臺灣籍旅美老師今天交給我們的句子是:
Moviegoers were wowed by the perfect smiles of their favorite stars. Having good teeth became an aspiration. But despite that developing into a near national obsession with perfect teeth, Americans don't actually have the healthiest teeth.
影迷對于他們所喜愛的影星們擁有完美的笑容感到印象深刻,于是大家都開始向往能擁有一口好牙。不過,盡管追求牙齒完美已經幾乎快成了全國風潮,但其實美國人并未擁有最健康的的牙齒。
學習重點:
1.moviegoer 常看電影的人
moviegoer (n.) 常看電影的人
movie buff (n.) 電影狂熱份子
beachgoer (n.) 愛去海灘的人
2.aspiration 志向、抱負
aspiration (n.) 志向、抱負
aspire (v.) 向往
perspire (v.) 出汗、滲出
expire (v.) 到期、死亡
3.despite 盡管
despite (prep..) 盡管
in spite of (prep..) 盡管
4.obsession 著迷
obsession (n.) 著迷
obsessive (adj.) 令人困擾的、使人著迷的、過分關心的
obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) (n.) 強迫癥
obesess (v.) 使著迷、使煩擾