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Mouse potato (网虫)跟couch potato(电视虫)走到一起;google正式成为一个动词;drama queen(小题大做、大惊小怪的人)终于得到关注。这些词语终于登堂入室,从通俗文化行列转入英语主流语言。100个热门新词被收入新版的美国畅销词典《韦氏大词典》中。 现从中挑选出一些,献给大家。 empty suit- bad boss 坏老板 google-look for information on the Internet in a quick way 搜索(在互联网上快速查找信息) himbo- attractive, vacuous male 徒有外表却无内涵的男人 mouse potato - someone who spends a great deal of time on the computer 电脑虫(跟couch potato<电视虫>有异曲同工之妙) ring tone - the sound made by a cell phone to signal an incoming call 手机铃音 spyware - software that is installed in a computer without the user's knowledge and transmits information about the user's computer activities over the internet 间谍软件 avian influenza - a highly variable mild to fulminant influenza of birds that is caused by strains of the influenza A virus which may mutate and be transmitted to other vertebrates -- also called bird flu 禽流感 biodiesel - a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is derived from usually vegetable sources 生物柴油(从蔬菜中提取) gastric bypass - surgical bypass operation that typically involves reducing the size of the stomach and reconnecting the smaller stomach to bypass the first portion of the small intestine so as to restrict food intake and reduce caloric absorption in cases of severe obesity 胃绕路手术(减小胃的容积,达到减肥的作用) soul patch - a small growth of beard under a man's lower lip 男人下唇下面的一小撮胡子 supersize - the fast food industry phrase for extra large meals. 超级大餐 labelmate - a singer or musician who records for the same company as another 同属一唱片公司的艺人 wave pool - a large swimming pool equipped with a machine for producing waves 冲浪池 drama queen - a person given to often excessively emotional performances or reactions 小题大做、大惊小怪的人 unibrow - a single continuous brow resulting from the growing together of eyebrows 左右眉毛长在一起 manga - Japanese comic book or graphic novel 日本连环漫画册 Gigong - an ancient Chinese healing art involving meditation, controlled breathing, and movement exercises 气功 big-box - of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure “大盒子”式的商店 agritourism 农业旅游 aquascape - a scenic view of a body of water; an area having a natural or constructed aquatic feature (as a pond or fountain) 水景 coqui - a small chiefly nocturnal arboreal frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) native to Puerto Rico that has a high-pitched call and has been introduced into Hawaii and southern Florida 科奎鹧鸪(生长在波多黎各一带,嗓音很尖,现已被引入至夏威夷和佛罗里达) polyamory - the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time 脚踏两只船 Sandwich Generation - a generation of people who are caring for their aging parents while supporting their own children 三明治一代 (上有老下有小的一代人) 抛砖引玉,其他的请你来补充。。 ![]() [ Last edited by wfcicsd on 2007-5-28 at 07:18 ] |
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