《每日一句汉译英》一周汇总 (51)

在如今这个“超级连接”时代，社交媒体总是一路伴随着我们，即使在度假时也是如此。与可发布消息告知读者博主将暂时离开的博客不同，杂七杂八的消息会不停地在推特、Facebook和Instagram的推送上涌现。

In this hyperconnected age, social media is along for the ride -- even on vacation. Unlike with blogs, where a message can be posted to tell readers the blogger will be away, the chatter keeps flowing on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram feeds.

大约16年前，辣妹组合在英国流行乐坛一炮走红，在推出首支单曲《想要》后名气大涨。单曲《想要》也一直是女子组合演唱过的最成功的歌曲。

The group burst on to the British pop scene some 16 years ago and enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame thanks to their debut track, Wannabe, which remains the most successful song ever performed by an all-female group.

To burst onto/on/upon the scene is to suddenly become very well known.

▪ They burst onto the music scene in 1995 with a very successful debut album.
▪ when the technology first burst on the scene

me·te·or·ic /ˌmi:tiˈorɪk/ adjective
1: very sudden or fast
▪ a meteoric rise to fam
▪ a meteoric ascent
▪ a meteoric fall
2: marked by very quick success
▪ a meteoric career

一个经过化学强化的超级间谍和一对洋相迭出的政客上周末取代《蝙蝠侠：黑暗骑士崛起》(The Dark Knight Rises)成为票房冠军。《黑暗骑士崛起》是一部根据漫画改编的电影，此前三周一直引领北美周末票房榜

A chemically enhanced superspy and a pair of bumbling politicians overtook 'The Dark Knight Rises' at the box office this weekend, after a three-week run at the top by the comic-book adaptation.

周二凌晨，中国A级通缉犯、连环杀人嫌犯周克华在西南部城市重庆被击毙，一场数千名警察和军人参与的、历时四天的抓捕行动宣告结束。

A four-day manhunt involving thousands of policemen and soldiers came to an end Tuesday when one of China's most wanted serial killers was gunned down Tuesday morning in the southwestern city of Chongqing.

一项针对2142名司机的研究发现，60%的男性司机承认会被漂亮女性吸引目光，而12%的女性司机则表示她们的眼睛会离开路面向帅哥抛媚眼。

A study of 2,142 drivers found 60 percent of men admitted being distracted by attractive women while 12 percent of women said they took their eyes off the road to leer at good looking men.

leer /ˈliɚ/ verb
leers; leered; leer·ing

[no obj] : to look at someone in an evil or unpleasantly sexual way
▪ She complained that some disgusting man was leering at her
.▪ He gave her a leering look.

— leernoun, plural leers [count]
▪ a wicked/sinister leer

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