夏说英语新闻晨读 第266期:荷兰房价高企

 本期内容：
Responses in Amsterdam, where property prices have been rocketing due to a crippling housing shortage, have ranged from astonished indignation to wry¹ resignation. An estate agent has been caught offering for rent a 35 square meter apartment, boasting its own "private kitchen", for 1,100 euros a month. Just a couple of catches, however: cooking is strictly² prohibited and no more than two people are allowed into the flat at any one time. Amsterdam has been undergoing a property price boom in recent years, bringing costs back almost to the levels before the 2008 financial crisis. Prices in the Dutch city have risen nearly 22%.

Rocket: 快速上涨
Crippling：造成严重后果的
Indignation：愤怒
Wry: 讽刺的
Resignation：听任处置
Boast：拥有
Catch：负面因素

1 wry   

adj.讽刺的；扭曲的

参考例句：

• He made a wry face and attempted to wash the taste away with coffee.他做了个鬼脸，打算用咖啡把那怪味地冲下去。
• Bethune released Tung's horse and made a wry mouth.白求恩放开了董的马，噘了噘嘴。

2 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。