优点英语高考英语素材：2021年七月第2周新词（WeeklyNewbeeWords）一周全球新鲜和时髦生活方式都会产生新词。一起来看看这些新词讲述的新鲜事和时髦生活方式吧！1sewbro：缝纫兄弟2royalite：新派皇族3geriatricmillennial：老派千禧一代4flightseeing：飞行观光5megamoon：超级亲友团蜜月6biometricborder：生物识别边境sewbro：缝纫兄弟UK/ˈsəʊ.brəʊ/US/ˈsoʊ.broʊ/ayoung,fashionablemanwhoenjoyssewingandmakinghisownclothes年轻时尚的男人，愿意自己裁剪和制作衣裳。例句：Meanwhile,Googlesearchesfor“sewingmachines”hadincreasedfour-foldintheUS.Butwhilethestereotypicalsewerhasoftenbeenanolderwoman,thishasbeenturnedonitsheadcompletely:youngmen,whoarenowofficiallyknownas“sewbros”,aretakinghold.来源：i-dvice.com,6May2021royalite：新派皇族/ˈrɔɪ.əl.aɪt/ajuniormemberofaroyalfamilywhoselifestyleisseenasmorerelaxedthanthatofthe
优点英语monarchandotherseniorroyals皇室里的年轻成员，生活方式比皇室里的年长一辈过得更为放松一些，不老套和古板。例句：Foreveryworkingroyal,though,there’saroyal-slash-socialite,or“royalite”:aminormemberofthefamilytreadingthefinelinebetweenprivatecitizenandrepresentativeofHerMajesty.“TheywillbeexpectedtoupholdthevaluesoftheCrownandnotletthesidedown,”saysVictoriaArbiter,CNN’sroyalcommentator…Meanwhile,overinEurope,royalitesaresomewhatlessconstrainedbytheconceptofduty—thegreaterthedistancetothetopjob,themoreroomthereistoplay.来源：thetimes.co.uk,9May2021geriatricmillennial：老派千禧一代/ˌdʒer.iˈæt.rɪk.mɪˈlen.i.əl/someonebornbetweentheyears1980and1985出生在1980年至1985年之间的人。例句：ThefirsttimeIheard“geriatricmillennial”Ithoughtitwasanoxymoron.Sarcastic,even.ButasIthoughtmoredeeplyaboutit,Irealizedhowperfectlyitdescribessomanyofus.Geriatricmillennialsareaspecialmicro-generationbornintheearly1980sthatarecomfortablewithbothanaloganddigitalformsofcommunication.TheywerethefirstgenerationtogrowupwithtechnologylikeaPCintheirhomes.来源：index.medium.com,22April2021flightseeing：飞行观光/ˈflaɪtˌsiː.ɪŋ/theactivityofseeinginterestingplacesfromanaircraft
优点英语以乘坐飞机等飞行器，在空中赏某个景区的景观。例句：Forgetsightseeing.Whowantstediousqueuestotickoffmust-seesightswhenyoucanriseaboveitallandgoflightseeinginstead?Yep,flightseeing–essentiallysightseeingbyair–whichmakesitinfinitelymoreappealing,particularlyinVancouver,acitymadetobeseenfromabove.来源：TheTimes,19August2017megamoon：超级亲友团蜜月/’me.gə.muːn/ahoneymoononwhichthemarriedcouple’sfriendsarealsoinvited新婚夫妇与双方好友组团度蜜月。例句：Whentheysenttheinvitethroughitwasprettybananas.Itsaidhowmuchitwouldcost,whereitwouldbeandthatthey’dloveustocomeontheirhoneymoonwiththem.Ididn’thaveamegamoon,butnowI’mthinking,whynot?Ilovedbringinggroupstogetherbeforethebigday,soIwishI’dextendedthattoafterwards.来源：Grazia,22August2017biometricborder：生物识别边境UK/ˌbaɪ.əʊˈmet.rɪkˈbɔː.dəʳ/US/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈmet.rɪkˈbɔːr.dɚ/theplaceinanairportwheresomeone’sidentityischeckedusingimagerecognitiontechnology在机场里，通过图像识别技术检查出入境人员的身份的地方。例句：Itisatediousindignityofmodernairtravelbutthebleary-eyedwaitatpassportcontrol
优点英语couldsoonbecomeathingofthepast.ABritishcompanyhasbeencommissionedbyoneoftheworld’sbusiestairportstodevelopa“biometricborder”thatrecognisesfacesautomaticallyinanticipationofafuturewithoutqueues.PassengersatDubaiairportwouldhavetheirfacesscannedusinglasersastheywalkedthroughatunnel.Thoserecognisedandapprovedforentrycouldcollecttheirbaggagewithouttheneedtowaitatpassportcontrol.来源：TheTimes,14June2017
