凯文英语中心,2014年度十大英语新词.docVIP

2014年度十大英语新词2014年，我们又学到了好多新出现的英语词汇，世界杯上演咬人帽子戏法和佩西式，源自国外的冰桶挑战一度风靡；朋友圈营销让人又爱又恨，社交网站晒图炫富又是拉仇恨；大老虎的白手套引发无数好奇心，威廉姆斯自杀致微笑抑郁受关注。我们在生活中学习，又在学习中了解生活。 1. Ice Bucket Challenge 冰桶挑战 The so-called ice-bucket challenge—dump ice water on yourself, post and tag yourself on social media and challenge others to do the same—got its start among golfers as a way to support pet charities. In just a few weeks, it has become a major fundraising coup for patients and organizations with ALS, a neurodegenerative disorder. It is commonly called Lou Gehrigs disease, after the baseball player who had it. 这个叫做“冰桶挑战”的活动要求参与人将一桶冰水浇在自己身上，然后将整个过程发布在社交网站上，并提名其他人来接受挑战，这个活动最初是高尔夫球员为支持宠物慈善发起的。在短短几周内，冰桶挑战成为为肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症（ASL）患者和相关公益组织筹集善款的重要活动。肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症通常被称为葛雷克氏症，是以曾经患有此症的一位棒球运动员的名字命名的。 2. Hands-chopping people 剁手族 The worlds biggest online shopping day on Nov 11 has ended with record sales of 57.1 billion yuan ($9.34 billion) for Chinas Alibaba. Taobao said that the number of the so-called hands-chopping people, has reached 1.08 million out of its 500 million registered customers. 全世界最盛大的网络购物节日“双十一”以阿里巴巴571亿元的创纪录销售额画上句号。淘宝方面表示，在其5亿注册用户中，可以称为“剁手族”的已达108万。 Hands-chopping people are big online spenders who self-mockingly say that they would like to chop their hands off after buying too much online. “剁手族”其实就是网络购物大户，他们自嘲地表示，因为在网上买了太多东西，他们恨不得将自己的手剁下来。 3. Dobe 逗比 Dobe is the Japanese slang word for “idiot”. Chinese youngsters use it to refer to a ridiculous person who is a stranger, or a funny one who is a friend. “逗比”是日语里用来形容笨蛋的俚语。中国的年轻人用它来形容那些荒唐的陌生人或好笑的朋友。 We can comprehend this composite word as a funny 2B. Simply put, it means someone is funny, a little silly and cute. With its widespread use, more and more people consider it a neutral word. If we use it to describe a stranger, we are more talking of a stupid stranger. If it alludes to a friend, then it is used to mock and make fun of the friend. 根据合成词原则可以理解为：挺逗的二比。简单的说，就是说某个人很逗，有点犯二犯傻，有点可爱。随着它的使用范围逐步扩大，越来越多人将它用作中性词。如果对陌生人说，指别人是傻叉的意思多一点。如果是好朋友之间说，那就是调侃和