G7的一大亮点：特鲁多的袜子

这两天，2019年G7领导人峰会在法国举行。别的不说，媒体关注的一大亮点在于，加拿大总理的袜子。哈哈哈哈哈哈！

其实，他的袜子一直都是媒体关注的重点，似乎还会配合出席场合来搭配。

What do you get the man who has everything—a country to run, a billionaire friend with an island to vacation on, and the cover of numerous international magazines? Socks, it turns out.

vacation

表示“度假，休假”，英文解释为“to go somewhere for a holiday”举个🌰：

The Bernsteins are vacationing in Europe.

伯恩斯坦一家正在欧洲度假。

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s penchant for patterned and quirky footwear has made him an easy name to cross of the holiday gift lists of world leaders. Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar welcomed him to Dublin in July with a pair of green foot-protectors, and he got a set adorned with the faces of Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest when he appeared on their show the month before.

penchant

表示“特别的喜好”，英文解释为“If someone has a penchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it.”如：a stylish woman with a penchant for dark glasses. 一位对墨镜有特别喜好的时髦女子。

quirky

1）可作形容词，表示“（外貌、性格或行为）古怪的；难料的”，英文解释为“Something or someone that is quirky is odd or unpredictable in their appearance, character, or behaviour. ”举个🌰：

We've developed a reputation for being quirky and original. 

我们因古怪、新颖而获得了声誉。

2）名词形式为quirkiness，不可数，表示“（外貌、性格或行为的）古怪；难料”，举个🌰：

You will probably notice an element of quirkiness in his behaviour. 

你很可能会注意到他行为的古怪之处。

Trudeau’s socks have been the object of both emulation and scorn since he took office. Opposition MPs have referenced them 10 times in the House of Commons, with Conservative Tom Kmiec satirically suggesting the appointment of a “minister for sock selection” in a debate over cabinet salaries and composition. Trudeau’s willingness to subvert the drab, grey stereotype of male political fashion has inspired other leaders to follow suit (those remain drab and grey for the most part, unfortunately). Varadkar wore Mounties and maple leafs to that July meeting, while British Columbia premier John Horgan recently pulled on some planets and stars for his sit down with the prime minister.

emulate

表示“效仿”，英文解释为“If you emulate something or someone, you imitate them because you admire them a great deal.”举个🌰：

Sons are traditionally expected to emulate their fathers. 

传统上认为儿子应该效仿他们的父亲。

MPs

Member of Parliament 议会议员

the parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords 英国议会（包括下议院和上议院）

drab

1）表示“（色彩）暗淡的，暗沉的”，英文解释为“not bright in colour, especially in a way that stops you from feeling cheerful”举个🌰：

The walls were painted a drab green.

墙刷成了暗绿色。

2）表示“乏味的，单调的”，英文解释为“boring”举个🌰：

people forced to live grey, drab existences in ugly towns

被迫在丑陋的城市里过着平淡乏味生活的人

3）in dribs and drabs表示“少量地，零星地”，英文解释为“in small irregular amounts or numbers over a period of time”举个🌰：

The guests arrived in dribs and drabs.

客人们三三两两地到来。

follow suit

表示“跟着做；仿效”，英文解释为“If people follow suit, they do the same thing that someone else has just done.”举个🌰：

Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued. 

说服其余的人也跟着做的努力在继续。

Mounties and maple leafs

Mounties: a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police （加拿大）皇家骑警队员

maple leafs 枫树树叶

Socks have become a stand-in for personality in the modern male professional’s dress code. Gone are the greys and whites that filled your father’s brogues and oxfords, to be replaced with a range of patterns and colours out of a designer’s wildest trip. The Prime Minister is simply a dresser of his age.

stand-in

表示“临时替代者”，英文解释为“A stand-in is a person who takes someone else's place or does someone else's job for a while, for example because the other person is sick or away.”举个🌰：

He was a stand-in for my regular doctor. 

他是我的固定医生的临时替代者。

brogues and oxfords

brogues  粗革厚底皮鞋；拷花皮鞋

oxfords 牛津浅帮鞋

out of

表示“出于”，英文解释为“You use out of to say what feeling or reason causes someone to do something. For example, if you do something out of pity, you do it because you pity someone.”举个🌰：

He took up office out of a sense of duty. 

他任职是出于一种责任感。

Trudeau of course has a very serious job, so on some days when his footwear are whimsical, his words are weighty. (On truly solemn occasions, he does leave the silly socks at home). Try to match the prime minister’s quotes from key meetings and appearances this year with the socks he was wearing at the time.

whimsical

表示“异想天开的；滑稽可笑的”，英文解释为“A whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical.”举个🌰：

McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humour, his whimsical side. 

麦格拉思记得他非同寻常的幽默感，和他异想天开的一面。

weighty

表示“严重的; 重要的；严肃的”，英文解释为“If you describe something such as an issue or a decision as weighty, you mean that it is serious or important.”举个🌰：

Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate? 

这样重要的事情值得进行更高级别的讨论吧？

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