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原句

We are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home; the publisher of radical books who takes his meals in three-star restaurants; the journalist advocating participatory democracy in all phases of life, whose own children are enrolled in private schools.（Text5. 2000）

treat sb to sth 用...来招待某人

hypocritical /,hɪpə'krɪtɪkl/ adj.虚伪的；伪善的

spectacle /ˈspektəkl/ n.情景；景象

ample /'æmp(ə)l/ adj.丰富的；足够的；宽敞的

supply /sə'plaɪ/ n.供给，补给；供应品

materialism /mə'tɪərɪəlɪz(ə)m/ n.唯物主义；唯物论；物质主义

publisher /'pʌblɪʃə/ n.出版者，出版商；发行人

radical /'rædɪk(ə)l/ adj.激进的；根本的；彻底的

advocate /'ædvəkeɪt/ vt.提倡，主张，拥护

participatory /pɑ:tɪsɪ'peɪtərɪ/ adj.供人分享的；吸引参与的

democracy /dɪ'mɒkrəsɪ/ n.民主，民主主义；民主政治

phase /feɪz/ n.时期

翻译

我们正目睹似乎比以往任何时候都多的虚伪景象：美国物质主义的批评家在南安普顿拥有避暑别墅；激进书籍的出版商在三星级宾馆就餐；鼓吹在人生各个阶段施行参与式民主制的新闻记者却把自己的子女送进私立学校。

预告明日长难句

The trend was naturally most obvious in those areas of science based especially on a mathematical or laboratory training, and can be illustrated in terms of the development of geology in the United Kingdom.（Text1. 2001）