全球最酷十二国家出炉

 　　12. 土耳其人

　　Given that their homeland straddles two continents, it should be no surprise that Turkish people have a fairly cool outlook on life, embracing a diverse range of cultures, cuisines¹ and plumbing² standards.

　　土耳其横跨两大洲，土耳其人民怎能不酷?亚欧风情兼收并蓄啊!

　　11. Belgians

　　11. 比利时人

　　OK, so it's small, damp and has a grim rep as a haven³ for European Union bureaucrats⁴ and sex offenders⁵. But a nation that has made art forms of beer, chocolate and, yes, finch⁶ warbling can't be all bad.

　　你以为它国土面积小、气候潮湿、官僚气息严重、性犯罪指数高，它就不酷了吗?在这里啤酒、巧克力甚至鸟儿鸣叫都成了艺术，你还说它不酷?

　　10. Nepalese

　　10. 尼泊尔人

　　Icon⁷ of cool: Tenzing Norgay. Reached summit of Mt. Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, but casually⁸ stepped aside and let his hiking buddy⁹ hog¹⁰ all the credit.

　　酷之典范：世界上首个登上珠峰的Edmund Hillary爵士的向导Tenzing Norgay，其实他才是攀登珠峰第一人呀。

　　9. Chinese

　　9. 中国人

　　With a population of more than one billion, statistically¹¹ China must have its fair share of cool people. Besides, it's prudent¹² to include the Chinese in any list like this because, if we didn't, China's resourceful hackers¹³ would simply crack into the site and add themselves anyway.

　　从人口比例上来说，中国人怎么也要算进来，不然中国的黑客会入侵我们网站，将他们的名字加进酷国列表之中。

　　Icon of cool: Brother Sharp — a homeless man whose rugged¹⁴ good looks unwittingly made him an Internet fashion sensation.

　　酷之典范：犀利哥

　　8. Botswana

　　8. 博茨瓦纳人

　　So cool they even pretended to be happy about seeing Bush.

　　太酷了，以至于看到布什总统时竟然能假装很开心。

　　7. Japanese

　　7. 日本人

　　Japan's torch of cool is defiantly¹⁵ held aloft by its shock-haired adolescents whose capriciousembrace and manipulation of the freakiest aspects of modern consumerism, fashion and technology frequently dictate¹⁶ what the rest of the world will be wearing (we mean you, Lady Gaga) and doing with its thumbs.

　　日本酷在哪里?酷在年轻人的时尚感!他们引领了世界时尚潮流(说你呢，跟在人家屁股后面的嘎嘎姐)。

　　6. Spanish

　　6. 西班牙人

　　Why? Because sun, sea, sand, siestas¹⁷ and sangria aside, Spain is cool — and so are the Spanish, who don’t even start the party until most other nations have gone to bed.

　　阳光沙滩海浪~除此之外，西班牙更酷的地方是他们经常在别人睡觉的时候开party。

　　5. Americans

　　5. 美国人

　　What? Americans? War-starting, planet-polluting, over-consuming, arms-bearing Americans? Surely we can't be suggesting that the people who voted George W. Bush into the White House (twice!) are cool? Yes we are because, like it or not, we must.

　　啥?老美?发动战争污染环境挥霍无度枪炮不离手的美国人?能选出小布什当总统(还两次!)的人民居然称得上酷?没错，你问原因?因为这是必须的!

　　4. Mongolians

　　4. 蒙古人

　　Along with a carefully crafted air of quiet mystery, these unflappable souls pretty much perfected the freewheeling, nomadic¹⁸ cowboy existence, throat singing and yurts. Fur-lined everything — boots, coats, hats, undies — adds hearty¹⁹ splendor²⁰ to the historic mystique. And who else keeps eagles as pets?

　　神秘的游牧民族始终保持着它的吸引力，除了蒙古人，你还见过其他养老鹰当宠物的人吗?

　　3. Jamaicans

　　3. 牙买加人

　　There's more to Jamaicans than reggae, including an accent that’s the envy of the English-speaking world and the planet’s most distinctive²¹ and recognizable hairstyle.

