今天经济学人推送了一篇小短文,主要是讲又有米其林三星主厨退出评级,不想承担如此大了压力了。看来这世界级主厨都在争夺的荣誉皇冠也是非常的沉甸甸呐!言归正传,一起来看新闻,学英文~
In France, chefs(厨师,主厨) are so revered(受人尊敬的)that some have been presented with(授予某人什么) the Légion d’Honneur(法国的荣誉勋章), the country’s highest honour(国家的最高荣誉). But with reverence comes great pressure(但是伴随着荣誉而来的是巨大的压力) Bernard Loiseau, a three-starred chef(三星主厨呢), once told a friend “If I lose a star, I’ll kill myself.” In 2003, after a newspaper speculated(猜测) he was about to be downgraded(被降级), he carried out his threat(不得不兑现诺言了).
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Little wonder (难怪)some now eschew(避开) the award(难怪有些人想避开这个评这个奖).
图片摘自维基百科
Intolerable pressure(无法容忍的压力)—worsened by(被什么加剧) an arcane(晦涩难懂的), anonymou(你名单)s judging system(评价系统)—is not chefs’ only problem. Customers at Michelin-starred establishments often expect formality. But restaurants increasingly favour(越来越赞同,喜欢) a more relaxed approach to fine dining(精致餐饮). For them, a star can be more poisoned chalice(毒酒,貌似诱人但是没啥用的东西) than gravy train(美差). --就是说给个星也不是什么没差。
最后这句话简直了,翻着个儿的表达意思,不正面讲。插嘴说一句,这也是雅思作文高分表达可以学习的。
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