民间投资 private investment(The central government released guidelines on further encouraging private
investment in a wider range of key industries, a move indicating the authorities are placing more
精神损失费 mental damage compensation(On April 26, 2010, Chen Bentao received the recorded
footage and a letter asking him to return the money besides a mental damage compensation of 50,000
单位行贿 corporate bribery(Huang Guangyu, once China's richest man and a home appliance tycoon,
无多数议会 hung parliament(The British general election has produced a "hung parliament" as no party
钟摆族 pendulum clan(Many white-collar workers like Zhang commute every week between the two
名人堂 walk of fame(New York's Apollo Theater took on a touch of Hollywood on Monday when it began
installing its own Walk of Fame with plaques that will honor entertainers including late singers James
最有价值球员 MVP(Most Valuable Player)(LeBron James won his second straight NBA MVP award
手机报 SMS news(About 75 percent of newspapers have launched online papers and 55 percent of
车船使用税 vehicle and vessel tax(Thirty-year-old Chen Xiaoyu asked the office on Tuesday to refund
part of the vehicle and vessel tax he has paid this year because he, like all other Beijing drivers, is not
able to drive one day each week as a result of the car limitation policy in the capital - the so-called "no-car
车船使用税 vehicle and vessel tax(Thirty-year-old Chen Xiaoyu asked the office on Tuesday to refund part of the vehicle and vessel tax he has paid this year because he, like all other Beijing drivers, is not
able to drive one day each week as a result of the car limitation policy in the capital - the so-called "no-car
生殖健康 reproductive health(Youths in China are becoming more open about premarital sex, but their
awareness of reproductive health and safe sex remains relatively low, the first-ever extensive nationwide
to Wang Chen, director of the State Council Information Office, who recently reiterated the need for more
入境限制 entry ban(The Chinese government announced on Tuesday the lifting of the 20-year-old ban
on entry for foreigners with HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and leprosy.中国政府本周二宣布，取消对艾滋病病毒携带者，以及患有性病、麻疯病等疾病的外国人实行了20年的入境限制政策。)
拜金女 material girl(Ma Nuo, 22, a model from Beijing, has won plaudits for her stylish appearance, but is
耗水产业 water-intensive industry(Water-intensive industrial sectors, such as thermal power, textiles,
泰国从3月份开始的内乱不断升级，此次事件已造成约235人伤亡，是18年来泰国发生的最为严重的动乱。5月19日上午，泰国军队在装甲车的掩护下开始驱散“红衫军”集会者，总理阿披实的秘书长戈沙·沙帕瓦苏呼吁“红衫军”立即结束集会，其领导人向政府自首。当日下午，泰国“红衫军”领导人宣布停止在曼谷为期两个多月的集会并向警方自首。下面就向大家介绍一些此次事件中的相关词汇。
Red Shirt demonstrators/protesters 红衫军（主要由泰国穷人组成，被称为have-not或commoner）
anti-government protesters 反政府示威者 rioter 示威者
vacate 撤离（阵地）
anarchy 政治混乱；无政府状态
