冰墩墩“一墩难求”？冬奥组委：加紧供应！（讲解版）|E0209

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▍原文

China will increase the supply of merchandise featuring "Bing Dwen Dwen", the panda mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the organising committee said on Sunday.

The announcement came as Chinese media and internet users reported difficulty in purchasing souvenirs in the likeness of the chubby panda in a hard, transparent body suit.

Zhao Weidong, a spokesman of the Beijing Olympics organising committee, said the tight supply of "Bing Dwen Dwen" was partly because the manufacturing plants were shut down for the week-long Lunar New Year, which overlaps with the Olympics.

▍语言点 

1. merchandise featuring sth. 以……为特色的商品，……的周边商品 

· merchandise /ˈmɜrːtʃ(ə)ndaɪz/ n. 商品，货品 

· a wide selection of merchandise 品种丰富的商品

2. mascot /ˈmæskɑːt/ n. 吉祥物

3. report difficulty in doing sth. 反映做某事很困难

Many companies reported difficulty in finding staff. 

许多企业反映招不上人。

4. souvenir /ˌsuːvəˈnɪr/ n. 纪念品

· souvenir shop 纪念品商店

5. in the likeness of sth. 形似……，以……为造型

6. chubby /ˈtʃʌbi/ adj. 胖乎乎的，圆嘟嘟的

· a baby with round chubby cheeks 脸蛋圆嘟嘟的婴儿

7. transparent /trænˈsper(ə)nt/ adj. 透明的

· This blouse is practically transparent! 

这件衬衫也太透了吧！

8. the tight supply of sth. 某物供应紧俏

· tight /taɪt/ adj. 紧的，拮据的，不宽裕的(difficult to manage with because there is not enough)

· a tight budget 预算很紧

· a tight schedule 日程很满

9. overlap with sth. (活动或时间上)重叠，交叉

· My vacation overlaps with yours. 

我的假期和你的有重叠。

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