【英语时差8,16】英国人谈工资-下

 M:We're very kind of self-conscious about class aren't we and we don't like to, if you're rich, you don't like to act like a rich person. People don't like to show what class they're in do they? Finn: I think that the divisions, yes, are perhaps more blurred¹ than they used to be and I think people within each class, such as they still exist, are perhaps intentionally² blurring³ them because they might be aspiring⁴ to be in a higher class or if you're in a higher class perhaps hiding that to an extent. M:Very interesting. Can I just ask you one question before we finish? Finn: Please. M:Are you married? Finn: I'm not married yet Will. M:OK. I just wanted to make sure, I just wanted to check you're not married yet. Finn: OK. M:Thanks Finn for coming in. Finn: Thank you very much.

1 blurred   

v.（使）变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）难以区分；模模糊糊；迷离

参考例句：

• She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision. 她饱受头晕目眩之苦。
• Their lazy, blurred voices fell pleasantly on his ears. 他们那种慢吞吞、含糊不清的声音在他听起来却很悦耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

3 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

4 aspiring   

adj.有志气的；有抱负的；高耸的v.渴望；追求

参考例句：

• Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
• He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句