥有一口好牙。不过,尽管追求牙齿完美已经几乎快成了全国风潮,但其实美国人并未拥有最健康的的牙齿。
学习重点:
1.moviegoer 常看电影的人
moviegoer (n.) 常看电影的人
movie buff (n.) 电影狂热份子
beachgoer (n.) 爱去海滩的人
2.aspiration 志向、抱负
aspiration (n.) 志向、抱负
aspire (v.) 向往
perspire (v.) 出汗、渗出
expire (v.) 到期、死亡
3.despite 尽管
despite (prep..) 尽管
in spite of (prep..) 尽管
4.obsession 着迷
obsession (n.) 着迷
obsessive (adj.) 令人困扰的、使人着迷的、过分关心的
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) (n.) 强迫症
obesess (v.) 使着迷、使烦扰