【世界之大】貓咪市長(zhǎng) 備受肯定

National   poll  s show that voters all over the country are losing faith in their elected leaders. But the 900 residents of Talkeetna, Alaska, say their mayor is doing a great job bringing in tourist dollars and has served in office for over a decade.

民意投票結(jié)果顯示阿拉斯加州全體選民日漸對(duì)選舉產(chǎn)生的國(guó)家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人喪失信心。但是，900位阿拉斯加州塔爾基特納的居民說(shuō)他們的市長(zhǎng)工作出色，帶來(lái)了大量的旅游外匯收入并已在職超過(guò)10年。

"He's good. He's probably the best we've ever had," resident Lauri Stec tells KTUU. "He was just in the Alaska Magazine, and he's been featured in a few different things."

居民Lauri Stec 告訴KTUU 報(bào)記者“他很棒。他也許是我們這里最好的一位市長(zhǎng)。他曾在阿拉斯加州雜志上出現(xiàn)過(guò)，他很特別。”

In fact, Stec hangs out with Mayor Stubbs most days at Nagley's General Store, even though she notes, "He's growling at me right now."

事實(shí)上，Stec整天與市長(zhǎng)Stubbs在雜貨店辦公，雖然，她寫道，“他正在對(duì)著我咆哮。”

That's because the 15-year-old mayor is actually a cat, who was elected to office as a write-in candidate shortly after his birth.

那是因?yàn)?5歲的市長(zhǎng)其實(shí)是一只貓咪，他出生后不久就被選舉為阿拉斯加州的名譽(yù)市長(zhǎng)。

"Their tour guides will trick them [the tourists]," fellow Nagley's employee Skye Farrar tells KTUU. "They'll tell them to go to Nagley's and ask for the mayor."

帶團(tuán)來(lái)這里旅游的導(dǎo)游都會(huì)對(duì)游客開玩笑說(shuō)，“不聽向?qū)?，我就送你們?nèi)ヒ娛虚L(zhǎng)。”

And with the power of social media, Stubbs is growing in popularity and drawing visitors to Talkeetna, who comes specifically to meet the honorary mayor.

隨著社會(huì)媒體對(duì)貓咪市長(zhǎng)的大肆宣傳，Stubbs越來(lái)越受歡迎并吸引大批游客特意前來(lái)塔爾基特納拜訪他這位尊貴的市長(zhǎng)。

Mayor Stubbs has more than 2,500 Facebook fans on his page, nearly three times as many people who live in the town itself.

市長(zhǎng)Stubbs已擁有超過(guò)2500名的facebook粉絲，幾乎是生活在這里人們的3倍。

"Oh my gosh, we probably have 30 to 40 people a day come in who are tourists wanting to see him," Stec said.

“天啊，我們平均每天大概有30到40位游客前來(lái)想要一睹我們市長(zhǎng)的尊容。”Stec說(shuō)。

Though residents say he's been taking the newfound fame in stride, with his major indulgence being a daily dose of catnip served from a wine glass.

居民說(shuō)，雖然名聲鵲起，但Stubbs依舊很淡然地每天從葡萄酒杯中舔食自己最喜歡的貓薄荷。

【關(guān)鍵詞】

1. poll [p??l]

· n. 投票;民意測(cè)驗(yàn);投票數(shù);投票所

· vt. 投票;剪短;對(duì)…進(jìn)行民意測(cè)驗(yàn);獲得選票

· vi. 投票

· adj. 無(wú)角的;剪過(guò)毛的;修過(guò)枝的

——短語(yǔ)

opinion poll民意測(cè)驗(yàn);輿論調(diào)查;民意調(diào)查;名義調(diào)查民意調(diào)查

Post Poll發(fā)布投票

Poll interval更新間隔;以輪詢間隔;輪詢間隔

poll record輪詢記錄

go to the polls 去投票處投票

public opinion poll 民意測(cè)驗(yàn)

poll tax 人頭稅

——例句

Who else do they poll for? 它還為誰(shuí)做民意調(diào)查?

2.decade ['deke?d; d?'ke?d]

n. 十年，十年期;十

——短語(yǔ)

Golden Decade黃金十年

past decade過(guò)去的十年

previous decade前一個(gè)十進(jìn)位

resistance decade十進(jìn)電阻器

over the past decade 在過(guò)去的十年里

——例句

We hope to have test flights in this decade. 我們希望在這十年進(jìn)行試驗(yàn)飛行。

3.feature ['fi：t??]

