【轻松英文阅读】世界上最昂贵的休息时间

 Do you own an iPad, iPhone, or any other Apple product? If you do, how would you like to give Apple CEO Tim Cook a piece of your mind, over a nice hot cup of coffee? But whether you come to flatter¹ or flatten² Cook, that meeting will not come cheap.

 

That’s because the Apple head honcho is auctioning³ off a lunch meeting with himself, and the bidding has already topped the $500,000 mark. Of course we don’t want to give you the impression that Cook really thinks his time is worth that much, as it is for a good cause, with the money going to charity.

 

So… how much would a meeting with Apple’s boss be worth to you? And if you could meet Tim Cook, what would you say to him?

 

 

1 flatter   

v.向...谄媚，奉承，使高兴，使感到荣幸

参考例句：

• We flatter ourselves that we provide the best service in town.我们相信我们提供的服务在本市最好。
• It turns my stomach to hear him flatter.听到他拍马屁，我实在感到讨厌。

2 flatten   

v.把．．．弄平，使倒伏；使(漆等)失去光泽

参考例句：

• We can flatten out a piece of metal by hammering it.我们可以用锤子把一块金属敲平。
• The wrinkled silk will flatten out if you iron it.发皱的丝绸可以用熨斗烫平。

3 auctioning   

v.拍卖( auction的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。 来自辞典例句
• So she's auctioning off a chance to go to an awards dinner? 那么她在拍卖与她共赴晚宴的机会了？ 来自电影对白