▍原文
With the price of down jackets increasing, college students in China have picked up floral cotton-padded jackets and military coats to fend off the winter cold.
Thanks to their low cost and high quality, cotton coats have made a major comeback this winter and stormed college campuses.
The general thinking among students is that it isn’t about whether or not they can afford a down jacket, but that cotton coats simply provide better quality at a much lower price.
▍語言點
1. down jacket/coat 羽絨服
· down /da?n/ n. 絨羽,絨毛
· duck down 鴨絨
2. floral cotton-padded jacket 花棉襖
· floral /?fl??r(?)l/ adj. 有花卉圖案的
· a floral dress 有花卉圖案的連衣裙
· cotton /?kɑ?t(?)n/ n. 棉花
· pad /p?d/ v. (用軟材料)填充
· a padded jacket 有夾層的外套
3. military coat 軍大衣
· military /?m?l?teri/ adj. 軍事的,軍隊的
4. fend off 抵擋,抵御
5. comeback /?k?mb?k/ n. 再度流行,再度獲得成功
· sth. makes a comeback 某個事物再度流行并變得時髦、再度獲得成功
· a major comeback 強勢回歸
6. storm /st??rm/ v. 突襲,猛攻(本節(jié)作“席卷、風(fēng)靡”理解) n. 暴風(fēng)雨
7. afford /??f??rd/ v. 買得起
· 常見搭配:afford sth., afford to do sth.
· Can we afford a new car?
我們買得起一輛新車嗎?
· We can’t afford to go abroad this summer.
今年夏天我們沒有足夠的錢去國外。
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