趣味青春英语电台 第204期:pick up the tab

 　　Idiom:

　　pick up the tab ( pay for )

　　Hit the book:

　　Diva

　　Sway

　　Spotlight¹

　　Adoration²

　　Magnify

　　Stardom

　　Sentiment

　　The Diva

　　We all have our inner divas. At some point, while dressing³ up for work or school, we had grabbed our hairbrush and swayed and belted out every pop song on the cd player. We have imagined the spotlight on us, with our legion of fans cheering and waving in adoration. The karaoke has magnified that fantasy. What better way to release that diva vibes than holding a real mic and singing along to your mp3 karaoke?

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 adoration   

n.爱慕，崇拜

参考例句：

• He gazed at her with pure adoration.他一往情深地注视着她。
• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。

3 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。