走遍全世界33: A New Defination of American Dream 美国梦有了新定义

英语听力原文：



Nowadays, fewer Americans think the American Dream is still achievable, but many have redefined what that dream means.



现如今，认为美国梦仍是可实现的美国人越来越少，但是很多人给美国梦重新下了定义。



In the late 1990s about one-third believed the American Dream meant some form of financial success, like the acquisition of goods, a bigger house, a home with a piece of land around it and so on. This group is called Traditional Materilists.



在20世纪90年代，大约有三分之一的人认为美国梦意味着经济上的成功，比如得到商品，买了大房子，并拥有其周围的一块土地等等。这群人被称为是传统物质主义者。



Another one-third eschewed 1 both that label and that aspiration 2. They had decided 3 to reorder their priorities away from things and rejected the notion that he who dies with the most toys wins. The group is called Secular 4  Spiritualists.



另外三分之一的人却避开那些标签和追求不谈，认为物质乃身外之物，不是最重要的，不接受所谓的死亡的时候拥有最多玩具的是胜者的说法。这群人被叫做世俗唯灵论者。



They thought life was about being genuine, about achieving a legacy 5 larger than one's self, about leaving this earth a better place for family, community, and planet.



他们认为人生就是要真诚，就是取得比自身大的财富，就是要在离开的时候为家人、国家、世界留下一个更好的空间。



Over the past decade, there is a steady growth of the Secular Spiritualists to around 42%, while the Traditional Materialists now number about 31%.



在过去的一个世纪里，世俗唯灵论者人数已上升到了42%，而传统物质主义者则只有31%。



英语词汇整理：



1、acquisition n. 获得



eg: How did you go about making this marvellous acquisition then?

那么你是怎么着手进行这宗不可思议的购置的？



短语：

acquisition cost 取得成本；购置成本

acquisition of land 收购土地

acquisition price 购置价格



2、materialist 6 n. 唯物主义者



eg: Whoever denies this is not a materialist. 

谁要是否定这一点， 就不是一个唯物主义者。



短语：

historical materialist 历史唯物主义

dialectical materialist 辩证唯物主义

materialist analysis 唯物分析



3、eschew vt.避开



eg: Although he appeared to enjoy a jet-setting life, he eschewed publicity 7 and avoided nightclubs.

尽管他看起来好像很享受那种奢华的生活，但他避免惹人注意，也不去夜总会。



同近义词：

escape/ shun 8 vt.避免；避开；远避



4、label n.标记，标签



eg: He peered at the label on the bottle.

他注视着瓶子上的标签。



短语：

warning label 警告标记，警示标示

care label 使用须知标签

bar code label 条形码标记



5、secular adj.世俗的



eg: The choir 9 sings both sacred and secular music.

唱诗班既唱圣乐也唱世俗歌曲。



短语：

secular society 世俗社会

secular movement 长期缓慢运动; 长期运动

secular trends 长期趋势

secular sinking 长期下沉



6、genuine adj.真诚的，真正的



eg: He has a genuine desire to help us.

他真心诚意地愿意帮助我们。



短语：

genuine breed 纯种

genuine love 真诚的爱

genuine signature 亲笔签名



7、legacy n. 遗赠的财物，遗产



eg: You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.

你留给某人一大笔遗产就可以真正改变他的生活。



短语：

legacy system 遗留系统

legacy tax 遗产税

general legacy 普通遗赠



佳句采摘：

They thought life was about being genuine, about achieving a legacy larger than one's self, about leaving this earth a better place for family, community, and planet.

他们认为人生就是要真诚，就是取得比自身大的财富，就是要在离开的时候为家人、国家、世界留下一个更好的空间。