protest zone 抗议区
open fire 开火
ceasefire 停火
sniper attack 狙击
homemade rockets 自制火箭
gasoline bombs 汽油弹
rubber bullets 橡皮子弹
live ammunition 实弹
grenade 手榴弹
fuel tanker 油槽车
street battles 巷战
barricade 路障
sandbag 沙袋
protest encampment 抗议营地
curfew 宵禁
automatic rifles 自动步枪
unrest 动荡局面
bloodshed 流血事件
political crisis 政治冲突
disperse the protesters 驱散示威者
state of emergency 紧急状态 no-man's land 无人地带
military cordon 军事封锁线
sharpshooter 神枪手
sporadic explosions 零星爆炸
potential clash zones 潜在冲突地区
crackdown 镇压
working class electorates 工人阶层选民
escalate 升级
government ultimatum 政府最后通牒
government spokesman 政府发言人
standoff 僵局
unseat Prime Minister 让总理下台
immediate elections 直接选举
dissolution of Parliament/dissolve the Parliament 解散议会
military strategist 军事战略家
intercede 调解
mediator 调停者
（中国日报网英语点津 Julie 编辑：蔡姗姗）
从国外买了进口数码相机看不懂说明？相机显示英文看不懂不会设置？来跟本文对照一下数码相机
各种设置和规格的英文吧，至少会知道哪里讲的是啥，猜猜也还搞的定了。
CCD pixels CCD 分辨率
image size 影像分辨率/图像大小 ISO sensitivity ISO 感光度
lens 镜头
digital zoom 数字变焦
autofocus 自动对焦
manualfocus 手动对焦
general shooting distance 一般对焦范围
macro shooting distance 近拍对焦范围
aperture range 光圈范围
white balance 白平衡
shutter 快门
shutter speed 快门速度
built-in flash 内建闪光灯
supported speedlights 外接闪光灯
flash mode 闪光灯模式
exposure compensation 曝光补偿
exposure metering 测光方式
aperture-priority auto 光圈先决
shutter-priority auto 快门先决
continuous capture modes 连拍
remote 远程遥控
tripod mount 三角架使用
self-timer 自动拍照
storage media 存储介质
attached storage 随机附赠内存 uncompressed image format 不压缩格式
compressed image format 压缩格式
tuning 画质选择
viewfinder 观景窗
LCD display 液晶屏幕
video output 视频输出
serial interfaces 序列接口
USB interfaces USB接口
IrDA interfaces 红外线接口
autofocus control 自动对焦控制方式
guide number 闪光灯指数
weight 重量
dimensions 尺寸规格
power/ battery life 使用电池/电池寿命
英语国家18种手势的含义
你在和外国朋友交谈时，有没有发现他们很喜欢用手势语来传递信息呢？这里列举了18种英语国家的人们最常用的手势语，来看看它们都是什么意思吧。
1. cash（付帐）：右手拇指的食指和中指在空中捏在一起或在另一只手上做出写字的样子，这是表示在饭馆要付帐的手势。
2. use your brain/being clever（动脑筋、机敏一点）：用手指点点自己的太阳穴。
3. fool（傻瓜）：用拇指按住鼻尖摇动其四指，或十指分开。也常常食指对着太阳穴转动，同时吐出舌头，则表示所谈到的人是个“痴呆”“傻瓜”。 4. lying（撒谎)：讲话时，无意识地将一食指放在鼻子下面或鼻子边时，表示其他人一定会理解为讲话人“讲的不是真话”难以置信。
5. complacent assertion（自以为是）；用食指往上顶鼻子，还可表示“不可一世”(overbearing)。
6. stop talking（别作声）：嘴唇合扰，将食指贴着嘴唇，同时发出“hush”嘘嘘声。
7. insulting and scorning（侮辱和蔑视）；用拇指顶住鼻尖儿，冲着被侮辱者摇动其它四指的手势。
8. agreement（赞同）：向上翘起拇指。
9. congratulation（祝贺）：双手在身前嘴部高度相搓的动作。
10. menace（威胁）：由于生气，挥动一只拳头的动作似乎无处不有。因受挫折而双手握着拳使劲摇动的动作。
11. absolutely not（绝对不行）：掌心向外，两只手臂在胸前交叉，然后再张开至相距一米左右。
12. that's all（完了）：两臂在腰部交叉，然后再向下，向身体两侧伸出。
13. shame（害羞）：双臂伸直，向下交叉，两掌反握，同时脸转向一侧。
14. greeting（打招呼）：英语国家的人在路上打招呼，常常要拿帽子表示致意。现一般已化为抬一下帽子，甚至只是摸一下帽沿。
15. happiness and excitement（高兴、激动）：双手握拳向上举起，前后频频用力摇动。
16. anger and anxiousness（愤怒、急躁）：两手臂在身体两侧张开，双手握拳，怒目而视。也常常头一扬，嘴里咂咂有声，同时还可能眨眨眼睛或者眼珠向上和向一侧转动，也表示愤怒、厌烦、急躁。
17. pity（怜悯、同情）：头摇来摇去，同里嘴里发出咂咂之声，嘴里还说“that’s too bad.”或“sorry to hear it.”
