最近，一个上海的流浪汉火了。他在网上迅速窜红，还被尊称为“流浪大师”。可以说他就像一面镜子，照出了我们这个时代的很多问题。
The "Homeless Master"
by Lyric Li
China's latest Internet sensation is a 52-year-old known as Shen Wei. He is a vagabond who doesn't have a social media account and doesn't own a smartphone.
sensation /senˈseɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 轰动一时的人或事
vagabond /ˈvæɡəbɒnd/ n. 流浪汉
account /əˈkaʊnt/ n. 账号
smartphone /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/ n. 智能手机（由smart和phone组成）
Shen defied stereotypes: He is educated and eloquent（有口才的）, and he provides for himself. He is dubbed the Vagrant Master or Master Shen on the Chinese Internet, and his every word has been recorded by live-streamers, shared across social media in the form of 15-to-30-second videos and closely watched and analyzed by millions.
defy /dɪˈfaɪ/ v. 违抗、反抗
stereotype /ˈsteriətaɪp/ n. 思维定势、刻板印象
educated /ˈedʒukeɪtɪd/ adj. 受过良好教育的
provide for someone 养活某人
dub /dʌb/ v. 起绰号
vagrant /ˈveɪɡr(ə)nt/ adj. 流浪的
master /ˈmɑːstə(r)/ n. 大师
live-streamer /ˈlaɪvstriːmə(r)/ n. 直播者、直播平台的主播
form /fɔːm/ n. 形式
closely /ˈkləʊsli/ adv. 仔细地
analyze /ˈæn(ə)laɪz/ v. 分析
This unlikely viral star was discovered by social media when clips of him quoting Aristotle, Confucius and Dante began to surface on Douyin, a short-video platform. To the surprise of many, this homeless man – with uncombed hair, soiled clothes and unwashed beard – turned out to be well versed in literature and philosophy.
viral /ˈvaɪər(ə)l/ adj. 迅速走红的
clip /klɪp/ n. 视频片段
quote /kwəʊt/ v. 引用
Aristotle /ˈærɪstɒt(ə)l/ 亚里士多德（古希腊哲学家）
Confucius /kənˈfjuːʃəs/ 孔子
Dante /ˈdænti/ 但丁（中世纪晚期的意大利诗人）
surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ v. 引起注意
platform /ˈplætfɔːm/ n. 平台
homeless /ˈhəʊmləs/ adj. 无家可归的（由home加上表示否定的后缀-less，并变成形容词）
uncombed /ʌnˈkəʊmd/ adj. 没有梳的（由comb的过去分词加上表示否定的前缀un-）
soiled /sɔɪld/ adj. 脏的
unwashed /ʌnˈwɒʃt/ adj. 没有洗的（由wash的过去分词加上表示否定的前缀un-）
beard /bɪəd/ n. 胡子
turn out 结果是
well versed /ˈvɜːst/ 精通、通晓
literature /ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/ n. 文学
philosophy /fɪˈlɒsəfi/ n. 哲学
Viewers were intrigued. "Extraordinary hair worthy of a Taoist priest, eyes brimming with radiating vigor, and the deportment of a real gentleman," read a top comment on Douyin. "This is what a true master should look like!"
viewer /ˈvjuːə(r)/ n. 观看者、观众（由view加上表示人的后缀-er）
intrigue /ɪnˈtriːɡ/ v. 引起兴趣、激发好奇心
worthy of 配得上
Taoist /ˈtaʊɪst/ adj. 道教的
priest /priːst/ n. 教士、神职人员（Taoist priest就是道士）
brim /brɪm/ v. 充满
radiate /ˈreɪdieɪt/ v. （从中心点）发射、散发
vigor /ˈvɪɡə(r)/ n. 活力
deportment /dɪˈpɔːtmənt/ n. 风度、仪态
read /riːd/ v. 写到
Shen quickly became an antihero for those tired of trying to climb social and economic ladders in a country obsessed with youth, novelty, education, fame, wealth and good looks.
antihero /ˈæntiˌhɪərəʊ/ n. 反英雄（指缺乏传统英雄的特点，并具有某些公认的弱点，却受到广泛赞誉的人；前缀anti-表示“反”）
economic /ˌekəˈnɒmɪk/ adj. 经济的（由economy加后缀-ic变成形容词）
ladder /ˈlædə(r)/ n. 梯子（这里爬梯子指社会阶层方面的上升）
obsess /əbˈses/ v. 痴迷、迷恋
youth /juːθ/ n. 青春
novelty /ˈnɒv(ə)lti/ n. 新奇
fame /feɪm/ n. 名气、出名
wealth /welθ/ n. 财富
look /lʊk/ n. 外貌、外观
But Shen's virtual fame became all too real in mid-March. One video showed a road sign pinpointing Shen's location, and visitors soon started flooding into the otherwise unremarkable neighborhood in Shanghai's suburban Pudong district.
