37. Garbage Could Mean Money p.241

 

　　Fashion never ceases to surprise me. Recently, a fashion designer came up with another strange creation.
His idea comes straight from the garbage dump, so to speak. He makes sweaters from used plastic bottles. Whata weird¹ sweater that's going to be!
This new kind of sweater will protect you from the rain and cold. They will, therefore, be especiallyattractive to outdoor people such as fishermen, hunters and mountain climbers. However, they're not cheap.
They sell at prices ranging from US$100 to US$150. What a great idea for making money! Don't you think?

 

dedicated² 专心的
cease to do = cease doing  停止(前者用得多)
come up with  提出，想出
so to speak 可以说    He is, so to speak, a scholar.
sweater 毛衣
charity 慈善(团体)
rain or shine  adv.       For my vacation, I am going to beach rain or shine.
angler 钓鱼者    do an angling 垂钓
She is attractive to him.  appeal to sb
costly³ 昂贵的
range from ... to ...
exotic 异国的       domestic 国内的

 

1 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

2 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

3 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。