18. too queer（太古怪了）：在太阳穴处用食指划一圆圈。
各式各样的“帽子”
hatter
《爱丽丝漫游奇境》中，强尼·戴普把疯疯癫癫的帽匠演绎得活灵活现，在红心女王面前，竟然莫名其妙地提出可以为大头女王做帽子，因此我们可以了解到各种不同的帽子的说法。这里，我们要先了解的是帽匠，英语里叫做hatter，其实就是做帽子的人。英语中有个说法叫as mad as a hatter，意思是极度疯狂。所以疯帽匠可是有来历的哦。
beret
beret: a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth Beret 就是我们说的贝雷帽。贝雷帽源自巴斯克北部的农民服饰，现在很多军队和警队用贝雷帽作为制服帽。
cloche hat
cloche hat：a woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet
Cloche hat 指的是钟形女帽。这种帽子高度较深，而帽沿的宽度比较窄小，搭配合适的话，秋冬戴起来很漂亮，比如图中的安吉丽娜·朱莉。
lierihattu
lierihattu：a brimmed hat Lierihattu 指的是宽边的帽子，一般夏天带的宽檐的藤帽都属于这类。
fedora hat
fedora hat： a hat made of felt with a creased crown
Fedora hat 指的是爵士帽，一般是男式的，不过也有帅气的女孩子喜欢戴这种帽子。如果你看过美剧《妙贼警探》(White Collar)，里面的男主角 Neal Caffrey 的标志性服装就有这么一顶fedora。 boater
boater：a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
Boater 指的是硬草帽。就是图中的这种，生活中也还比较常见。顺便说一下，图片里的人是英国前首相托尼·布莱尔。
cricket cap
Cap本来指的是没边或者有帽舌的帽子，我们图上的这种很常见的鸭舌帽，也叫做cricket cap。 double-thread white kipa
kipa：the cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews
Kipa 也写成 kippah，意思是犹太小圆帽。
helmet
helmet：a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
Helmet 就是头盔。头盔大家都见过就不多说了，顺便说一下，图上的这位名为Stig，是英国BBC最受欢迎真人秀《Top Gear》的明星。 tin foil hat
tin foil hat：A piece of headgear made from one or more sheets of tin foil, aluminium
foil, or other similar material, the hats worn in the belief that they act to shield the brain
from such influences as electromagnetic fields, or against mind control and/or mind
reading.
Tin foil hat 就是锡纸帽，这种帽子戴来纯粹是给自己找心理安慰的……
盘点美国人形形色色的“帽子短语”
美国人现在很少有人戴帽子的，可日常习惯用语以“帽子”这个词为主的却有很多。
at the drop of a hat
At the drop of a hat从字面上来解释就是：一旦帽子落地。这实际上也是一个信号的意思。也就是说，一有信号就马上行动。这个说法可能是来自以前的决斗。在决斗的时候，裁判员一般都是举着帽子，然后突然把它往地下一扔，作为决斗双方可以开始开枪的信号。但是，at the drop of a hat现在已经和开枪没有关系了，它的意思已经变成指一个脾气一触即发的人。
例句：Tom Atkins is usually a good-hearted friendly guy. But he has one problem -- a
hot temper. Say something he doesn't agree with, and he'll start a loud argument at
the drop of a hat.
汤姆·阿特金斯平时总是很好心，也很友好。但是，他有一个问题，那就是脾气太急燥。谁要是说一些和他意见不同的话，他可以马上大声嚷嚷，跟人家争辩。
hat in hand Hat是帽子，hand是手。Hat in hand从字面上来理解就是手里拿着帽子。可是，作为俗语，它的含义就要比表面上深刻多了。Hat in hand这个俗语是几百年前流传下来的。当时，大多数国家的社会都分成普通老百姓，以及地主、贵族和统治国家的国王等有权势的人。那时候，每当一个农民或一个普通工人见到这些高官显贵的时候，他们一般都要脱下帽子表示敬意，好像这些人都比他们高一等似的。当然，现在的社会组合已经很不相同了。在当前，hat in hand的含义很简单。意思就是：在逼不得已的情况下去求人帮忙，然而又感到难以开口、很难堪。
例句：With our new baby and my wife sick, my paycheck just isn't enough for my
family to live on. With business so bad, I hate to do it, but I have to go to my boss hat
in hand and beg for more money.
我们的孩子刚出生，我妻子又在生病，我的工资根本不够我们开销的。我实在没办法，不得不去求我的老板帮忙，请他再给我一点钱。现在生意很不景气，我真是不愿意这么做。
to wear two hats at a time
To wear就是“穿戴”的意思。To wear two hats at a time就是一个人同时戴两顶帽子。这当然是从字面上来解释。在实际生活中，你碰到过什么人同时戴两顶帽子的吗？恐怕没有吧。但是，你会听到美国人说某人同时戴两顶帽子的。那这是什么意思呢？To wear
two hats at a time是指一个人同时担任两个职务。
例句：They're so short handed at my cousin Joe's office that he has to wear two hats.
He was already a Vice President, but now he is also the treasurer because the old
treasurer quit and they can'tafford to hire a replacement.
