夏说英语新闻晨读 第296期:圣诞节广告

 本期内容：

A giant snoring monster called Moz has split critics online, after it was revealed as the star of this year's John Lewis Christmas advert¹. The eagerly anticipated ad from the high street store tells the story of a little boy and his friendship with an imaginary monster living under his bed. It features a cover of The Beatles song Golden Slumbers² by Elbow.

Snore：打呼噜
Split critics：褒贬不一
Advert：广告
Eagerly anticipated：翘首以盼的
High street：商业大街

 

1 advert   

vi.注意，留意，言及；n.广告

参考例句：

• The advert featured a dolphin swimming around a goldfish bowl.该广告的內容为一条在金鱼缸里游动的海豚。
• Please advert to the contents below.I believe you won't be disappointed.敬请留意后面的内容。相信您一定不会失望的。

2 slumbers   

睡眠，安眠( slumber的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His image traversed constantly her restless slumbers. 他的形象一再闯进她的脑海，弄得她不能安睡。
• My Titan brother slumbers deep inside his mountain prison. Go. 我的泰坦兄弟就被囚禁在山脉的深处。