临近年底，各种年度榜单纷纷出炉。其中最能体现全球趋势的，无疑是 Google 的年度热搜榜。12月12日，Google 发布了年度热搜榜以及回顾视频“Year In Search 2018”，告诉我们这一年里大家都在关心些什么。
根据榜单，热搜前三位分别是 World Cup（世界杯）、Avicii（艾维奇，已故著名 DJ）和 Mac Miller（迈克·米勒，已故著名说唱歌手）。其中，Meghan Markle（梅根·马克尔）因与英国哈里王子的结合而成为年度搜索频率最高的人。
此外，谷歌还公布了全球范围内的热搜新闻关键词、演员、运动员、已故名人、电影、音乐人/乐队以及电视剧集/节目榜单。今年夏天播出的中国古装剧《延禧攻略》在谷歌年度全球热搜电视剧集榜单中位居首位。
本篇课程首发于2018年12月16日，选自 Quartz
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What the world Googled in 2018
① Google recently released its Year in Search report for 2018, which reveals the top trends that dominated the search engine this year.
② "World Cup" was the most-trending search term worldwide in 2018.
③ The FIFA tournament only takes place once every four years, and this year, Russia played host.
④ France took home the trophy, but the lead-up to the final, as ever, captivated the entire globe.
⑤ Meghan Markle took the crown for the most-searched person.
⑥ Meghan Markle and prince Harry's engagement was a bright spot among bad news in Britain this year.
⑦ Almost 30 million people tuned in to the royal wedding, which spotlighted black American culture and the UK's colonial past.
⑧ The "Story of Yanxi Palace" is a Chinese period drama set in the 18th century during the Qing dynasty, and topped the list for the most-trending TV series worldwide.
⑨ Worldwide, there was a bigger spike in searches for the Chinese series compared to Netflix's offerings, including Altered Carbon and The Haunting of Hill House.
▍生词好句
google /ˈɡuːɡəl/: vt. 利用 Google 搜索引擎在互联网上搜索
release /rɪˈliːs/: vt. 发布；公布
reveal /rɪˈviːl/: vt. 揭示；揭露
dominate /ˈdɒmɪneɪt, ˈdɑːmɪneɪt/: vt. 主导；成为……中最重要/明显的
trending /ˈtrendɪŋ/: adj. 潮的；流行的
search term: 搜索关键词
FIFA /ˈfiːfə/: n. 国际足球联合会 (Fédération Internationale de Football Association 的缩写)
tournament /ˈtɔːnəmənt, ˈtɜːrnəmənt/: n. 锦标赛；联赛
play host (to): 主办；招待
take home sth. / take sth. home: 赢得 (常常接奖项)
trophy /ˈtrəʊfi/: n. 奖杯；奖
captivate /ˈkæptɪveɪt/: vt. 吸引；使倾倒
bright spot: 好消息；不幸中的万幸
tune in to sth. /tʃuːn, tuːn/: 收看/收听……
spotlight /ˈspɒtlaɪt, ˈspɑːtlaɪt/: vt. 突显；引起公众关注 n. 聚光灯
period drama /ˈpɪəriəd, ˈpɪriəd/: 时代剧；古装片
top /tɒp, tɑːp/: vt. 为……之首
spike /spaɪk/: n./vi. 激增
▍词汇拓展
1. google: vt. 利用 Google 搜索引擎在互联网上搜索
· twitter /ˈtwɪtə, ˈtwɪtər/: vt. 发推文 (write a short message on the Twitter website or the social media application Twitter)
2. release: vt. 发布；公布
release an album
发布唱片
release some details and clues
发布细节和线索
release figures and report
发布数据和报告
3. reveal: vt. 揭示；揭露
Apple recently released a financial report, which reveals the company was in great difficulty.
苹果公司最近发布了一份财务报告，报告显示该公司处境艰难。
4. dominate: vt. 主导；成为……中最重要/明显的
He dominated the conversation.
他主导了这场对话。
Education issues dominated the election campaign.
教育问题成了这次选举活动的主要议题。
5. trending: adj. 潮的；流行的
a trending topic
一个很有热度的话题
The person is trending on Weibo.
这个人上了微博热搜。
6. play host (to): 主办；招待
This is the first time for a developing country to play host to the World Expo.
这是第一次在发展中国家举行的世博会。
He was due to play host to the Chinese prime minister.
他原本要去接待中国总理。
7. take home sth. / take sth. home: 赢得 (常常接奖项)
· take home a prize = win a prize
Alex, I wish you to take the champion home.
Alex，你得给我赢冠军啊。
8. captivate: vt. 吸引；使倾倒
The boy was captivated by her brilliant mind and beautiful appearance.
男孩被她聪慧的头脑和美丽的外表迷住了。
The marvel movies captivated the globe.
漫威系列电影吸引了全球的目光。
9. bright spot: 好消息；不幸中的万幸
Well, the one bright spot is that Lily's illness is very treatable.
好消息是 Lily 的病是可以治好的。
There were some bright spots in the misery.
不幸中还是有一些好消息的。
10. tune in to sth.: 收看/收听……
· tune: n. 曲调 vt. 给 (收音机、电视等) 调频道
· tuner: n. 收音机
I tune in to the film channel every night.
每天晚上我都看电影频道。
11. period drama: 时代剧；古装片
· 同义表达 costume drama/piece
12. spike: n./vi. 激增
· 同义表达 soar, sharp increase
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