词汇学new words.ppt

在上面的报道中，mouse tribe就是“鼠族”。鼠族连同ant tribe(蚁族)、egg house(蛋屋)、dwelling in a narrow space(蜗居)、capsule apartment(胶囊公寓)等词都是大城市生存成本高涨的产物。 大城市里的人形形色色，并且自成“部落”，有在城市间往返的pendulum clan(钟摆族)，也有热衷网购的code-copying clan(抄号族)，有冲出都市重压的pressure-free clan(零帕族)，善于保持平衡的rainbow clan(彩虹族)，也有失去工作热情的over-drained clan(掏空族)。 “菜鸟”newbie 和 “大虾”knowbie  Econnoisseur 羊毛党 菜鸟，形容一个人上网很“菜”。用来比喻网络新手，英文中的对应词是newbie; 大虾，谐音自大侠，形容网络高手，英文中的对应词是knowbie，表示a knowledgeable and experienced Internet user. Econnoisseur is one who insists on the highest quality at the lowest price. “羊毛党”是那些坚持以最低的价格买到最高品质商品的精明消费者。 土豪 《华尔街日报》中文版总编袁莉在网上问：“土豪英文怎么翻译？”引出无数网友的尝试，如newly rich, upstart, provincial tycoon，rural rich，vulgar tycoon，等。南大英文系教授但汉松借用一美国情景戏剧的名字，将其称作“Beverly Hillbillies”，颇为传神，将好莱坞富豪云集的比华利山庄（Beverly Hills）和土包子（Hillbillies）合而为一。只是加州比华利似乎离我们远了一些，容易造成认知上的混淆，所以影评人周黎明先生说，不如本地化一下，改作Beijing Hillbillies吧（北京土包子）。只是这么一来，北京之外的土豪们心里又不平衡了。混了半天，一翻译过来，自己怎么连土豪都不是？ 为了照顾这些土豪们的情绪，我也提供了一个译文，叫rich rednecks.在美国南方，没文化的老土常被人称为“红脖子”（redneck），再加上有钱（rich），大概也就是土豪了吧。 Plastic card era 卡时代 Debit cards, credit cards, employee cards, discount cards, shopping cards, VIP cards, transport cards, mobile phone cards and miscellaneous other cards seem to be everywhere in this plastic card era. Stash, freeze 雪藏 This Chinese term means literally to bury something in snow. It often refers to the tactic of benching a team’s top players in order to conceal its strength and save them for future, bigger battles. But it may also describe the situation when singers and movie stars are pulled out of the spotlight by their employers. The Phone Stack 一堆朋友约着一起吃饭，可见面之后却各自玩手机，连点个菜都要招呼半天。这种场景大概很多人都不陌生。为了杜绝这种现象，现在很多人在聚会时都玩“叠手机游戏”。 Dont you hate it when a nice meal with friends is constantly interrupted by beeping iPhones and Androids? Well, a buzz new game called The Phone Stack offers an amusing solution. 想跟朋友好好吃顿饭却频繁被手机声打断的时候是不是很烦？现在，有个叫“叠手机”的新游戏能解决这个问题。 The game tries to curb cell phone interruptions when dining out with pals. After everyone orders, they place