【句子】Well, etiquette is a lost art for a lot of people. 【Desperate Housewives S02E02】
【发音】/wel/ /ˈet.ɪ.kɪt/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /lɒst/ /lɑːst/ /ɑː(r)t/ /fə(r)/ /ə/ /lɒt/ /lɑːt/ /əv/ /ˈpiː.pl/
【发音技巧】etiquette is a闪音+两处连读；lost art连读；lot of连读+闪音；
【翻译】对很多人来说，礼节这个东西，已经不复存在了。
【适用场合】
今天节目中，我们讲一下这个表达，叫做lost art；
这里的art其实指的是an ability or a skill that you can develop
with training and practice
所以这个短语的意思是什么呢？
字面意思是：“一门失传的艺术”，
其实可以指“已经变成废弃的、过时、不常见的某些人类的手艺、技术、活动或者能力”；
some human craft, skill, activity, or ability that is, or is becoming, obsolete

eg: Letter-writing is a lost art nowadays.
或者你可以说：
eg: Writing letters has become something of a lost art.
现如今都已经没人写信了。

eg: As people start to eat out more and more, cooking is becoming a lost art.
因为越来越多的人出去下馆子，所以现在做饭的手艺也成了一门失传的艺术。

eg: Honestly, film photography is becoming something of a lost art, now that everyone has super-advanced digital cameras right there in their pockets.
实话说，胶片摄影现在已经不那么常见了，因为大家手里都有超级高端的数码照相机。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
看下这篇文章的名字：
THE LOST ART OF CONVERSATION: HOW WE FORGOT HOW TO MAKE SMALL TALK