2019.03.10

周日 Sunday

stain /stein/ 

n. 污渍

Italian designer Gucci is charging an eye-watering £615 ($870) for a pair of dirty-looking trainers which come in a range of stained colours with scuff marks.
意大利时装品牌古驰（Gucci）给一款看起来脏兮兮的运动鞋定下615英镑（870美元）的闻者落泪的售价，它呈现出脏扑扑的颜色和带有磨损痕迹的效果。

The pair of men's Screener leather trainers "reference old school shapes" and were "influenced by classic trainers from the 70s," according to the Italian fashion house.
按照这家意大利时装品牌的说法，这款男士Screener皮革运动鞋“参照了复古造型”，受到了70年代经典运动鞋的影响。

For £615 ($870), the designer trainers boast a "vintage, distressed effect" and feature off-white leather.
615英镑（870美元）的售价底气源于这款时尚的运动鞋对“复古、做旧”和以米白色皮革为特色的标榜。

Gucci's website says: "A pastiche of different influences that span across decades, the Cruise 2019 collection references old school shapes and materials inspired by vintage sportswear.
古驰官网说：“Cruise 2019系列是长达几十年的跨度里不同影响的一个集锦，借鉴了复古运动装的经典造型和元素。”

"Influenced by classic trainers from the '70s, the Screener sneakers — named for the defensive sports move — feature the Web stripe on the side and vintage Gucci logo, treated for an all over distressed effect."
“受70年代经典运动鞋的影响，这款Screener运动鞋——以防御性体育运动命名——以侧面的网纹和经典的古驰标志为特色，整体呈现做旧效果。”

However, since being advertised online the trainers have been mocked on social media, with one shopper saying: "I've got a few filthy stained pairs like this left abandoned in the garden shed."
然而，自从在网上宣传以来，这款鞋就一直在社交媒体上被吐槽，一位购物者说：“我早就丢了好几双像这样脏兮兮的鞋到花园棚子里了。”

One person branded them "disgusting," while another wrote: "They're filthy. I don't think many fashion victims would want to spend that much on something that looks like it was thrown away 20 years ago."
一边有人定义它“有特色”，而另一边有人写到：“它们脏兮兮的。我觉得很多时尚达人都不会花那么多钱买个看起来20年前就被丢掉的东西”

Another pair of Gucci trainers with the same eye-watering price tag is the Rhyton trainer, a tennis shoe which has also been designed to appear dirty with the brand's "vintage, distressed effect."
古驰家还有一款和这款一样有着难以接受的高价运动鞋，Rhyton球鞋，它是一款网球鞋，同样设计成脏兮兮的样子，有着古驰式的“复古和做旧”。

Last year, luxury brand Golden Goose was accused of "glorifying poverty" for selling a £428 pair of trainers designed to look worn out with a piece of "tape" purportedly holding the shoe in place.
去年，奢侈品牌Golden Goose因出售一款售价428英镑的运动鞋而被指责“美化贫困”，这双运动鞋设计成被穿旧的效果，据称是用一段胶带将鞋固定住。

Critics said that the design was "peak capitalism.
"评论家们称这款设计为“资本主义的末路”。

 

今日词汇

stain /stein/ 

n. 污渍

 

stain 作名词的时候表示“污渍”，前面常常加各种名词表明是哪种污渍：

a blood/coffee/ink stain
一块血渍/咖啡渍/墨迹

它作动词的时候表示“弄脏”：

I hope it doesn't stain the carpet.
我希望这样不会弄脏地毯。

我们平常用的“不锈钢”就叫 stainless steel