走出长难句重峦叠嶂｜八二

今日感言：

研讨会即将结束

今晚坐在酒店院子里

沐浴着习习凉风

朋友们共诉近期的苦与甜

感谢朋友们送来的水果

感谢朋友们的努力与陪伴

2016年6月6日00:55

北京

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今日句子：

这是“纯粹找茬”同学问到的句子：

This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn’t be more out of date or at odds with the feverish world described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Cline’s three-year indictment of “fast fashion”. 

23. The word “indictment” (Line 2, Para.2) is closest in meaning to _______.

[A] accusation 

[B] enthusiasm

[C] indifference 

[D] tolerance

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词汇解析：（据本文语境选择释义）

1. conception |k?n?sep?n| n. 观念；概念；构想；设想

2. at odds with 与…相矛盾

3. feverish |?fi:v?r??| adj. 发烧的；有发热病症的

4. indictment |?n?da?tm?nt| n. 起诉；控告

5. accusation |??kju?ze??n| n.指责；起诉；控告

6. enthusiasm |?n?θju:zi?z?m| n. 热情；热忱

7. indifference |?n?d?fr?ns| n. 冷漠

8. tolerance |?t?l?r?ns| n. 忍耐；忍受

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句子详解

This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn’t be more out of date or at odds with the feverish world described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Cline’s three-year indictment of “fast fashion”. 

1. 本句是一个简单句，主干为'This ...conception ...（主）couldn't be（谓＝系）more out of date or at odds with the feverish world（表）...'

2. 本句主语部分：This top-down conception of the fashion business；这个片段理解为：时尚产业中这种自上而下的概念

3. 本句系表部分. ...couldn’t be more out of date or at odds with the feverish world (described in Overdressed)；couldn't be A or B理解为“既不A，也不B”；couldn’t be more out of date字面含义为“不能更过时了”，理解为“极为过时”；at odds with表示“与…相矛盾”，在“也不B”这个否定语境中理解为“与…一模一样”；the feverish world一语双关，既体现出人们对时尚的狂热追求，由体现出这个世界的病态；过去分词短语described in Overdressed修饰the feverish world，理解为“《过度穿着》这本书中所描述的”；这个片段直译为：极为过时，并且与《过度穿着》这本书中所描述的世界毫无二致

4. 名词短语Elizabeth Cline’s three-year indictment of “fast fashion”是Overdress这本书的同位语；理解为：这是伊丽莎白·科琳历时三年对“快消时尚”的批判

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基本译文：

时尚产业中这种自上而下的概念极为过时，并且与《过度穿着》这本书中所描述的狂热而病态的世界毫无二致，这（本书）是伊丽莎白·科琳历时三年对“快消时尚”的批判。

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明日预告：

这是老付死皮赖脸要讲的句子，小句子，大内涵：

Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can’t afford not to. 

24. Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?

[A] Vanity has more often been found in idealists.
[B] The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability.
[C] Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing. 

[D] People are more interested in unaffordable garments. 

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