Marie Kondo's Netflix series inspires a national decluttering frenzy
On New Year's Day, Netflix released "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo," an eight-part series hosted by the Japanese-born decluttering diva and space healer. Although resolving to clean up stuff is a typical New Year's resolution, there is rarely something as motivating to kick-start the process as a reality makeover show.
clutter, vt.乱糟糟地堆满；使凌乱
frenzy, n.疯狂，狂热 | to drive someone into frenzy
diva, n.著名的歌剧女歌唱家；被人仰慕的女子
kick-start, v.促使...开始 | The President has chosen to kick-start the economy by slashing interest retes.
makeover, n.改头换面；翻新，改造 | It'll cost a lot of money to give the whole house a makeover.
The show seems to have started a national conversation about overbuying and over-stashing. Many opened junk drawers and toy chests while watching the show and started dumping. Shoe boxes were repurposed as drawer organizers, and T-shirt were folded in the crisp KonMari style. (Reminder: The KonMari Method, as it is called, asks you to hold each possession and ask yourself whether it sparks joy, and if it doesn't, thank it for its service and let it go.)
over-stashing, n.过度囤积 | She has a fortune stashed away in various hank accounts.
repurpose, v.（为适合新用途）对...稍加修改
crisp, a.洁净的；挺括的 | crisp cotton sheets
Kondo, 34, started out as an organizing consultant while a university student in Tokyo. Her 2011 book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" put her on the clutter-busting map. Today, more than 11 million copies of her three books have been sold worldwide.
start out, 开始从事，着手 | to start out in business
put sb/sth. on the map, 使出名；使有重要性
clutter-busting, n.摆脱杂乱
Although Netflix won't share any viewership data, this show clearly hit a nerve.
hit a nerve, 戳中痛点
Current Boutique owner Carmen Lopez says mail-in consignments to its four Washington, D.C., area locations have increased 25 percent since the show aired. "The show has definitely inspired some serious purging," Lopez says.
boutique, n.精品店
consignment, n.装运的货物；运送物
air, v.播出，播送
purge, v.肃清，清除；清洗
Kondo's office issued a statement from her about the response to the Netflix show. "It's my sincere hope that the items at the location ceners will find new owners for whom they will truly spark joy."