【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语416期

【E文菌】

Graffiti is the oldest form of protest.The term actually comes from ancient Rome.They used to scrawl¹ it on the Colosseum.Think of it as outsider art.It’s what gives New York its edge.The spray can just made it easier.

 【中文菌】

涂鸦是人们表示抗议的最古老形式。这个术语来源于古罗马。人们曾在圆形剧场乱写乱画。把它当作不入流的艺术形式。这是纽约的一大特色。喷雾器使得涂鸦变得更简单方便。

1 scrawl   

vt.潦草地书写；n.潦草的笔记，涂写

参考例句：

• His signature was an illegible scrawl.他的签名潦草难以辨认。
• Your beautiful handwriting puts my untidy scrawl to shame.你漂亮的字体把我的潦草字迹比得见不得人。