Shelly时事英语 Flashcards
杨笠：“准备好听一些犀利的男女话题了吗？”
stand-up comedy
单口喜剧或者单口相声
Rock & Roast
《脱口秀大会》，rock 在作动词的时候有to cause someone to think about something or someone in a completely new way 动摇某人的世界〔使其以全新方式考虑某事物或某人〕；roast作动词除了有“在火上烘烤”外，还可以指一种没有恶意的，幽默的评论
punchline
the last few words of a joke that make it funny，可以理解成“(笑话最后的)妙趣横生的语句，妙语；画龙点睛之语”。也可以简单地对应成“梗”。
domestic violence
家庭暴力
It’s a call that has only intensified after a recent spate of reports detailing shocking incidents of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other attacks on women.
在最近一连串详细描述家庭暴力、性侵犯和其他攻击妇女事件的报告之后，这种呼吁更加强烈。
a spate of
一连串的，接二连三的。一般后面多加不太好的事情
go viral
get widely spread like a virus that becomes pandemic像病毒一样传播开来，引发病毒式的传播，即“走红”、“流行”、“火了”。限定：to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media”
mediocre but confident men
mediocre：/ˌmiː.diˈoʊ.kɚ/ not very good；of only moderate quality普通的；平庸的，略微带有贬义的色彩
His bulldog attitude and powerful speeches inspired after a succession of mediocre leaders.
在经历了一个又一个平庸的领导人之后，英国终于有了丘吉尔这样的人物，用他坚毅无畏的姿态、有强大感染力的演讲鼓舞人心。
men who have achieved little in life but remained overly confident
overly是一个十分地道的小词，表示“过多的，过份的”
The proposal would spark a storm of protest around the country.
spark做动词时，意思是 to cause sth to start or develop, especially suddenly引发；触发。这一提案将引发全国性的抗议浪潮。相当于provoke, set off, trigger等词。
sparks fly(among people)
“碰撞出火花”，people discuss something in an excited or angry way.表示对于某件事情人们观点不一。
The hashtag for Yang’s routine rose to No.2 on Sina Weibo’s trending charts, earning more than 120 million views as of Wednesday.
在新浪微博的热门排行榜上，杨笠的标签升至第二位，截至周三，获得了超过1.2亿的浏览量。trending charts也就是热门排行榜的意思；as of表示At or on a certain time or date; commencing on or from a certain time or date. 截止某一个时间点，也表示自某一时间[日期]
The observation became one of the most talked-about highlights from the show on Sina Weibo.
most talked-about 谈论最多的，即最热门的，最流行的，或者说话题度最高的
touch upon
to mention a particular subject when talking or writing 谈及，提及，同义词是mention。The 29-year-old comedian also touched upon the social issue of domestic violence, joking that after she enraged male netizens, her mother is no longer pushing her to get married because she’s afraid that any man who wanted to become her husband would beat her more conveniently.