virtual /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/ adj. 虚拟的（这里指网上的虚拟世界）
all too 实在太
mid- 前缀，意思是“在…中间”
pinpoint /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/ v. 精准定位
flood /flʌd/ v. 洪水般涌来
otherwise /ˈʌðəwaɪz/ adv. 否则、要不然
unremarkable /ˌʌnrɪˈmɑːkəb(ə)l/ adj. 平平常常的、不引人注意的（由remarkable加上表示否定的前缀un-）
neighborhood /ˈneɪbəhʊd/ n. 住宅区
suburban /səˈbɜːb(ə)n/ adj. 郊区的
district /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ n. 行政区
Among the pilgrims were e-commerce gurus who promised him a six-digit payment in exchange for commercial endorsements, curious spectators eager to catch a glimpse of the celebrity in person, and Internet-fame wannabes fighting for the best camera position to get up close with the master.
pilgrim /ˈpɪlɡrɪm/ n. 朝圣者
commerce /ˈkɒmɜːs/ n. 商业、商务
guru /ˈɡʊruː/ n. 行家
payment /ˈpeɪmənt/ n. 报酬（由pay加后缀-ment变成名词）
exchange /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ n. 交换
commercial /kəˈmɜːʃ(ə)l/ adj. 商业的（由commerce加后缀-ial变成形容词）
endorsement /ɪnˈdɔːsmənt/ n. 公开支持（由endorse加后缀-ment变成名词）
curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ adj. 好奇的
spectator /spekˈteɪtə(r)/ n. 观众、旁观者
eager /ˈiːɡə(r)/ adj. 热切的、急切的
glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ n. 一眼、一瞥
celebrity /səˈlebrəti/ n. 明星、名人
in person 亲自
wannabe /ˈwɒnəbi/ n. 想出名的人
up close 近距离地
Every morning when the vagabond opened his door, he would find dozens, or even hundreds, of people already waiting at the doorstep of his temporary shelter – a deserted office storeroom. Each time he opened his mouth, dozens of phones and cameras were ready to record. As soon as he finished a memorable quote, people would respond with thunderous applause and cheers.
doorstep /ˈdɔːstep/ n. 门口的台阶（由door和step组成）
temporary /ˈtemp(ə)r(ə)ri/ adj. 临时的
shelter /ˈʃeltə(r)/ n. 庇护所
deserted /dɪˈzɜːtɪd/ adj. 废弃的
storeroom /ˈstɔːruːm/ n. 储藏室（由store和room组成）
memorable /ˈmem(ə)rəb(ə)l/ adj. 值得记住的
quote /kwəʊt/ n. 引用别人的话
respond /rɪˈspɒnd/ v. 做出反应
thunderous /ˈθʌnd(ə)rəs/ adj. 雷鸣般的（由thunder加后缀-ous变成形容词）
applause /əˈplɔːz/ n. 掌声
cheer /tʃɪə(r)/ n. 欢呼声
Shen quickly came to think he was being exploited. "I know people are treating me like a monkey," Shen said in a 25-second video on March 19, more to himself than to a full room of smartphone-wielding spectators. "Nobody came to see me with a pure heart. They did this for money."
came to do something 开始做某事
exploit /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ v. 利用
treat /triːt/ v. 对待
wield /wiːld/ v. 端着、举着
After three months of stardom, he'd had enough. "I blame no one, but I hate the Internet," Shen told Chinese newspapers on March 22, at the height of his fame. "The Internet has brought me nothing but trouble."
stardom /ˈstɑːd(ə)m/ n. 明星地位、明星身份
have enough 受够了（多用完成时）
blame /bleɪm/ v. 指责
the height of something 某事的巅峰
By Monday, there was a note on his squat that read: "Mr. Shen is exhausted, both mentally and physically, and will be away for a while. Thank you!"
squat /skwɒt/ n. 擅自占用的房子
exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ adj. 筋疲力尽的
mentally /ˈment(ə)li/ adv. 精神上（由mental加后缀-ly变成副词）
physically /ˈfɪzɪk(ə)li/ adv. 身体上（由physical加后缀-ly变成副词）
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