　　牙买加不只有雷鬼音乐，牙买加人有一口迷人的口音，还有全球最独特的发型。

　　2. Singaporeans

　　2. 新加坡人

　　With its absurdly computer-literate population, Singapore is geek central and its people can therefore claim their rightful place as avatars of modern cool. They’re probably all Tweeting about it right now.

　　新加坡人个个是玩弄IT的高手，讲不定现在他们已经开始发推了：兄弟姐妹们，咱进了全球十大酷国排行榜啦!

　　1. Brazilians

　　1. 巴西人

　　Without Brazilians we wouldn't have samba and Rio carnival²²; we wouldn't have the soccer beauty of Pele and Ronaldo. Unless they're using their sexy, laid-back, party-loving reputation as a cover for exterminating²³ dolphins or invading Poland, then we have no choice but to name Brazilians as the coolest people on the planet.

　　没有巴西就没有桑巴舞和狂欢节，也感受不到足球的魔力。除非巴西人是用这种性感慵懒爱热闹的形象来掩盖秘密进行的海豚研究试验，或者暗中谋划侵略波兰，不然真没理由不把巴西人评选为全球最酷的人民!

1 cuisines   

n.烹饪( cuisine的名词复数 )；菜肴；（通常指昂贵的饭店中的）饭菜；烹饪艺术

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the different features of these cuisines? 能不能告诉我这些不同的烹调流派各自有哪些特点？ 来自地道口语脱口SHOW 高中超越版
• Ice sculptures are used as decorations in some cuisines, especially in Asia. 冰雕在某些菜肴中被当作装饰品，尤其在亚洲。 来自互联网

2 plumbing   

n.水管装置；水暖工的工作；管道工程v.用铅锤测量（plumb的现在分词）；探究

参考例句：

• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche. 她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。
• They're going to have to put in new plumbing. 他们将需要安装新的水管。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

4 bureaucrats   

n.官僚( bureaucrat的名词复数 )；官僚主义；官僚主义者；官僚语言

参考例句：

• That is the fate of the bureaucrats, not the inspiration of statesmen. 那是官僚主义者的命运，而不是政治家的灵感。 来自辞典例句
• Big business and dozens of anonymous bureaucrats have as much power as Japan's top elected leaders. 大企业和许多不知名的官僚同日本选举出来的最高层领导者们的权力一样大。 来自辞典例句

5 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

6 finch   

n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀，金丝雀等)

参考例句：

• This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。
• In Australia,it is predominantly called the Gouldian Finch.在澳大利亚，它主要还是被称之为胡锦雀。

7 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

8 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

9 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

10 hog   

n.猪；馋嘴贪吃的人；vt.把…占为己有，独占

参考例句：

• He is greedy like a hog.他像猪一样贪婪。
• Drivers who hog the road leave no room for other cars.那些占着路面的驾驶员一点余地都不留给其他车辆。

11 statistically   

ad.根据统计数据来看，从统计学的观点来看

参考例句：

• The sample of building permits is larger and therefore, statistically satisfying. 建筑许可数的样本比较大，所以统计数据更令人满意。
• The results of each test would have to be statistically independent. 每次试验的结果在统计上必须是独立的。

12 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

13 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

14 rugged   

adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的

参考例句：

• Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
• The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。

15 defiantly   

adv.挑战地，大胆对抗地

参考例句：

• Braving snow and frost, the plum trees blossomed defiantly. 红梅傲雪凌霜开。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

17 siestas   

n.（气候炎热国家的）午睡，午休( siesta的名词复数 )

参考例句：

18 nomadic   

adj.流浪的；游牧的

参考例句：

• This tribe still live a nomadic life.这个民族仍然过着游牧生活。
• The plowing culture and the nomadic culture are two traditional principal cultures in China.农耕文化与游牧文化是我国传统的两大主体文化。

19 hearty   

adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的

参考例句：

• After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了，他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
• We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。

20 splendor   

n.光彩；壮丽，华丽；显赫，辉煌

参考例句：

• Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。
• All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

21 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

22 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

23 exterminating   

v.消灭，根绝( exterminate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Man is exterminating too many species for zoos to be much help. 人类正在导致过多物种灭绝，动物园也无济于事。 来自辞典例句
• Germany is exterminating the Jews of Europe. 德国正在灭绝欧洲犹太人。 来自辞典例句