走遍全世界33: A New Defination of American Dream 美国梦有了新定义

英语听力原文：

Nowadays, fewer Americans think the American Dream is still achievable, but many have redefined what that dream means.

现如今，认为美国梦仍是可实现的美国人越来越少，但是很多人给美国梦重新下了定义。

In the late 1990s about one-third believed the American Dream meant some form of financial success, like the acquisition of goods, a bigger house, a home with a piece of land around it and so on. This group is called Traditional Materilists.

在20世纪90年代，大约有三分之一的人认为美国梦意味着经济上的成功，比如得到商品，买了大房子，并拥有其周围的一块土地等等。这群人被称为是传统物质主义者。

Another one-third eschewed¹ both that label and that aspiration². They had decided³ to reorder their priorities away from things and rejected the notion that he who dies with the most toys wins. The group is called Secular⁴  Spiritualists.

另外三分之一的人却避开那些标签和追求不谈，认为物质乃身外之物，不是最重要的，不接受所谓的死亡的时候拥有最多玩具的是胜者的说法。这群人被叫做世俗唯灵论者。

They thought life was about being genuine, about achieving a legacy⁵ larger than one's self, about leaving this earth a better place for family, community, and planet.

他们认为人生就是要真诚，就是取得比自身大的财富，就是要在离开的时候为家人、国家、世界留下一个更好的空间。

Over the past decade, there is a steady growth of the Secular Spiritualists to around 42%, while the Traditional Materialists now number about 31%.

在过去的一个世纪里，世俗唯灵论者人数已上升到了42%，而传统物质主义者则只有31%。

英语词汇整理：

1、acquisition n. 获得

eg: How did you go about making this marvellous acquisition then?
那么你是怎么着手进行这宗不可思议的购置的？

短语：
acquisition cost 取得成本；购置成本
acquisition of land 收购土地
acquisition price 购置价格

2、materialist⁶ n. 唯物主义者

eg: Whoever denies this is not a materialist. 
谁要是否定这一点， 就不是一个唯物主义者。

短语：
historical materialist 历史唯物主义
dialectical materialist 辩证唯物主义
materialist analysis 唯物分析

3、eschew vt.避开

eg: Although he appeared to enjoy a jet-setting life, he eschewed publicity⁷ and avoided nightclubs.
尽管他看起来好像很享受那种奢华的生活，但他避免惹人注意，也不去夜总会。

同近义词：
escape/ shun⁸ vt.避免；避开；远避

4、label n.标记，标签

eg: He peered at the label on the bottle.
他注视着瓶子上的标签。

短语：
warning label 警告标记，警示标示
care label 使用须知标签
bar code label 条形码标记

5、secular adj.世俗的

eg: The choir⁹ sings both sacred and secular music.
唱诗班既唱圣乐也唱世俗歌曲。

短语：
secular society 世俗社会
secular movement 长期缓慢运动; 长期运动
secular trends 长期趋势
secular sinking 长期下沉

6、genuine adj.真诚的，真正的

eg: He has a genuine desire to help us.
他真心诚意地愿意帮助我们。

短语：
genuine breed 纯种
genuine love 真诚的爱
genuine signature 亲笔签名

7、legacy n. 遗赠的财物，遗产

eg: You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.
你留给某人一大笔遗产就可以真正改变他的生活。

短语：
legacy system 遗留系统
legacy tax 遗产税
general legacy 普通遗赠

佳句采摘：
They thought life was about being genuine, about achieving a legacy larger than one's self, about leaving this earth a better place for family, community, and planet.
他们认为人生就是要真诚，就是取得比自身大的财富，就是要在离开的时候为家人、国家、世界留下一个更好的空间。

1 eschewed   

v.（尤指为道德或实际理由而）习惯性避开，回避( eschew的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I eschewed upbraiding, I curtailed remonstrance. 我避免责备，少作规劝。 来自辞典例句
• Moreover, she has a business plan, an accessory eschewed by cavalier counterparts. 此外，她还有商业计划，这是彬彬有礼的男设计师们回避的一点。 来自互联网

2 aspiration   

n.志向，志趣抱负；渴望；(语)送气音；吸出

参考例句：

• Man's aspiration should be as lofty as the stars.人的志气应当象天上的星星那么高。
• Young Addison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor.年幼的爱迪生渴望成为一名发明家。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

5 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

6 materialist   

n. 唯物主义者

参考例句：

• Promote materialist dialectics and oppose metaphysics and scholasticism. 要提倡唯物辩证法，反对形而上学和烦琐哲学。
• Whoever denies this is not a materialist. 谁要是否定这一点，就不是一个唯物主义者。

7 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

8 shun   

vt.避开，回避，避免

参考例句：

• Materialists face truth,whereas idealists shun it.唯物主义者面向真理，唯心主义者则逃避真理。
• This extremist organization has shunned conventional politics.这个极端主义组织有意避开了传统政治。

9 choir   

n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。