夏说英语新闻晨读 第375期:美第一夫人穿衣风波

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First Lady Melania Trump¹ has been criticized for the choice of her coat worn on a trip to a migrant child detention² center in Texas. Mrs Trump was spotted³ in the coat, which featured graffiti writing on the back with the words "I really don't care do u?", as she boarded a plane. Her spokeswoman said "there was no hidden message" in the former fashion model's sartorial⁴ choice. The $39 (￡29) jacket from Zara has caused an uproar⁵ on social media.

be criticized for…: 因…受到批评
migrant: n. 移民
detention center: 拘留所；收容中心
spot: vt. 发现（n. 地点；斑点）
graffiti: n. 涂鸦
sartorial: adj. 着装的
uproar: n. 骚动

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

3 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

4 sartorial   

adj.裁缝的

参考例句：

• John has never been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰从来没有因为衣着讲究而出名。
• Jeans a powerful egalitarian message,but are far more likely to a sartorial deathtrap for politicians.政客们穿上牛仔裤是传递亲民的讯息，但也更容易犯穿衣禁忌。

5 uproar   

n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸

参考例句：

• She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
• His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。