基础英语轻松学【80】为郁金香疯狂
<p> 本课您将学到：<span word="craze">craze</span>（狂潮；酷爱），怎样区分<span word="lay">lay</span>, <span word="lie">lie</span>, <span word="lie">lie</span>？</p><p> 郁金香（<span word="tulip">tulip</span>）是荷兰的国花，可你知道吗，当年，她也曾有过一段疯狂的历史呢！</p><p> <span word="Tulips">Tulips</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span>（流行） <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>（上流社会）. <span word="Flowers">Flowers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rarity">rarity</span>（稀有） <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span>（象征） <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prestige">prestige</span>（名望） <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="display">display</span>（展示） <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> 1634, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span>（着迷的） <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tulips">tulips</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trading">trading</span>（交易） <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tulips">tulips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="un">un</span>-<span word="sprouted">sprouted</span>（未生长的） <span word="flowers">flowers</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="documented">documented</span>（记载） <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="bulb">bulb</span>（球茎） <span word="fetched">fetched</span>（售得） <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span>（相等的） <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheese">cheese</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tulips">tulips</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exorbitant">exorbitant</span>（过高的） <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="planting">planting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exaggerated">exaggerated</span>（夸张，夸大） <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span>（投机）, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span>（欣赏）. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span>（泡沫） <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="burst">burst</span>（破裂） <span word="in">in</span> 1637. <span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nobles">nobles</span>（贵族） <span word="became">became</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="paupers">paupers</span>（乞丐）. <span word="Cries">Cries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="distress">distress</span>（困苦，不幸） <span word="resounded">resounded</span>（回响） <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span>.</p>
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