Since its release in mid-July, Gangnam style has taken the world by storm. Even North Koreans, so cut off from the world, know of it. In the hilarious music video, the performer Psy (short for psycho) does an invisible horse-riding dance. He, along with a group of gorgeous women, raps and hops around Seoul pretending to be galloping.
This insanely addictive song does have its serious side, though. What Psy sings is about Gangnam, a fashionable neighborhood in Seoul with a bizarre concentration of the country’s wealth. That the residents there have risen not by following the traditional virtues of diligence and dedication but by living on a coveted piece of geography inspires both envy and distaste. Psy choreographed the funny dance routines to poke fun at Gangnam’s rich people who take up horseback riding simply to show off their luxurious lifestyles. This is exactly why the song soon gained enormous popularity in South Korea, where the growing gap between rich and poor is serious enough to have become an issue in the presidential election.
Q：What’s the main idea of this article?
A. Gangnam Style fever will continue unabated.
B. Gangnam Style mocks the ostentatious display of wealth.
C. Gangnam Style highlights the gap between rich and poor.
D. Gangnam Style overturns some Korean stereotypes.
答案： B << 用滑鼠框起來反白，就可以看到答案
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精選多益/ 全民英檢中(高)級/ 托福單字片語
1. release (n) 發行
2. take …by storm 在…造成轟動
3. hilarious (adj) 令人捧腹大笑的
4. invisible (adj) 隱形的
5. gorgeous (adj) 性感漂亮的
6. pretend (v) 假裝
7. gallop (v) (馬)疾馳
8. insanely (adv) 瘋狂地
9. addictive (adj) 上癮的
10. serious (adj) 嚴肅正經的；嚴重的
11. bizarre (adj) 怪異的；超乎尋常的
12. concentration (n) 集中；專注
13. wealth (n) 財富
14. resident (n) 居民
15. traditional (adj) 傳統的
16. virtue (n) 美德
17. diligence (n) 勤奮努力
18. dedication (n) 專心致力
19. covet (v) 垂涎；渴望
20. inspire (v) 激起；引發
21. envy (n) 嫉妒
22. distaste (n) 厭惡
23. choreograph (v) 編舞
24. poke fun at N 嘲笑 = mock (v)
25. show off 炫耀
26. luxurious (adj) 奢華的 = ostentatious (adj)
27. gain enormous popularity 大受歡迎
28. gap (n) 差距；裂口
29. issue (n) 爭議；問題
30. presidential election 總統大選
31. fever (n) 流行熱潮 = craze (n) ….瘋
32. continue (v) 繼續
33. display (n) 展示
34. highlight (v) 強調凸顯
35. overturn (v) 推翻
36. stereotype (n) 刻板印象
(Source:Photograph by: Maggie Wong , Vancouver Sun)
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