「中英文」元宇宙之雪崩（1）(34)

原句：The billboard is a classic, a chestnut, not a figment of some fleeting Mafia promotional campaign.
□ reverend [revrnd] adj. （尊称神职人员）尊敬的，可敬的；教士的；n. （非正式）教士，牧师；
□ strangle [strɡl] v. 扼死，勒死，绞死；抑制，扼杀；抑制，压制（冲动，行动，声音）；
原句：Southern California doesn"t know whether to bustle or just strangle itself on the spot.
□ indecisive [ndsasv] adj. 犹豫不决的；非决定性的；
□ sawdust [sdst] n. [木]锯屑；adj. 撒木屑的；无实质的；vt. 在……上撒木屑；用木屑填塞；
原句：The middle third of the baseball bat turned into a column of burning sawdust accelerating in all directions like a bursting star.
□ brightness [bratns] n. [光][天] 亮度；聪明，活泼；鲜艳；愉快；
原句：No brightness or creativity involved-but no cooperation either.
□ figment [fɡmnt] n. 虚构的事；臆造的事物；
□ pinstripe [pnstrap] n. 细条纹；细条纹布衣服；
原句：The pinstripes glint and flex like sinews.
□ minivan [mnivn] n. 小型货车；
原句：He cuts off a bimbo box-a family minivan-veers past the Buy "n" Fly that is next door, and pulls into CosaNostra Pizza #3569.
□ oppressive [presv] adj. （社会、法律、习俗等）压迫的，暴虐的，不公的 ；（天气、空气等）闷热的，难以忍受的；使人苦恼的，令人焦虑的；