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An oil-splattered BP(英国石油公司) engineer's boiler1 suit has become one of the most successful Halloween costumes in the United States.
More than 10,000 of the outfits2 have been sold in the approach to this year's October 31 holiday, which Americans are renowned3 for celebrating elaborately.
Its manufacturer(制造商) claimed the success of the costume showed people across the US remained angry at the oil giant for its handling of the Deepwater(深海的) Horizon disaster earlier this year.
An estimated 185 million gallons of oil were spilt into the Gulf4 of Mexico after an explosion in April on the BP rig, which also killed 11 workers.
"The Halloween business reflects the world we live in," said Alan Geller, the executive vice-president of Fun World. "We like to add a bit of social commentary to the celebrations.""The holiday is about horror, and people are horrified5 at BP's actions," he told The Daily Telegraph. "Several lives and billions of dollars from people's livelihoods6 were lost."Mr Geller said the New York firm, which also created the ghost mask used in the Scream films, had been inundated7 with orders for the costumes from shops and websites across the country.
He promised to donate some of the company's profits from the boiler suits to a charity aimed at helping8 people who had lost out due to the oil spill.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
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n.锅炉;煮器(壶,锅等) | |
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n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 );一套服装;集体;组织v.装备,配置设备,供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 ) | |
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adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的 | |
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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6 livelihoods | |
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v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 );(洪水般地)涌来;充满;给予或交予(太多事物)使难以应付 | |
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n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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