早安英文 第392期:原来一直没有读对party的发音

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Art of the In-Between 中庸的艺术

Metropolitan¹ Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City 纽约大都会艺术博物馆慈善舞会

The event welcomes celebrity² stars, young creatives, and industry paragons³ alike.

她们只邀请好莱坞的A咖明星，年轻的发明家啊，产业巨头啊等等。

Each year the event has a theme , and includes a cocktail⁴ hour and a formal dinner.

每一年的Met Gala都会有一个不同的主题，宴会分为两个部分，鸡尾酒时间，和正式用餐时间。

The reclusive 74-year old is known for pushing boundaries, blurring⁵ the lines between art and fashion.

这位74岁的老人以打破艺术和时尚的界限闻名。

I realized that the clothes could be the body and the body could be the clothes.

我意识到，服装可以就是身体，身体可以就是服装。

Each year's event celebrates the theme of that year's Costume Institute exhibition, and the exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night, since guests are expected to choose their fashion to match the theme of the exhibit。

每年的Met Gala 都是有一个主题的。每年主题呢，就为这个大型宴会设置了一个基调，被邀请的嘉宾都会选择符合这个主题的服装。

1 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

2 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

3 paragons   

n.模范( paragon的名词复数 )；典型；十全十美的人；完美无缺的人

参考例句：

• We don't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue. 我们不指望候选人在道德上尽善尽美。 来自辞典例句
• All cruel people describe them as paragons of frankness. 所有的残忍的人都把自己形容为坦率的象征。 来自互联网

4 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

5 blurring   

n.模糊，斑点甚多，（图像的）混乱v.（使）变模糊( blur的现在分词 )；（使）难以区分

参考例句：

• Retinal hemorrhage, and blurring of the optic dise cause visual disturbances. 视网膜出血及神经盘模糊等可导致视力障碍。 来自辞典例句
• In other ways the Bible limited Puritan writing, blurring and deadening the pages. 另一方面，圣经又限制了清教时期的作品，使它们显得晦涩沉闷。 来自辞典例句