夏說英文晨讀-肯德基暫停經(jīng)典廣告用語E0828

▍原文
Global fast food giant KFC says?
it is halting its "Finger Lickin' Good" slogan?
given the current hygiene advice?
because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"We find ourselves in a unique situation
- having an iconic slogan?
that doesn't quite fit
in the current environment,"
the company said.
It has altered its packaging?
with the phrase obscured?
but KFC said the phrase would return?
when the time was right.
▍語言點(diǎn)?
halt /h??lt/ vt. 停止
Finger Lickin: 吮指原味(肯德基的廣告語)
given /'g?v(?)n/ prep. 考慮到
hygiene /'ha?d?i?n/ n. 衛(wèi)生
find oneself in: 發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于…….(不是很了解的境地)
· I find myself in a totally new world.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于一個(gè)全新的世界。
iconic /a?'k?n?k/ adj. 標(biāo)志性的
fit /f?t/ vi. 適合
alter /'??lt?r/ vt. 改變
obscure /?b?skj?r/ vt. 使模糊
(to blur something out and you do not see it very clearly)
· blur out: 模糊
· pixelated /?p?ks(?)le?t?d/ adj. 打了馬賽克的