publicity stunt

 炒作

►含义：

A publicity stunt is a planned event designed to attract the public's attention to the event's organizers or their cause. 

publicity有“宣传”的意思，stunt则是“噱头”的意思，这两个词汇组成的名词短语用来表达“炒作，作秀”之意。旨在吸引公众对活动组织者或他们的事业的注意。  

►例句：

Some movie stars can inevitably be criticized for their publicity stunts when doing charity. 

有些电影明星做慈善的时候，难免被批评是在炒作。  

►对话：

A:  I can't stand all of those catcalls which have a serious impact on my life.

我真的受不了那些外界的嘘声了，这对我的生活已经造成了严重影响。 

B:  When you have both fame and money, everything you do in public could be thought of as a publicity stunt. You just need to be yourself and learn to accept them. 

当你既有名望又有金钱的时候，你当众做的每一件事都有可能被认为是炒作行为。你只需要做好你自己，学会接受就行了。  

►额外收获： 

1.inevitably: /ɪnˈevɪtəbli/ adv. 不可避免地 

2.criticize: /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/ vt. 批评 

3.catcall:  /ˈkætkɔːl/ n. 嘘声 

4.have an impact on:对…造成（不好）影响