“哭哭马”意外走红

近日，一款马年毛绒玩偶因工人失误将嘴巴缝反导致表情委屈成为“哭哭马”，意外走红网络，成为爆款产品。‌

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🤔️小作业：

1. What can be reasonably inferred about Zhang Huoqing's initial expectations regarding the toy?

A. He believed it would outperform standard plush designs.

B. He thought customers would appreciate its uniqueness.

C. He assumed it would be rejected due to a production flaw.

D. He expected international buyers to show strong interest.

无注释原文：

'Crying horse' toys go viral in China ahead of Chinese New Year

From: BBC

A frowning horse plush has become a viral bestseller ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations for the year of the horse in China.

The sad-looking soft toy was originally made in error after a worker sewed a smile on the horse upside down, the owner of Happy Sister - a shop in the eastern city of Yiwu - told Reuters news agency.

Zhang Huoqing had expected to have to issue a refund to the customer who bought the toy, but after an image of it started circulating online the horse began selling out.

Zhang said the animal's gloomy expression was resonating with young workers in China.

"A lot of customers like it, and they said it makes sense: that it suits the spirit of today's corporate slaves," Zhang said.

"People joked that the crying horse is how you look at work, while the smiling one is how you look after work."

Zhang's factory has surged production to meet demand - including from other countries, according to media reports.

One buyer, known online as Tuan Tuan Mami, was quoted by the South China Morning Post as saying: "This little horse looks so sad and pitiful, just like the way I feel at work.

"With this crying toy in the Year of the Horse, I hope to leave all my grievances at work behind and keep only happiness."

The newspaper says the horse is about 20cm (7.8in) tall and costs 25 yuan (£2.62). It is red for good luck, with a golden collar and bell around its neck, and has the phrase "money comes quickly" embroidered on its body in golden letters.

Another shop owner in Yiwu, Lou Zhenxian, told Reuters she thought the toy was ugly, but "it's the kind of emotional value young people look for these days".

She described young people going to work in the kind of state like the crying horse, and when you get off work "being immediately happy".

"But actually if everyone chases that kind of sentiment, the young people's way of thinking, it's not quite right. I believe you should work hard when at work and be happy after work, it shouldn't be two extreme opposites," she said.

Chinese New Year will be celebrated in February to usher in the year of the horse - one of 12 animals repeated in a cycle under the Chinese zodiac calendar.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为BBC官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

'Crying horse' toys go viral in China ahead of Chinese New Year

From: BBC

A frowning horse plush has become a viral bestseller ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations for the year of the horse in China.

春节即将到来之际，一款皱着眉、表情哀伤的小马造型布偶，在中国意外成为热销产品。

rown /fraʊn/ 表示“皱眉，蹙额”，英文解释为“to bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes to show that you are annoyed or worried”举个🌰：She frowned at me, clearly annoyed. 她皱着眉头看着我，显然是生气了。

plush /plʌʃ/ 1）作名词，表示“绒布；（丝或棉的）长毛绒”，英文解释为“thick, soft cloth, with a surface like short fur, used especially for covering furniture”如：plush cushions/curtains 绒布垫子/窗帘。

2）作形容词，表示“奢侈的，豪华的；舒适的”，英文解释为“expensive, comfortable, and of high quality”如：a plush hotel 豪华的宾馆。

🎬电影《功夫熊猫2》（Kung Fu Panda 2）中的台词提到：My fist in your plush cuddly super soft face. 我那打在你毛茸茸脸的拳头。

viral /ˈvaɪ.rəl/ 表示“（通过网络在个体之间迅速）病毒式的（传播）”，英文解释为“used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email, phone, etc.”举个🌰：Here's a list of the top ten viral videos this week. 以下是本周十大病毒式传播的视频。

📍常用短语 go viral，字面意思就是“像病毒一样传播、扩散”，引申为“走红，十分流行，疯狂传播”，比如朋友圈xxx刷屏了，也可以说go viral. 📍名词形式virality.

The sad-looking soft toy was originally made in error after a worker sewed a smile on the horse upside down, the owner of Happy Sister - a shop in the eastern city of Yiwu - told Reuters news agency.

位于中国东部义乌市“开心姐妹”（Happy Sister）店舖的老板张火清向路透社表示，这款看起来相当悲伤的玩偶，原是一次制作失误的结果——一名工人不小心将玩偶的微笑缝反了。

sew /səʊ/ 表示“缝；做针线活儿”，英文解释为“to join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle”举个🌰：My grandmother taught me to sew. 我祖母教我做针线活儿。

Zhang Huoqing had expected to have to issue a refund to the customer who bought the toy, but after an image of it started circulating online the horse began selling out.

