《丑女贝蒂》精讲 37新闻对米德刊物任命的议论

Anchorman:Has Wilhelmina Slater, Mode creative director, got over her humiliation¹ of being passed over for the boss' son? That's the question on everyone's lips.

Wilhelmina Slater，《时尚》创意总监，有没有从被老板儿子夺位的羞辱中恢复过来？这是每个人都想问的。

Anchorman:After the recent regime change when Daniel Meade, slutty scion² of parent company, Meade Publications, was named new editor in chief, Daniel took over after the hot, hot death of former editor Fey Sommers in a fiery³ car crash.

在高层风云突变后，Meade出版业家族的纨绔子弟Daniel Meade，被任命为主编。Daniel取代了在一次车祸中身亡的前任主编Fey Sommers。

Anchorman:The world is still in mourning after the fur-loving fashion martyr⁴ lost control of her vehicle after being chased by angry animal rights activists⁵.

全世界仍然在为她哀悼，即使这个酷爱毛皮的时尚巨子死于驾驶不当，即使她一直被动物保护激进分子追击。

1 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

2 scion   

n.嫩芽，子孙

参考例句：

• A place is cut in the root stock to accept the scion.砧木上切开一个小口,来接受接穗。
• Nabokov was the scion of an aristocratic family.纳博科夫是一个贵族家庭的阔少。

3 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

4 martyr   

n.烈士，殉难者；vt.杀害，折磨，牺牲

参考例句：

• The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
• The newspaper carried the martyr's photo framed in black.报上登载了框有黑边的烈士遗像。

5 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》