我表兄乔伊的公司人手很少，他不得不同时担任两个职务。他本来就是副总裁，现在他还得负责管理财务，因为原来负责财务的人辞职了，而他们又没有钱另外雇用一个人来接替他。
to pass the hat
To pass在这里是传递的意思。以前，美国教堂在礼拜结束前总是用一顶帽子在教徒当中一个个地传递过去，希望人们为教堂捐钱。现在的教堂已经不再用帽子了，而是用一个铜制或银制的盘子来代替了。但是，to pass the hat却超越了宗教的色彩，应用到日常生活中去了，意思就是让大家捐钱为一个同事解决意外的灾难。
例句：When Bill Brown's baby daughter was hurt in that auto accident last week, we
passed the hat around the office and collected three hundred dollars to help pay the
doctor's bill.
当比尔·布朗的小女儿上星期在车祸中受伤以后，我们在办公室里募捐了三百多美元，来帮助比尔付医疗费。 to take one's hat off
以前，每当一个人做了什么值得赞扬的事，人们往往会拿下头上戴的帽子，对那个人表示敬意。现在已经没有人戴帽子，因此这种举动也不存在了。可是，这个俗语还是经常用的，表示致敬、钦佩。
例句：I sure take my hat off to my boss. I don't know how in the world he did it, but
somehow he pulled some tricks out of the hat and got us five million dollars to save
the business.
我真是要对我的老板致敬。不知道他是怎么想出来的办法，但是他真是出人意外地弄到了五百万美元，从而挽救了我们的公司。
清明节词汇
追终慎远，寄托哀思，清明节来临之际，我们都在用自己的方式表达对已故亲人的思念之情。古人过清明节要祭扫先祖、踏青游玩、植柳驱鬼，而如今的清明节人们又发明出了网上悼念等既经济又环保的新形式。让我们来看看和清明节有关的英文表达吧。
Ching Ming
Festival/Grave-Sweeping Day 清明节
Cold Food Festival 寒食节
day of sacrifice 祭祀节日
offer sacrifices to ancestors 祭祖/上供
condolence 哀悼之情
hell note/joss paper 纸钱
funeral supplies/products 殡葬用品
funeral services 殡葬服务业
mortician 殡仪业者
burn incense 焚香
tomb-sweeping 扫墓
tomb sweeper 扫墓的人 kite flying 放风筝
spring outing 踏青
god's lantern 神灯
memorial tablet 纪念碑
willow branches inserted on each gate 门旁插柳
online funeral 网上葬礼
online tribute 网上悼念
cremation urn 骨灰盒
mourning ceremony 哀悼仪式
inhumation 土葬
cremation 火葬
sea-burial 海葬
boat-coffin burial 船棺葬
tree burial 树葬
celestial burial 天葬
national mourning 全国哀悼
national mourning day 全国哀悼日
filial piety 孝顺 孝心
Day of the Dead（亡灵节，墨西哥传统节日，人们通过守灵、上供等方式祭奠逝去的亲人。）
各种各样的“秘书”
说起办公室里secretary，可能我们首先反应出的意思都是“秘书”，不过secretary可不仅仅有这一层意思，例如遇到下面这个句子要注意了： "I chose the tall secretary where mother sat so often writing letters by a sunny
window."
译这句话时要格外小心，否则就会把tall secretary译成了高个子秘书，岂不闹出笑话？
其实secretary在这里是一种书写的桌子，一般上面还附有一个小书架，所以全话的意思是：
“我选择了那个高大的写字桌，过去每逢阳光明媚的日子，妈妈常坐在窗前的桌旁写信。”
Secretary的意思还是很多的，除了常见的“秘书”之外，它还可以指“书记”，如：
中共中央总书记 the General Secretary of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party of
China
省委书记 Secretary of a provincial Party
Committee
书记处 secretariat（secretary的变体）
秘书长的顺序正好和总书记倒过来，是secretary—general, 如：
联合国秘书长 the Secretary General of the
United Nations
还有许多职务从中文字面看并没有“秘书”字样，但英语仍需用secretary，如：
美国国务卿 the Secretary of State
美国财政部长 the Secretary of Treasury
美国教育部长 the Secretary of Education
美国国防部长 the Secretary of Defense
最后我们来说说，办公室的秘书还可以怎么说呢？有一种不太常用的说法，叫做girl
Friday，它大概是从man Friday演化而来的。英国小说家笛福写了本《鲁宾逊漂流记》，男主角的仆人就叫man Friday。
各种各样的“糖果”
你爱吃糖果吗？相信我们每个人都喜爱那种丝丝沁入心脾的甜蜜感觉。今天就来向大家介绍一下我们爱吃的各类“糖果”在英文中如何表达。 almond confectionery 杏仁糖
peanut confectionery 花生糖
stick liquorice 甘草茎糖
candy for food 食用糖果
fruit juice jelly 果汁软糖
swelled candy rice 米花糖
black sesame slice 黑麻片
crispy sugar 酥糖
candy pine nut 糖松子
