英语新闻视频：欢度万圣节

 

Redneck pumpkin¹ carving²

　　Next week is Halloween, and in many places children will be going from house to house dressed in costumes in search of candy. Another Halloween activity is pumpkin carving. In the US, where it is legal to own guns, some crazy guy has found a new way to carve pumpkins³. Now, I think using guns for daily household purposes is a bit extreme. I think we found a more appropriate way to use a gun around the house.

　　Granny the cage fighter

　　Khandace Cossitt is a 56-year old grandma who is aspiring⁴ to be a cage fighter. She's worked as a security guard, a bouncer, a stripper and a horse trainer. After taking some time to get in shape, Cossitt is calling agents and fight organizers to help her find a fight. She's got a crazy attitude, saying just walking to the end of her driveway pisses her off enough to slug someone. Yikes. Do all adventurous⁵ grannies have to be scary?

　　Big Tex makes big fire

　　The citizens of Texas had their annual state fair last weekend. The trademark⁶ attendee in each year is a 52 foot (16 meter) tall cowboy named Big Tex. He's been a staple⁷ at the fair for 60 years. But during this year’s fair, Big Tex caught on fire and burned away. Have no fear! The mayor of Dallas vowed⁸ to bring Big Tex back in a bigger and better way. Just goes to show you how tough those cowboys really are.

　　This wacky world!

　　A gentlemen's club in Wisconsin is offering a free lap dance to anyone who registers to vote in their bar. There's a joke to be made about getting a "seat in the house".

　　A new pole shows that the United States ranks third in liking⁹ the United States. Two other countries – Kenya and Japan - like the US more than Americans do. China ranked number 17.

　　A British television network admitted Thursday to being fooled by an actor claiming to be the CEO of a celebrity¹⁰ sperm¹¹ bank. It turns out the company doesn't really have a collection of male celebrities¹²' sperm. Shocking.

　　The best viral video of the week comes from underground, where a guy seems to have been inspired by George Michael Bluth from "Arrested Development".

 

1 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

2 carving   

n.雕刻品，雕花

参考例句：

• All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
• He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。

3 pumpkins   

n.南瓜( pumpkin的名词复数 )；南瓜的果肉，南瓜囊

参考例句：

• I like white gourds, but not pumpkins. 我喜欢吃冬瓜，但不喜欢吃南瓜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. 然后在南瓜上刻出一张脸，并把瓜挖空。 来自英语晨读30分（高三）

4 aspiring   

adj.有志气的；有抱负的；高耸的v.渴望；追求

参考例句：

• Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
• He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句

5 adventurous   

adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的　

参考例句：

• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
• He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。

6 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

7 staple   

n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类

参考例句：

• Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
• Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。

8 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

9 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

10 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

11 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

12 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目