每日英語 #163: Experiments in Deprivation 剝奪實驗
Experiments in Deprivation 剝奪實驗
In the world of book publishing, “trends” (what is popular) come and go. In recent years, one trend has been to publish books about “deprivation,” living without basic needs or at least living with far less than a person had before.
在圖書出版的世界裡，“潮流”（流行的事物）不斷變化。近年來，一種潮流是出版關於“剝奪”的書籍，講述如何在沒有基本需求的情況下生活，或者至少比以前生活得簡樸得多。
Could you live on $1 a day for food? Two California high school teachers decided to try spending just $1 a day, and they wrote a blog about their experience. The blog “took off,” or became very popular, and they wrote a book based on their experience called On a Dollar a Day.
你能靠每天1美元的食物過活嗎？兩位加州的高中教師決定嘗試每天只花1美元生活，他們還撰寫了一篇關於這次經歷的博客。這篇博客“走紅”（變得非常受歡迎），於是他們根據這段經歷寫了一本書，名為《每天一美元》。
Another recent book called No Impact Man “grew out of” (resulted from) another blog by a New York man who spent one year trying to live without any “negative impact” or effect on the environment. Another blog is “devoted to” (with most of its time and energy spent on) not riding in an automobile. Yet another blog is written by a Seattle woman who describes herself as a “fashionista” (a close follower of fashion) and is about not buying any new clothes, other than underwear, for one year.
另一本最近的書叫做《無影響的人》，這本書“源自”（因…而產生）一位紐約男子的博客，他花了一年的時間試圖生活在沒有對環境造成任何“負面影響”的情況下。還有一篇博客“致力於”（花費大部分時間和精力在）不乘坐汽車。而另一位西雅圖女子，她自稱為“時尚達人”（對時尚非常關注的人），撰寫了一篇博客，記錄她一年內除了內衣以外不購買任何新衣服的經歷。
What is the motivation behind these deprivation experiments? Some of them are being done to “raise awareness” (make more people aware of) important issues, such as saving the environment. Others are trying to save money in a bad economy. Still others are trying to make a change in their lives for the good. And, of course, some are gathering material for a book.
這些剝奪實驗背後的動機是什麼呢？其中一些是為了“提高認知”（讓更多人了解）一些重要問題，比如保護環境。還有一些是在經濟不景氣的情況下試圖省錢。還有的人是為了在生活中做出積極的改變。當然，也有一些人是為了為撰寫書籍收集素材。
重要單字
- 1. trends /trɛndz/ 潮流，趨勢
- 2. deprivation /ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən/ 剝奪，匱乏
- 3. took off /tʊk ɔf/ 走紅，變得受歡迎
- 4. grew out of /gru aʊt ʌv/ 源自，因…而產生
- 5. devoted to /dɪˈvoʊtɪd tu/ 致力於，專注於
- 6. fashionista /ˌfæʃəˈniːstə/ 時尚達人
- 7. raise awareness /reɪz əˈwɛrnɪs/ 提高認知