candy walnut 糖核桃
tegument sugar 皮糖
ginseng sugar 人参糖
fishskin peanut 鱼皮花生
amber peanut 琥珀花生
milk slice 奶片
odd taste bean 怪味豆
fruit jellies 果冻
confectionery for decorating Christmas trees
圣诞树装饰用糖果
peppermint sweets 薄荷糖
sweetmeat 糖果/蜜饯
caramel 焦糖/饴糖
chewing gum 口香糖
chocolate 巧克力
marzipan 蛋白杏仁糖果
sugar confectionery 甜食 fondant 软糖
maltose 麦芽糖
lozenge 止咳糖
pastille 糖果锭剂
praline 果仁糖
liquorice candy 甘草糖
小结英语中五花八门的“一堆”
集合名词(英语：collective noun或者nouns of assemblage)是语言学上的一个专有名词，意指一种可用来指称一群对象的词，而这些对象，可以是人、动物、或是一类概念等事物。举例来说，在英语中，“一群狮子”可称为 a pride of lions，这里的pride 就是一个集合名词。下面就给大家介绍一些常见的集合名词的用法。
一群小狗：a litter of puppies
一群牛：a herd of cattle / a yoke of oxen(oxen是ox的复数形式)
一群苍蝇：a swarm of flies
一群兔子：a nest of rabbits
一群狼：a pack of wolves
一群鲸鱼：a school of whales
一群羊：a flock of sheep
一串葡萄：a bunch of grapes
一束花：a bunch of flowers
一条珍珠项链：a string of pearls
一堆星星：a cluster of stars
一行阶梯：a flight of steps
一捆箭：a sheaf of arrows 一副扑克：a pack of cards / a batch of cards
一队汽车：a fleet of cars
一列车队或船队：a fleet of cars / a fleet of ships
一套高尔夫球棒：a set of golf clubs(不同打法要用不同的球棒)
一群劳工：a gang of laborers
一群演员：a company of actors / a troupe of actors
一群水手：a crew of sailors
一群佣人：a staff of servants
一群士兵：a squadron of soldiers /a troop of soldiers / a squad of soldiers / a detail of
soldiers /a party of soldiers (都指一群士兵，要根据兵种及兵团大小来选择不同的量词)
需要注意的一点是，并不是所有的事物都有相应的collective noun。例如十支笔，英语里就没有“支”的说法，只说ten pens。又例如十本书，英语里没有“本”，只是ten books，而两所学校也只是two schools。
The top phrases of the decade from 2000—2009
1. Climate Change (2000) Green words in every form dominant the decade.
2. Financial Tsunami (2008) One quarter of the world's wealth vanishes seemingly
overnight.
金融海啸（2008）几乎一夜之间世界的财富就缩水了四分之一。
3. Ground Zero (2001) Site of 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City.
世贸大厦遗址（2001）位于纽约的 9•11恐怖袭击遗址。
4. War on Terror (2001) Bush administration's response to 9/11.
反恐战争（2001）布什政府对9•11恐怖袭击的应对措施。 5. Weapons of Mass Destruction (2003) Bush's WMDs never found in Iraq or the
Syrian desert.
大规模杀伤性武器（2003）布什所说的大规模杀伤性武器在伊拉克或叙利亚沙漠并未发现。
6. Swine Flu (2008)H1N1, please, so as not to offend the pork industry or religious
sensitivities!
猪流感（2008）请叫它甲型H1N1流感，以免打击猪肉行业或冒犯宗教禁忌。
7. "Let's Roll!" (2001) Todd Beamer's last words before Flight 93 crashed into the PA
countryside.
“我们上！”（2001）陶德·比默在93号航班在宾州郊外坠毁前说的最后一句话。
8. Red State/Blue State (2004) Republican or Democratic control of states.
红州/蓝州（2004）共和党或民主党控制之下的各州。
9.
Carbon footprint (2007) How much CO² does an activity produce?
碳足迹（2007）一项活动会产生多少二氧化碳呢？
10. Shock-and-awe (2003) Initial strategy of Iraq War.
震慑（2003）美国对伊拉克战争采取的最初战略。
11.
Ponzi Scheme (2009) Madoff's strategy reaped billions & heartache.
庞式骗局（2009）麦道夫利用这种手段诈骗了上百亿美元并令无数人伤心欲绝。
12. Category Four (2005) Force of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans’ seawalls
and levies.
