UK‘s nightclubs suffer as young people seek less hedonistic pursuits

hedonistic 享乐主义的   hedonism 享乐

An estimated 200m has been wiped off the value of the UK nightclub scene （英国夜店的市值蒸发了2亿英镑）

in the past five years as partygoers desert the dancefloor in search of new pleasures.

wipe off 擦掉，除去          A be wiped off B

造句：Billions of pounds were wiped off share prices.

partygoer  社交聚会常客

de'sert  抛弃，离开

A new breed of nightlife is taking their place, with food, games and even exercise trumping the hedonism of dancing to DJ mixes.

breed 品种，类型      a different breed of politician,  a rare breed of pig

trump   v. 出王牌，胜过

造句：The company has trumped their main competitor by raising its offer.

Adam Breeden, an entrepreneur who has developed concepts based on darts, ping pong, golf and, next year, bingo, said the willingness of people to choose games for a night out ... showed that the young generation had the confidence to pursue what it really wants.

entrepreneur 企业家，创业者

darts  n.飞镖游戏          dart   n./v.急驰, 飞奔   造句：She made a dart for the door.

bingo 宾果游戏

Meanwhile, festivals, dating websites and social networking have undermined one of clubbing's unique selling points: a chance to find romance.

undermine   v. 逐渐削弱（信心、权威等）；使逐步减少效力

clubbing  n. 蹦迪，泡夜店

The figures are stark ... 数字是残酷的。

stark 严酷的；（区别）鲜明的

The 18-to-23-year-olds that are coming through now are into what they're wearing, how they look, what they eat, and that's down to the explosion of social media.

be into sth 喜欢...

be down to sth   是...的原因

explosion  爆炸；突增，猛增

... when the kids were all out binge drinking

everybody wants to portray this amazing, perfect life

binge  n.狂欢作乐，大吃大喝

to go on a binge  狂欢，binge drinking 酗酒， binge eating 暴饮暴食

portray  v. 描绘，描画