portmanteau 组合的

zombie 僵尸

to potter 闲逛

to be glued to something 目不转睛地看

oblivious （对周围发生的事）毫无察觉的

to enrich 使充实

to snub 冷落

scintillating 妙趣横生的

engrossed 全神贯注的

we’ve all been there 我们都能感同身受，我们都是过来人

bowed 弯腰的

legions of 数量庞大的、大批的（人）

light-hearted （风格、题材等）轻松愉快的

to update 更新（网上的内容）

to miss out 错过（机会、好处、趣事）

mentality 心态，心理

测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. What is a ‘smombie’?  

2. Why have traffic lights been placed at ground level in Germany?

3. What does it mean if you ‘phub’ someone?

4.Which word means: ‘photographs you take of yourself’?

5. True or false: ‘Fomo’ is a portmanteau word.

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。

1. He never listens to what I say. He’s just _________ in his smartphone!

pottering     snubbing      phubbing      engrossed

2. She said I had to choose between her and my friends. I chose __________.

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