四级（2005）重创新奥尔良海堤与税收的卡特里娜飓风的威力。
13. King of Pop (2000) Elvis was the King, MJ the King (of Pop).
流行天王（2000）猫王是摇滚之王，迈克尔•杰克逊是流行音乐之王。
14. "Stay the Course" (2004) Dubya’s off-stated guidance for Iraq War.
“坚持到底”（2004）布什在伊拉克战争问题上的指导方针。
15. "Yes, we can!(2008) Obama's winning campaign slogan.
“是的，我们行！”（2008）奥巴马的胜选口号。
16. "Jai Ho!" (2008) Shout of joy from
Slumdog Millionaire. “胜利！”（2008）《贫民窟的百万富翁》中喜悦的呐喊。
17. "Out of the Mainstream" (2003) Complaint about any opposition’s political
platform.
“非主流”（2003）用以抱怨任何反对派的政治纲领。
18. Cloud computing (2007) Using the Internet as a large computational device.
云计算（2007）将网络变成一个大型计算设备。
19. Threat Fatigue (2004) One too many terrorist threat alerts.
威胁疲劳（2004）恐怖袭击的警报过多。
20. Same-sex marriage (2003) Marriage of gay couples.
同性婚姻（2003）同性恋人之间的婚姻。
Sexy time当选好莱坞年度最“潮”热词
"Sexy Time" leads Hollywood word list
"High Five!" and
"It's Sexy Time!,"
favorite
expressions of the
hit comic
character Borat,
have topped a list
of the top
Hollywood
phrases of the
year.
The Global
Language
Borat
Monitor, a
non-profit group that monitors word use, put those
two expressions at the top of its annual list of
Hollywood words and phrases for the impact they
made on the English language.
位居第二的是好莱坞影星给他们的下一代起“怪名”的趋势，比如，汤姆·克鲁斯和凯蒂·赫尔姆斯给他们女儿起名为"苏芮"，安吉利娜·茱丽和布拉德·皮特给女儿起名为夏洛伊·诺维尔。
全球语言监测机构主席保In second place was a Hollywood star trend of
giving babies unusual names like Suri, the name of the daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes,
and Shiloh Nouvel, the daughter of Angelina Jolie
and Brad Pitt.
Global Language Monitor head Paul JJ Payack
said the trend "opens an entire new world of
possibilities to young parents for either inflicting or
bestowing names upon their children."
Other words and phrases on the list include were
"Pursuit" from Will Smith's film "The Pursuit of
Happyness" and the phrase "Nazi Bullets," used
by the grandfather in "Little Miss Sunshine" to
explain his crankiness.
One expression from the box office hit "The
Queen," for which Helen Mirren won the best
actress Oscar, made the list.
"Will someone please save these people from
themselves!," Tony Blair said as he attempted to
heal the rift between Queen Elizabeth and her
subjects.
Actress Meryl Streep also made the list after
declaring to an unfortunate associate in "The Devil
Wears Prada": "The details of your incompetence
do not interest me."
Last Year, "Brokeback" from "Brokeback
Mountain" topped the annual survey.
尔·JJ·培雅克说，这一趋势“将为年轻父母给孩子取名开创很多新的可能。”
荣登好莱坞年度热门词汇排行榜的还包括由威尔·史密斯主演的电影《追求幸福》中的Pursuit一词（追求）和《阳光小美女》中的祖父解释自己古怪行为时所用的Nazi Bullets（纳粹子弹）一词。
源于票房大片《女王》中的一句表达也榜上有名，海伦·米伦凭借该片赢得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。
影片中的英国首相布莱尔在试图解决伊丽莎白女王和民众之间的矛盾时说了一句话：“谁能来救赎这些人啊！”
梅丽尔·斯特里普在《时尚女魔头》中对她那“不幸”的助理所说的“我对你种种无能的细节不感兴趣”一语也名列排行榜。
（ 英语点津姗姗编辑）
伪娘”英语怎么说
今年快乐男声的比赛中出现了大量“伪娘”，来自成都的刘著堪称其中佼佼者。从脸部轮廓隐约看出是个男生，但说话演唱的声音甜美纤细，乍看之下很难相信他是个男孩子。 对于“伪娘”这个词，外国媒体的报道中基本都使用cross-dressing（异装）来表示，例如：
The Chinese public is abuzz about the
recent cross-dressing contestant, Liu Zhu,
on the Super Boy reality show.
