【英音模仿秀】精明商家蠢蠢欲动

 模仿文本： The birth of a baby is a special event, but when that baby will be a future heir to the British throne it's even more special, and very special indeed for the manufacturers of royal memorabilia. The Duchess of Cambridge, better known as Kate, is expected to become a mom for the first time in about a week. So, forget the euro crisis, the credit crunches¹ and the double-dip recessions, let the bells ring out on the nation's tills. 

 

译文： 一个婴儿的出生确实是件特殊的事，但当这个婴儿会是未来英国皇位的继承人时，它就更特殊了，而且对皇家纪念品的生产商来说也确实很特别。剑桥公爵夫人，她更为人所知的名字是凯特，预计在一周内就要首次成为母亲了。所以，忘记欧元危机、信贷危机和双底衰退吧，英国的收银机抽屉要叮当作响了。 

 

1 crunches   

n.（突发的）不足( crunch的名词复数 )；需要做出重要决策的困难时刻；紧要关头；嘎吱的响声v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的第三人称单数 )；嘎吱作响；（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄

参考例句：

• I can't bear the way she crunches the sugar. 我简直看不惯她嚼糖的那副样子。 来自辞典例句
• Crunches with a twisting motion (to hit obliques) are excellent. 做仰卧起坐时加上转体动作更好。 来自互联网