第546期:国外超级搞笑的奇葩商品, 你会买吗?

 　　国外最奇葩的商品，你会买吗？

　　New Words:

　　attach vt/vi. 附上;贴上

　　utilize¹ vt. 利用，使用

　　entertainment n. 娱乐节目;娱乐 消遣;

　　bulge² v.凸出;膨胀;

　　Toilet Golf

　　厕所高尔夫

　　Inventions like this one make you wonder who exactly came up with them. We wanna meet the guy who said to himself that this was a good idea, and that it needed to be spread throughout the world.

　　像这样的发明会让你想知道到底是谁想出的。真想认识这个自觉得这是好主意并想要在全世界推广的家伙。

　　The Steering³ Wheel Desk

　　方向盘桌子

　　This product gets attached to the steering of the car so that you can place your laptop on it. The product can only be utilized⁴ when the car is static.

　　这个产品贴在汽车的方向盘上，这样你就可以把笔记本电脑放在车上。产品只能在汽车静止时使用。

　　The Goldfish Walker

　　金鱼散步器

　　You must be familiar with the baby walkers, but Mick Madden from the UK has come up with the Goldfish walker. This is a pull along walker, which allows you to take your Goldfish for a walk.

　　你肯定对学步车很熟悉，但是英国的米克.马登却金鱼步行车，步行车上有一个拉杆，可以让你带着金鱼散步。

　　USB Pet Rock

　　The USB Pet Rock plugs into your computer and guess what it does? Nothing. The makers⁵ claim it is good for entertainment, because you can make up stories when people ask you.

　　USB宠物岩可以插入你的电脑，猜猜它做什么？没有都不做。制作商说这用来消遣很好，因为当人们问你的时候，你可以编故事。

　　Tattoo⁶ designed long-sleeved shirts

　　纹身长袖衫

　　Muscle Printed T-Shirts

　　印有肌肉的T恤

　　Okay, I know you want those bulging⁷ muscles but instead of wearing these crap muscle printed t-shirts, just hit the gym so you don’t look this silly.

　　好的，我知道你想要那些鼓鼓的肌肉，但是与其穿印有无用肌肉的T恤，不如去健身房，这样你就不会看起来这么傻了。

1 utilize   

vt.使用，利用

参考例句：

• The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
• You must utilize all available resources.你必须利用一切可以得到的资源。

2 bulge   

n.突出，膨胀，激增；vt.突出，膨胀

参考例句：

• The apple made a bulge in his pocket.苹果把他口袋塞得鼓了起来。
• What's that awkward bulge in your pocket?你口袋里那块鼓鼓囊囊的东西是什么？

3 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。

4 utilized   

v.利用，使用( utilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In the19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The empty building can be utilized for city storage. 可以利用那栋空建筑物作城市的仓库。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 tattoo   

n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于

参考例句：

• I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
• He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。

7 bulging   

膨胀； 凸出（部）； 打气； 折皱

参考例句：

• Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
• Conscious of the bulging red folder, Nim told her,"Ask if it's important." 尼姆想到那个鼓鼓囊囊的红色文件夹便告诉她：“问问是不是重要的事。”