刘著，今年“快男”比赛中的一位异装（即大家所说的“伪娘”）选手目前已成为国内观众热议的一个人物。
英文的Wikipedia对cross-dressing一词有很详尽的解释，以下是部分摘录：
Cross-dressing runs significantly counter to
social norms and, therefore, can be seen
as a type of transgender behavior. It does
not, however, necessarily indicate
transgender identity; a person who
cross-dresses does not always identify as
being of the opposite gender. Referring to a
person as a cross-dresser suggests that
their cross-dressing behavior is habitual
“快乐男声”刘著
异装行为因严重背离社会大众的普遍观念，因此经常被认为是一种变性行为。然而，异装行为并不一定代表变性身份，异装行为的人并不一定就是把自己归入异性的行列。
There are many different kinds of cross-dressing and many different reasons why an
individual might engage in cross-dressing behavior. Some people cross-dress as a
matter of comfort or style. They prefer clothing associated with the opposite sex.
异装有很多种，个人选择异装的原因也各不相同。有人异装是为了舒服和时尚，因为他们更喜欢异性的服饰。
The Japanese word "newhalf" is used to describe a man who has made the mental
and/or physical transition to being a woman.
日语单词newhalf指从心理上以及或者身体上转变为女性的男人。
由此，明确表示自己是男生的刘著应该只算是一位cross dresser，不应该归入newhalf的级别吧。
日本媒体发布的2009年度流行语中，一个颇生僻的造语词“历女”（Rekijyo），与“新型流感”、“政权更替”等反映社会、政治生态变化的关键词一起，登堂入室，位居前十，令人眼界大开。
The term rekijo, or “history girls”, is used in the Japanese media to describe women
from their late teens to mid twenties are styling themselves on a bygone era and
taking a renewed interest in history.
“历女”（日语rekijo，英语译为history girls）是日本媒体用来形容年龄在十几到二十来岁、喜欢用历史上某个时代的风格打扮自己，并且开始对历史感兴趣的女性。
Historical sites and re-enactments are becoming increasingly popular with the
women eager to capture a sense of their country’s past.
历史景点以及历史事件重现活动正逐渐受到这些有意重拾本国历史的女性追捧。
The interest may be a backlash to the emergence of a group called “herbivorous
men” who are gentle, foppish and unaggressive, prompting some young women to
seek out at least the notion of the historical equivalent of the traditional male action
hero.
这种兴趣转移可能是受日本国内新近出现的“草食男”群族影响而产生的。“草食男”们温顺、优雅，无任何攻击性，使得一些年轻女性想要在历史中寻求传统男性的典型形象。
“草食男”英语怎么说
我们前两天说了“理工男”，他们热爱与科学研究有关的一切，可是缺乏必要的生活常识。今天，咱们说说这两年在日本比较流行的一个群体“草食男”。从字面上看，就是“食草的男子”，具体是什么意思呢？
Japanese men in their 40s and 50s had to compete
intensely for both jobs and women. Thus, they
became known as the "carnivorous" generation.
Now here comes a small but growing class of
"herbivore men", they are young, earn little and
spend little, and take a keen interest in fashion and
personal appearance.
在日本，四五十岁的男人们每天都忙着抢工作、抢女人，因此被称为“食肉族”。现在，一个新兴的群族正在日本兴起，这个群族叫做“草食男”，他们是年轻的一代，收入和支出都不高，他们追逐时尚，并且对自己的外表格外在意。
Typically, "herbivore men" are in their 20s and 30s, and believe that friendship
without sex can exist between men and women. They are not eager to find girlfriends
and tend to be clumsy in love.
通常来说，“草食男”都是二三十岁左右的年纪，他们相信男女之间存在与性无关的友谊，他们并不急着找女朋友，而且通常在爱情方面比较迟钝。
The group does not care so much about making money -- a quality tied to the fact
that there are fewer jobs available during the global economic recession.
对于赚钱的事情，他们也不太在意。这点应该跟全球经济危机致使工作机会比较少的整体状况有关。
粉红力 pink power
几年前，当70后大骂80后是浪费、自私一代的时候，80后标榜自己是“红色一代”。这些年，随着90后逐步成长，社会上对90后自我为中心、缺乏责任感等评价又催生出了“粉红力”这个说法。粉红色也是红色的一种，只不过颜色没有那么深而已。那么这个“粉红力”究竟代表什么呢？
The term "Pink Power" was born in a fierce online
debate among netizens from the post-1970s,
post-1980s and post-1990s generations.
“粉红力”这个说法诞生于70后、80后以及90后网民之间的一场激烈论战中。
During the debate, in response to the "Red
Generation" which the post-1970s and post-1980s call
themselves, the post-1990s generation brought
forward the concept of "Pink Power", which means
that although the post-1990s generation is still young, they will surely grow up and
shoulder their social responsibility, ultimately the "Pink Power" will turn into "Red
Power" whereby they will become the backbone of the country.