· n. 特色，特征;容貌;特寫或?qū)ｎ}節(jié)目

· vi. 起重要作用

· vt. 特寫;以…為特色;由…主演

[ 過(guò)去式featured 過(guò)去分詞featured 現(xiàn)在分詞featuring ]

詞根：feat

adj.

feat 合適的;靈巧的

featured 特定的;被作為特色的;有…的面貌特征的

featureless 無(wú)特色的

featherweight 極輕的;不重要的

n.

feat 功績(jī)，壯舉;技藝表演

featherweight 非常輕的人或物;不重要的人;輕量級(jí)選手

v.

featured 使…有特色;起重要作用(feature的過(guò)去分詞)

——短語(yǔ)

FEATURE FILM劇情片;故事片;長(zhǎng)片;正片

Documentary Feature最佳紀(jì)錄片;最佳紀(jì)錄長(zhǎng)片;記錄長(zhǎng)片;最佳紀(jì)錄長(zhǎng)片獎(jiǎng)

clinical feature臨床特征;臨床特點(diǎn);臨床表現(xiàn);結(jié)腸鏡檢查

Best Feature最佳影片;最佳長(zhǎng)片;最佳劇情片;最佳專題節(jié)目

Feature Photography特寫性新聞攝影;特寫攝影獎(jiǎng);專題攝影獎(jiǎng);普利策專題攝影獎(jiǎng)

distinguishing feature 特點(diǎn);特征

main feature 主要特征;主要特點(diǎn);主景;功能特點(diǎn)

basic feature 基本特性

unique feature 特色;特性;獨(dú)到之處

design feature 設(shè)計(jì)特點(diǎn);結(jié)構(gòu)特點(diǎn);設(shè)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù);設(shè)計(jì)形體

common feature 共同特征

prominent feature 突出特征;顯著地物

facial feature 面貌

outstanding feature 顯著特點(diǎn)

surface feature 地貌;地表特征;場(chǎng)地地貌

characteristic feature 性能特點(diǎn)

semantic feature 語(yǔ)義特征;語(yǔ)意特征;語(yǔ)義要素

——例句

Do be careful with this feature, however. 但是一定要小心對(duì)待這個(gè)特性。

4.indulgence [?n'd?ld?(?)ns]

n. 嗜好;放縱;縱容;沉溺

[ 過(guò)去式indulgenced 過(guò)去分詞indulgenced 現(xiàn)在分詞indulgencing ]

詞根：indulge

adj.

indulgent 放縱的;寬容的;任性的

adv.

indulgently 溺愛地;放任地

vi.

indulge 沉溺;滿足;放任

vt.

indulge 滿足;縱容;使高興;使沉迷于…

——短語(yǔ)

Kindly indulgence溫和地縱容;任性的

Excessive indulgence過(guò)度縱欲

——例句

Constant indulgence in bad habits brought about his ruin. 經(jīng)常沉溺于惡習(xí)導(dǎo)致了他的毀滅。

With all of our responsibilities, fun seems like an indulgence. 肩負(fù)著身上所有的責(zé)任，娛樂(lè)似乎是一種放縱。

【萬(wàn)能短語(yǔ)】

1. hang out 掛出;閑逛

——短語(yǔ)

hang it out怠工

Hang-out Buddy玩伴

hang somebody out to dry把晾起來(lái)了

Hang somebody out to try把誰(shuí)晾在一邊

hang out掛出;閑逛

hang out false colours打出騙人的旗號(hào);掛羊頭賣狗肉

——例句

· But, as a teenager, I had “better” things to do than hang out at the airport. 但是，作為一名十幾歲的少年，我還有比在機(jī)場(chǎng)閑逛更“好”的事情要做。

2.growl at 咆哮

——例句

· If two wolves have a disagreement, they may show their teeth and growl at each other. 一旦兩頭狼不能達(dá)成共識(shí)，它們就會(huì)齜牙咧嘴，互相咆哮。

3.be selected to 被選

——短語(yǔ)

To Be Selected加以挑選

love face to be selected愛情面臨選擇

NGO TO BE SELECTED COMPETITEVELY執(zhí)行機(jī)構(gòu)

——例句

· So the duke ordered several old horse to be selected to lead the army. Finally, they found the way back home.

4. FaceBook n. 臉譜網(wǎng)

臉譜網(wǎng)(Facebook)是一個(gè)社交類型網(wǎng)站，在這里，用戶們可以添加好友、與好友互通消息、更新自己的個(gè)人檔案與友鄰互動(dòng)。

——短語(yǔ)

Twitter Facebook分享

Facebook Followers臉譜追隨者

Facebook Expert臉譜專家

Twitter Facebook書網(wǎng)

Facebook Fan粉絲網(wǎng)頁(yè)

——例句

This is not just about a faster internet or being able to friend someone on Facebook. 奧巴馬說(shuō)：“這不只是涉及能更快地上網(wǎng)或者在臉譜網(wǎng)站上找到朋友。