英語聽力小短文走遍全世界33:美國夢有了新定義
英語聽力原文：
Nowadays, fewer Americans think the American Dream is still achievable, but many have redefined what that dream means.
現(xiàn)如今，認(rèn)為美國夢仍是可實現(xiàn)的美國人越來越少，但是很多人給美國夢重新下了定義。
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世紀(jì)90年代，大約有三分之一的人認(rèn)為美國夢意味著經(jīng)濟(jì)上的成功，比如得到商品，買了大房子，并擁有其周圍的一塊土地等等。這群人被稱為是傳統(tǒng)物質(zhì)主義者。
Another one-third eschewed both that label and that aspiration. They had decided 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 Spiritualists.
另外三分之一的人卻避開那些標(biāo)簽和追求不談，認(rèn)為物質(zhì)乃身外之物，不是最重要的，不接受所謂的死亡的時候擁有最多玩具的是勝者的說法。這群人被叫做世俗唯靈論者。
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.
他們認(rèn)為人生就是要真誠，就是取得比自身大的財富，就是要在離開的時候為家人、國家、世界留下一個更好的空間。
Over the past decade, there is a steady growth of the Secular Spiritualists to around 42%, while the Traditional Materialists now number about 31%.
在過去的一個世紀(jì)里，世俗唯靈論者人數(shù)已上升到了42%，而傳統(tǒng)物質(zhì)主義者則只有31%。
英語詞匯整理：
1、acquisition n. 獲得
eg: How did you go about making this marvellous acquisition then?
那么你是怎么著手進(jìn)行這宗不可思議的購置的?
短語：
acquisition cost 取得成本;購置成本
acquisition of land 收購?fù)恋?/p>
acquisition price 購置價格
2、materialist n. 唯物主義者
eg: Whoever denies this is not a materialist.
誰要是否定這一點， 就不是一個唯物主義者。
短語：
historical materialist 歷史唯物主義
dialectical materialist 辯證唯物主義
materialist analysis 唯物分析
3、eschew vt.避開
eg: Although he appeared to enjoy a jet-setting life, he eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs.
盡管他看起來好像很享受那種奢華的生活，但他避免惹人注意，也不去夜總會。
同近義詞：
escape/ shun vt.避免;避開;遠(yuǎn)避
4、label n.標(biāo)記，標(biāo)簽
eg: He peered at the label on the bottle.
他注視著瓶子上的標(biāo)簽。
短語：
warning label 警告標(biāo)記，警示標(biāo)示
care label 使用須知標(biāo)簽
bar code label 條形碼標(biāo)記
5、secular adj.世俗的
eg: The choir sings both sacred and secular music.
唱詩班既唱圣樂也唱世俗歌曲。
短語：
secular society 世俗社會
secular movement 長期緩慢運動; 長期運動
secular trends 長期趨勢
secular sinking 長期下沉
6、genuine adj.真誠的，真正的
eg: He has a genuine desire to help us.
他真心誠意地愿意幫助我們。
短語：
genuine breed 純種
genuine love 真誠的愛
genuine signature 親筆簽名
7、legacy n. 遺贈的財物，遺產(chǎn)
eg: You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.
你留給某人一大筆遺產(chǎn)就可以真正改變他的生活。
短語：
legacy system 遺留系統(tǒng)
legacy tax 遺產(chǎn)稅
general legacy 普通遺贈
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.
他們認(rèn)為人生就是要真誠，就是取得比自身大的財富，就是要在離開的時候為家人、國家、世界留下一個更好的空間。
