英语流行语的表达.doc

你是“彩虹族”吗 [ 2010-03-25 12:55 ] ? 国内外有好多歌曲都以“彩虹”为名，大概是因为不论在什么文化背景，彩虹都是美好而绚烂的景色吧。在我们的生活中，有一群人被称为“彩虹族”，他们能把生活过得像彩虹一样美丽，也能把工作完成得像彩虹一样漂亮。他们是怎么做到的呢？ Rainbow is seen as colorful and cheerful. So, rainbow clan refers to people who are good at finding a balance between work and life. They have a balanced and healthy diet, do physical exercises regularly, get enough sleep, and work with high efficiency,. 彩虹一直被视为色彩斑斓、积极向上的代表。因此，“彩虹族”指的就是那些善于保持工作和生活最佳平衡点的人。他们注重饮食均衡和健康、定期锻炼，保证充足的睡眠,而且能够保证很高的工作效率。 “Never make yourself a slave to wealth, enjoy every minute of your life” is their motto. In their eyes, career advancement and wealth accumulation coming from overtime working and bad health is just like pursuing one of the seven colors from a rainbow, it’s by no means a worthwhile way of life. “不做金钱的奴隶，尽情享受生活”是他们的座右铭。在他们的眼里，通过超负荷工作和牺牲健康得来的事业成就和财富就像是只追求彩虹中的某一个颜色一样，是不可取的一种生活方式。 草莓族 Strawberry Generation [ 2009-11-30 16:17 ] 坊间对80后的议论还没有褪去，针对90后的种种说法又袭来了。“他们的素质都很不错，可就是承受不了打击，太容易受伤害了。”这话听着是不是很耳熟呢？是啊，大概因为80后和90后这样的情况太普遍了吧，所以人们用了一个很生动的比喻来指代他们——Strawberry Generation。 They look chic and sophisticated. They are soft and get hurt easily. They seem unbearably spoilt and cant take much pressure. They are the so-called Strawberry Generation. 他们看起来时尚又世故。他们软弱也容易受伤。他们好像被宠得一塌糊涂，承受不了什么压力。他们就是所谓的“草莓族”。 The term was coined by a Taiwan writer in one of her books about office rules. It refers to the post-60s generation of office workers, who grew up in a protected environment and got easily dented - just like strawberries - by lifes lightest knocks. “草莓族”这个说法是由一位台湾作家在她一本关于办公室法则的书中创造出来的，它指的是60年代后出生的办公室职员，他们像草莓一样是在多方保护的环境中长大的，生活中轻微的碰撞就能让他们受到伤害。 This expression is now finding its way into the mainland, and refers to young workers, of only child families, who have been active in the workforce for just a year or two. They are generally well educated but are self-centered and give too much importance to appearance and material comforts. 这个说法现在在中国大陆也很流行，指刚刚参加工作一两年的独生子女一代。他们大都受过良好的教育，但多以自我为中心，过分注重外表和物质享受。 乐活族 LOHAS