张火清原本以为必须退款给买下这只玩偶的顾客，没想到玩偶的照片在网路上流传后，反而引发大批抢购。

circulate /ˈsɜː.kjə.leɪt/ 表示“（使）循环；（使）流通；（使）传递；（使）散布”，英文解释为“if a story, an idea, information, etc. circulates or if you circulate it, it spreads or it is passed from one person to another”举个🌰：Rumours began to circulate about his financial problems. 有关他财务困难的谣言开始流传开来。

🎬电影《拉瑞·克劳》（Larry Crowne）中的台词提到：If gossip of this nature were to circulate, 如果这种性质的八卦流传开来，

Zhang said the animal's gloomy expression was resonating with young workers in China.

她说，这只小马的委屈表情，引起了中国年轻上班族的共鸣。

gloomy /ˈɡluː.mi/ 1）表示“前景黯淡的；悲观的”，英文解释为“not expecting or believing anything good in a situation”

2）表示“忧郁；愁闷；沮丧的”，英文解释为“unhappy and without hope”如：a gloomy person/expression 一个愁容满面的人/一个沮丧的表情。

3）表示“灰暗的，幽暗的”，英文解释为“dark in a way that is unpleasant and makes it difficult to see”举个🌰：What gloomy weather we're having! 今天天气太阴沉了！

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇针对《没有工作的世界》的书评文章中提到：This gloomy view of the impact of technology is plausible. 这种对技术影响的悲观论调似乎言之有理。

resonate /ˈrez.ən.eɪt/ 1）表示“使产生联想；引起共鸣”，英文解释为“If an experience or memory resonates, it makes you think of another similar one.”举个🌰：Her experiences resonate powerfully with me, living, as I do, in a similar family situation. 她的家庭生活环境和我相似，所以她的经历在我心中引起强烈共鸣。

2）表示“流传；产生深远影响；继续发挥重要性”，英文解释为“to continue to have a powerful effect or value”举个🌰：The significance of those great stories resonates down the centuries. 这些著名故事的深远意义将世代流传。

"A lot of customers like it, and they said it makes sense: that it suits the spirit of today's corporate slaves," Zhang said.

“很多顾客都喜欢，也说得很有道理：适合当代上班的牛马精神，”张火清说。

slave /sleɪv/ 作名词，表示“奴隶”，作动词，表示“拼命工作，苦干”，英文解释为“to work very hard at something”举个🌰：We slaved away all week at the report. 我们整整一周都在忙那份报告。I've been slaving over a hot stove (= cooking) all morning. 我一上午都在炉子边忙个不停。

"People joked that the crying horse is how you look at work, while the smiling one is how you look after work."

有人戏称：“哭泣的小马代表你上班时的样子，而微笑的小马则是你下班后的样子。”

Zhang's factory has surged production to meet demand - including from other countries, according to media reports.

据媒体报导，张火清的工厂已经加紧生产，甚至还接到来自海外的订单。

surge /sɜːdʒ/ 1）作动词，表示“急剧上升；飞涨；剧增”，英文解释为“If something surges, it increases suddenly and greatly, after being steady or developing only slowly.”举个🌰：The company's profits have surged. 公司的利润激增。

2）表示“涌动，蜂拥向前”，英文解释为“to move quickly and powerfully”举个🌰：An angry crowd surged through the gates of the president's palace. 愤怒的人群涌进了总统府的大门。

3）作名词，表示“剧增”，英文解释为“A surge is a sudden large increase in something that has previously been steady, or has only increased or developed slowly.”举个🌰：An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash. 突然出现的电压剧增导致电脑死机。

🎬电影《雷神2：黑暗世界》（Thor: The Dark World）中的台词提到：But she will not survive the amount of energy surging within her. 但她体内涌动的能量太大 她撑不住的。

One buyer, known online as Tuan Tuan Mami, was quoted by the South China Morning Post as saying: "This little horse looks so sad and pitiful, just like the way I feel at work.

