双语趣听精彩世界 第192期:各国人民住酒店都爱"顺"啥?

 　　The Sydney Morning Herald¹ carries a story revealing all kinds of weird² things taken away by hotel guests, and who they are.

　　各国人民住酒店都爱"顺"啥?

　　It says Argentinian travellers are the most likely to indulge in hotel misappropriation, a survey has suggested, with 73 per cent admitting to taking items – not including toiletries – from their room.

　　British guests, in comparison, would appear far more reticent³ – with less than half of those surveyed owning up to pinching hotel property, putting them 16th out of 28 nationalities to feature.

　　The global poll of almost 5,000 travellers, conducted by Hotels.com, found that Singaporean and Spanish holiday makers⁴ are also rather prone⁵ to thievery, with seven in 10 taking items from their hotel. Germany, Ireland and Russia completed the top five.

　　At the other end of the scale, Colombians were found to be the least likely to take something – just 31 per cent admitting to bagging hotel property. They were followed by travellers from Norway, South Korea, Hong Kong and Denmark.

1 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

2 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。

3 reticent   

adj.沉默寡言的；言不如意的

参考例句：

• He was reticent about his opinion.他有保留意见。
• He was extremely reticent about his personal life.他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

4 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。