夏说英语新闻晨读(MP3+文本) 第689期:爱丁堡艺穗节新梗出炉
日期:2019-08-28 07:48

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本期内容:

A joke about vegetables has made it to the top of the menu as this year's funniest at the Edinburgh Fringe. Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel has won Dave's "Funniest Joke of The Fringe" award with a gag featuring foodstuffs. He took the title with the gag: "I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower' — I think I might have florets".

make it to the top: 成为顶尖,成为高手
· He made it to the top in this competition.
比如说他赢得了这场比赛。
Fringe: 艺穗节(一种形式非常自由的、不受场地影响的艺术形式)
· fringe n. 刘海儿;装饰用的穗儿
comedian n. 喜剧演员,滑稽演员
gag n. 封住某人嘴巴的布,让人噎住或者呛住的笑料
feature vt. 以……为特色;是……的特征 n. 特色,特征
take the title: 赢得比赛;取得成功(make it to the top)
defend the title: 卫冕冠军。
randomly adv. 随便地,任意地
floret n.(花椰菜等的)花部

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