夏说英语新闻晨读 第488期:大兄dei 兄弟会了解一下?

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As America's colleges send out acceptance letters this season, a new crop of students will ask themselves a big question: Should I go Greek? They're eager to forge new friendships and create lifelong memories. Greek life attracts many of those students. More US undergraduates than ever, about 800,000, currently are members of fraternities and sororities. Many of them give back to their communities through volunteer work and rely on their network of brothers and sisters for lifelong friendships and professional connections. Despite recent controversies¹ including hazing², binge drinking and deaths, fraternities are more popular than ever.

acceptance letter: 录取通知书；录取信
admission letter: 录取通知书
crop: n. 庄稼；农作物
a crop of sth: 许多……；一堆……
eager: adj. 热切的；渴望的
be eager to do sth.: 渴望做……
forge: n. 熔炉；铁工厂；vi. 锻造；形成；缔造〔尤指与他人、团体或国家形成牢固的关系〕
forge new friendships: 建立新的友谊
fraternity: n. 兄弟会
sorority: n. 姐妹会
controversy³: n. 争论；辩论
hazing: n. 欺侮；戏弄
binge: vt. 放纵；狂欢
binge drinking: 酗酒；豪饮
binge eating: 暴食；狂吃
binge watching: 追剧

1 controversies   

争论

参考例句：

• We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句

2 hazing   

n.受辱，被欺侮v.（使）笼罩在薄雾中( haze的现在分词 )；戏弄，欺凌（新生等，有时作为加入美国大学生联谊会的条件）

参考例句：

• With labor, the hazing period ends. 费了好大力气，痛苦的时期终于过了。 来自互联网
• A high-gloss paint surface is one that directly reflects light with minimum hazing or diffusion. 高度光洁的漆表面可以直接反射光源。 来自互联网

3 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。