英语悠选脱口秀 第53期:朋友圈是理想国

 　　讲解

　　TODAY’s key word is Social Media

　　Social Media 社交媒体

　　Social media is computer-mediated（电脑媒介） tool that allow people to create, share or exchange information, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual(虚拟) communities and networks.

　　今天我们来讲讲我们每天都在用的社交媒体。刚刚过去的国庆朋友圈摄影大赛，你得了第几名呢？我想很多人都有一种感觉，Your friends' lives always look more exciting than yours on wechat, weibo, and other social media platforms.

　　别人的生活满满的都是，美食，爱人，旅行~~~~~~~而自己只能老老实实学习，认认真真上班, 勤勤恳恳单身~~~~But 重点来了，

　　A recent survey（调查） has found around two-thirds of people on social media post images to their profiles¹ to make their lives seem more adventurous².

　　听出来重点了吗，童鞋们！

　　Seem more adventurous, Seem只是看起来很美而已。而且，很多人发朋友圈的目的其实非常非常地单纯。

　　More than half of those surveyed said they posted images of items and places purely（纯粹地） to cause jealousy（嫉妒） among friends and family.

　　其实，仔细想想也很正常。

　　Who doesn’t want to look better in front of their friends? We're living in a world of instant communication. We want to know what others are doing right now; We want to know what celebrities³ are wearing today.

　　In 2015, everybody is a photographer. People are using photography（摄影） to express themselves and to show the world exactly what makes them who they are.

　　朋友圈，其实就像一个理想国，在这里，有音乐，有美食，有阳光，有情，有钱，有人聊天。挺好的。

　　So just post whatever you want to post on wechat and other social media platforms.

1 profiles   

n.侧面( profile的名词复数 )；外形；印象；[建筑学]（建筑物等的）纵断面图v.扼要介绍( profile的第三人称单数 )；给…画侧面图；描…的轮廓；用数字图表（或量变曲线）表示

参考例句：

• The company's senior executives were insisting on low profiles. 公司的高级官员现在都尽量不抛头露面。 来自辞典例句
• A line of hills profiles against the night sky. 夜空衬托出隐约可见的群山。 来自辞典例句

2 adventurous   

adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的　

参考例句：

• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
• He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。

3 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目