美国国家公共电台 NPR 新泽西州一男子在餐厅用餐时一口咬出了生蛤蜊中的珍珠

A New Jersey¹ man, dining at a restaurant, bites into a pearl in his raw clam²

新泽西州一男子在餐厅用餐时一口咬出了生蛤蜊中的珍珠

Transcript³

Michael Spressler was enjoying an appetizer⁴ — a dozen clams⁵ on the half shell — when he bit into something really hard. The pear is estimated to be worth thousands of dollars.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. A New Jersey couple went out to eat, and Michael Spressler was enjoying an appetizer - a dozen clams on the half shell - which is when he bit into something really hard. This has happened to me. In my case, it was a bit of a clam shell. But in Mr. Spressler's case, it was a pearl, likely worth thousands of dollars. So it was a lucrative⁶ date. His wife prefers to keep it rather than sell it, turning the pearl into a piece of jewelry⁷. How romantic. It's MORNING EDITION.

迈克尔·斯普斯勒正在享用一道开胃菜——半壳上有一打蛤蜊——这时他咬了一口很硬的东西。这颗珍珠估计价值数千美元。

STEVE INSKEEP，主持人：

早上好我是Steve Inskeep。新泽西州的一对夫妇外出吃饭，迈克尔·斯普斯勒正在享用一道开胃菜——半壳上的一打蛤蜊——这时他咬了一口很硬的东西。这件事发生在我身上。对我来说，这有点像蛤壳。但就斯普雷斯勒先生而言，这是一颗珍珠，可能价值数千美元。所以这是一个赚大了的约会。他的妻子宁愿收藏而不愿出售，把珍珠变成了一件珠宝。多么浪漫。这是早晨版。

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 clam   

n.蛤，蛤肉

参考例句：

• Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
• The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 appetizer   

n.小吃，开胃品

参考例句：

• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetizer.我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。
• I would like a cucumber salad for an appetizer.我要一份黄瓜沙拉作开胃菜。

5 clams   

n.蛤；蚌，蛤( clam的名词复数 )v.（在沙滩上）挖蛤( clam的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The restaurant's specialities are fried clams. 这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We dug clams in the flats et low tide. 退潮时我们在浅滩挖蛤蜊。 来自辞典例句

6 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

7 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。