294. Last year the influential trade show Designers And Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable.
英語四級(jí)譯文:
去年,頗具影響力的“設(shè)計(jì)師與經(jīng)紀(jì)人”時(shí)裝展,不再向參加其在洛杉磯和紐約舉辦的兩場(chǎng)春季展會(huì)的年輕環(huán)保企業(yè)家收取參展費(fèi)用;對(duì)那些至少有25%的作品采用可持續(xù)性材料的設(shè)計(jì)師,時(shí)裝展將會(huì)給予其特別推薦。
四級(jí)詞匯講解:
本句的主干是the trade show stopped charging its participation fee and gave special recognition to desigers。who引導(dǎo)的定語從句who attend its...New York修飾entrepreneurs; whose collections...sustainable則是由whose引導(dǎo)的定語從句,修飾designers。
green的本義是“綠色的;未熟的”,在該句中意為“環(huán)保的,主張保護(hù)環(huán)境的”。
give recognition to表示“給予(某人)認(rèn)可、贊許或推薦”,還可以用give praise to,give approval to表達(dá)類似的意義。
英語四級(jí)考點(diǎn)歸納:
在四、六級(jí)考試中,類似green這樣熟詞僻義的詞或短語還有:
address(對(duì)……講演或發(fā)表演說),take advantage of(欺騙),exclusive(獨(dú)家報(bào)道),value(尊重,重視),rags 進(jìn)行,開展(戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、運(yùn)動(dòng)等),want(欠缺,缺乏),arrest(吸引),might(力量,能力),bridge〔把……連接(架接)起來〕,hit成功而風(fēng)靡一時(shí)的事物),invite〔吸引,招致(麻煩等)} , merit 值得(賞罰、信賴等),應(yīng)受,novel(新奇的,新穎的),minute(微小的,極少的),slim(機(jī)會(huì))少的,sound(健康的,健全的),spare(節(jié)約,吝惜),check(使停止,阻礙),trice(微量)等。