其中一名买家、网名“团团妈咪”（Tuan Tuan Mami）接受《南华早报》采访时表示：“这匹小马看起来又悲伤又可怜，跟我上班时的感受一模一样。”

可以作名词，也可以作动词，1）表示“引用，引述，援引”，英文解释为“to repeat the words that someone else has said or written”举个🌰：He's always quoting from LearnAndRecord. 他总是引用《LearnAndRecord》上的内容。

📍听听力时有时候会听到「quote... unquote」指的就是“引文起…引文止”，英文解释为“said to show that you are repeating someone else's words, especially if you do not agree”，可以理解为念的是引号内的内容，举个🌰：She says they're quote "just good friends" unquote. 她说她们，引号，“只是好朋友而已”，引号完。

2）表示“报价”，英文解释为“to give a price, especially one that will be charged for doing a piece of work”举个🌰：The architect has quoted £90,000 to build a patio. 对露台部分，建筑师开价9万英镑。

"With this crying toy in the Year of the Horse, I hope to leave all my grievances at work behind and keep only happiness."

她还说：“希望在马年，透过这只哭哭马，把所有工作的委屈都留在过去，只留下快乐。”

grievance /ˈɡriː.vəns/ 表示“不平，委屈；不满，抱怨，牢骚”，英文解释为“a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly”举个🌰：He still harbours/nurses a grievance against his employers for not promoting him. 因为没有得到晋升，他对雇主仍然心怀不满。

The newspaper says the horse is about 20cm (7.8in) tall and costs 25 yuan (£2.62). It is red for good luck, with a golden collar and bell around its neck, and has the phrase "money comes quickly" embroidered on its body in golden letters.

这款小马大约20公分高，售价25元人民币（约 2.62 英镑）。它以象征好运的红色为主体，脖子上有金色项圈和小铃铛，身体上则以金线绣着“钱来运转”的字样。

collar /ˈkɒl.ər/ 表示“衣领，领口”，英文解释为“the part around the neck of a piece of clothing, usually sewn on and sometimes made of different material”如：a shirt collar 衬衫领子。

embroider /ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dər/ 1）表示“刺绣；绣（花样）”，英文解释为“to decorate cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures consisting of stitches that are sewn directly onto the material”举个🌰：I am embroidering this picture for my mother. 我正在为妈妈绣这幅画。

2）表示“（对故事等）润饰，渲染，修饰”，英文解释为“to make a story more entertaining by adding imaginary details to it”举个🌰：Naturally, I embroidered the tale a little to make it more interesting. 自然，我讲这个故事时作了一点渲染，好让它更有趣。

Another shop owner in Yiwu, Lou Zhenxian, told Reuters she thought the toy was ugly, but "it's the kind of emotional value young people look for these days".

另一位义乌的店主向路透社坦言，她觉得这玩偶“并不好看”，但也说，这正是年轻人如今寻找的情绪价值。

She described young people going to work in the kind of state like the crying horse, and when you get off work "being immediately happy".

她形容年轻人上班时的状态就像哭泣小马，下班后则“立刻变得开心”。

"But actually if everyone chases that kind of sentiment, the young people's way of thinking, it's not quite right. I believe you should work hard when at work and be happy after work, it shouldn't be two extreme opposites," she said.

不过，她也提醒：“如果大家都追求这种情绪、年轻人的思维方式，那有点不太对。我认为上班时应该认真工作，下班后开心就好，不应该是两个极端。”

sentiment /ˈsen.tɪ.mənt/表示“观点；意见；看法；情绪”，英文解释为“a thought, opinion, or idea based on a feeling about a situation, or a way of thinking about something”举个🌰：I don't think she shares my sentiments. 我认为她不同意我的观点。

Chinese New Year will be celebrated in February to usher in the year of the horse - one of 12 animals repeated in a cycle under the Chinese zodiac calendar.

春节将在2月17日到来，根据十二生肖，新的一年将属马年。

usher表示“引导；引领；把…引往”，英文解释为“to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go”举个🌰：She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee. 她把我们领进她的办公室，给我们倒了咖啡。

usher sth in表示“开创（尤指重大的变化或新事物）；开始；开启”，英文解释为“to be at the start of a new period, especially when important changes or new things happen, or to cause important changes to start happening”举个🌰：His inventions helped usher in the era of skyscrapers. 他的发明推动开启了一个摩天大楼的时代。

zodiac /ˈzəʊdɪˌæk/ 表示“黄道带（指太阳、月亮和行星组成的假想带，分成十二个等份区，各有其名称和符号，并和一年中特定的时间相关）”，英文解释为“(in the study of the planets and their influence on life) an area of the sky through which the sun, moon, and most of the planets appear to move, divided into twelve equal parts, each with a name and symbol, and each connected with an exact time of year”

在英文中，zodiac通常指西方占星学中的黄道十二宫（比如白羊座、金牛座等）。但在描述中国传统文化时，Chinese zodiac特指十二生肖，按照固定顺序循环，每一年对应一个生肖。

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