早安英文 第339期:有些人的英文真的连条狗还不如

 英语学习笔记：

A dog’s purpose 一条狗的使命

new roost day 新窝假

peternity leave 宠物陪护假期

gimmick¹ n. 噱头，炒作

specifically for 表示专为...而设计

canine² 表示犬科动物

pooch-friendly restaurants 友好狗狗餐厅

attractions with a canine theme 有狗狗主题的旅游景点

Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫

He insisted that the extra day’s paid leave was ‘not a gimmick’, adding: ‘We know that if you have a new dog, cat or horse it can be quite stressful.

他说多给一天带薪假期并不是噱头，“我们知道家里新添了一只狗狗，猫咪或者小马驹时，人们会感到紧张。

A free bus tour designed specifically for canines³ hits the streets of London this week.

伦敦本周开通了专为狗狗设计的免费巴士游。

Owners and their pets are invited to experience a whistle-stop sightseeing trip around the capital.

狗主人和他们的宠物狗受邀体验环伦敦观光游，中途可短暂停歇。

You might be informed: “Queen Elizabeth II has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign⁴ and currently has one named Willow⁵.”

在巴士路过白金汉宫时你会听到：“女王伊丽莎白二世养过三十多条柯基犬，现在还有一条叫薇洛。”

1 gimmick   

n.(为引人注意而搞的)小革新，小发明

参考例句：

• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
• It is just a public relations gimmick.这只不过是一种公关伎俩。

2 canine   

adj.犬的，犬科的

参考例句：

• The fox is a canine animal.狐狸是犬科动物。
• Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth,or none.食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。

3 canines   

n.犬齿( canine的名词复数 )；犬牙；犬科动物

参考例句：

• For example, the teeth are more primitive. There are large canines and unusually shaped incisors. 譬如，牙齿更为原始，有大的犬齿和非常合适的门齿。 来自辞典例句
• Well-to-canines can attend doggy daycare centers while their owners work. 富人家的狗在主人上班的时候可以去狗狗托管中心。 来自互联网

4 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

5 willow   

n.柳树

参考例句：

• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。