学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2059 sticker shock

今天我们要学的词是 sticker shock. Sticker shock 意思是价格高得让人感到震惊。美国著名歌星碧昂丝和身为说唱巨星的老公Jay-Z将同台演出，但是，Many fans are put off by sticker shock from the ticket price. 门票价格之高却让很多歌迷望而却步。全球房价最贵的城市里香港榜上有名。People who flock¹ to Hong Kong for quality of life and work opportunities often experience sticker shock over the high cost of living. 很多为提高生活质量和寻找工作机会涌入香港的人往往会对香港昂贵的生活开支感到震惊。好的，今天我们学习的词是 sticker shock, sticker shock, sticker shock...

1 flock   

n.羊群，一群，大量；vi.群集，聚集，成群

参考例句：

• A flock of customers were waiting for the store to open.一群顾客在等候着商店开门。
• A few sheep have been lost from the flock.羊群里少了几只羊。