轻松英语之旅05:IKEA

　　[00:00.00]可可英语 http://www.kekenet.com
[00:31.83]The home furnishing¹ giant – IKEA
[00:34.15]is founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943,
[00:39.13]when Ingvar was 17.
[00:41.73]It’s been six decades since IKEA began
[00:44.31]in a small farming village in Sweden.
[00:47.20]Now the chain has 243 stores in 34 countries.
[00:53.10]It’s no accident that the IKEA logo is blue and yellow.
[00:57.09]These are the colors of the Swedish flag.
[00:59.75]In Sweden, nature and the home
[01:02.58]both play a big part in people’s lives.
[01:05.71]In fact, one of the best ways
[01:07.85]to describe the Swedish home furnishing style
[01:10.69]is to describe nature –
[01:12.36]full of light and fresh air,
[01:14.44]yet restrained² and unpretentious.
[01:16.97]The IKEA product range –
[01:18.88]modern but not trendy,
[01:20.70]functional yet attractive,
[01:22.65]human-centered and child-friendly –
[01:25.77]carries on these various Swedish home furnishing traditions.
[01:29.62]The home furnishing giant – IKEA
[01:32.23]is founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943,
[01:37.02]when Ingvar was 17.
[01:51.53]home furnishing giant
[01:53.99]家居业巨头
[01:55.90]home furnishing
[01:57.47]家居用品
[01:58.83]giant
[02:00.07]巨人，巨头
[02:06.96]It’s been six decades since IKEA began
[02:10.17]in a small farming village in Sweden.
[02:32.78]Now the chain has 243 stores in 34 countries.
[02:48.99]decade
[02:50.49]十年
[02:51.27]chain
[02:53.46]连锁企业
[02:55.00]连锁店
[02:56.64]chain store
[03:00.72]logo
[03:03.07]企业标识
[03:06.62]It’s no accident that
[03:08.35]the IKEA logo is blue and yellow.
[03:11.79]These are the colors of the Swedish flag.
[03:38.39]It’s no accident that...
[03:43.97]...并非偶然，...事出有因
[04:12.36]In Sweden, nature and the home
[04:14.91]both play a big part in people’s lives.
[04:28.13]One of the best ways
[04:29.39]to describe the Swedish home furnishing style
[04:32.00]is to describe nature –
[04:33.90]full of light and fresh air,
[04:36.00]yet restrained and unpretentious.
[04:49.32]restrained
[04:51.00]不张扬的
[04:52.33]unpretentious
[04:54.25]不矫揉造作的
[05:02.80]play a big part in...
[05:05.35]扮演重要角色，具有重要意义
[05:09.77]Besides dieting, exercising plays a big part in losing weight.
[05:14.65]除了节食以外，锻炼对于减肥也起着重要的作用。
[05:22.64]The IKEA product range –
[05:25.25]modern but not trendy,
[05:27.85]functional yet attractive,
[05:30.09]human-centered and child-friendly –
[05:33.34]carries on these various Swedish home furnishing traditions.
[05:56.91]product range
[05:59.15]产品系列
[06:00.41]trendy
[06:01.49]时髦的
[06:02.54]functional
[06:03.75]功能性的，实用的
[06:06.64]attractive
[06:08.07]有吸引力的
[06:09.70]human-centered
[06:11.29]以人为中心的
[06:13.23]child-friendly
[06:14.87]对儿童友善的
[06:17.71]适合儿童使用的
[06:23.65]environment-friendly
[06:30.92]环保的，有利于环境的
[06:34.75]environment-friendly product
[06:39.92]环保产品
[06:44.83]carry on
[06:47.11]坚持，使...继续
[06:51.34]Carry on the good work!
[06:52.80]干得不错，继续努力！
[07:05.18]home furnishing
[07:06.52]家居产品
[07:07.71]giant
[07:08.87]巨人，巨头
[07:10.51]decade
[07:11.78]十年
[07:12.89]chain store
[07:13.93]连锁店
[07:15.82]It’s no accident that...
[07:18.98]...并非偶然，...事出有因
[07:23.35]logo
[07:24.07]标识，标识语
[07:26.34]play a big part in...
[07:29.36]扮演重要角色，具有重要意义
[07:33.22]product range
[07:34.52]产品系列
[07:35.83]trendy
[07:37.12]时髦的
[07:38.10]functional
[07:39.17]功能性的，实用的
[07:41.27]attractive
[07:42.21]有吸引力的
[07:43.51]human-centered
[07:44.57]以人为中心的
[07:46.17]carry on
[07:48.03]坚持，使...继续

1 furnishing   

n.家具，设备

参考例句：

• Thank you for furnishing me with so many data. 谢谢你供给我这么多的资料。
• We should be grateful for your furnishing us details of your requirements. 如承赐示具体要求，不胜感激。

2 restrained   

a.克制的，自制的，受约束的

参考例句：

• The prisoner had to be restrained by the police. 警察只好强行制住囚犯。
• The costumes and lighting in the play were restrained. 这出戏的服装和灯光都很朴实。