在这场辩论中，为了回应自称“红色一代”的70后和80后，90后群体提出了“粉红力”这个概念，指出虽然90后尚属年幼青涩，但他们终究会成长起来承担起社会责任，并最终蜕变成为代表社会中坚的“红色力量”。
Once post online, the term won hearts of the post-1990s immediately and was
considered as a favorite label for them. 这个说法在网上现身后，便迅速得到90后的认可，并被视为90后一代最欢迎的一个群体标签。
你身边有“格格党”吗
去年，“寂寞党”曾经在网络上掀起一股风潮，于是乎，我们无论做什么，都是与寂寞有关。可是你知道吗？在职场中也有这么一群人风头很劲，他们被称为“格格党（princess
clan）”，领导看见他们头疼，同事看见他们皱眉。你身边有这样的人吗？
Princess clan is a workplace expression used to
describe those who were mostly born after 1985,
take their job as play, pay too much attention to
their own needs and are too socially
unsophisticated to heed public standards.
Called “princess clan”, but the term doesn’t
necessarily refer to females only. The word
“princess” here has two implications: first, “ge
ge”, the Chinese equivalent for “princess”,
means people in this clan are mostly spoiled and thus very much self-centered;
second, “ge ge” is also the first two words of the Chinese idiom “ge ge bu ru (square
peg in a round hole)”, implying that those people cannot fit in the workplace
philosophy.
虽然叫做“格格党”，但这个称呼并不仅仅指女性。“格格”这个词在这里有两重意思：第一，“格格”表示这一类人多是娇生惯养，以自我为中心；第二，“格格”同时也是成语“格格不入”的前两个字，暗示这些人在职场中格格不入。
森女”英文怎么说
还在讨论“宅女”、“鱼干女”吗？那你就out啦。现在在时尚界大行其道的是“森林系女孩”，简称“森女”，她们享受当下的幸福，不崇尚名牌，衣着有如走出森林的自然风格。记住哦，她们的英文名字叫做mori girl。 Mori girl is buzzward originated from a social
networking website in Japan two years ago,
referring to women in their 20s who pursue a
simple and natural lifestyle. Mori in Japanese
means "forest" and a Mori girl is a girl who
looks like she lives in forests.
“森女”是两年前源于日本一个社交网站的流行语，指二十多岁，追求简单、自然的生活方式的女孩子。在日语里，mori是“森林”的意思，那么“森女”（Mori girl）就是指看似生活在森林里的女子。
You might have seen her dressed in earthy colors that attest to an artistic sensibility
at one with nature. She's part Little Red Ridinghood (although she prefers dark blue,
dark green or bordeaux brown to bright red), part Marie Antoinette pastoral fantasy,
part Alice in Wonderland.
你可能看到过她身穿大地色的衣服，彰显其崇尚自然的审美情趣。她身上有一部分像小红帽（虽然她并不喜欢鲜艳的红色，而比较偏爱深蓝、深绿或红棕色），一部分像玛丽•安托妮特（编者注：又名《绝代艳后》，讲述一位法兰西王后的一生的一部电影）的田园式幻想，还有一部分像梦游仙境的爱丽丝。
“必剩客”英语怎么说
吃过必胜客吧？那你听说过“必剩客”吗？知道这个词儿是什么意思吗？不知道，那你可就out了。提示一下，这个词跟现在很惹眼的“剩男、剩女”有关系。现在，大概猜到是什么意思了吧？对，就是“必定会剩下的男男女女们”。
The expression which has a similar pronunciation with "Pizza Hut" in
Chinese, is used to describe those who are above the normal marriage
age but still single and need to keep struggling to find their other half. This
group more often than not put so much time into work that they have little
chance to meet potential partners. So they are considered to be people
who are doomed to be single, and that’s where “doomed single” came
from.
跟必胜客发音相同的这个“必剩客”是用来形容那些超过普遍的结婚年龄仍然单身，而且还得继续为寻找自己的另一半而奋斗的人们。这些人通常都把大部分时间用来工作，很少有机会遇到合适交往的对象。因此，他们都被看作是注定要单身的一群人。故称，“必剩客”。
For example:
John doesn't care much about being called “doomed single”, he said he enjoys being
single.
约翰并不在意被称作“必剩客”，他说他很享受单身的生活。
近视相亲 nearsighted date
如果要说到网络对生活的重大影响，我认为人们社交方式的改变一定要算在其中。网络似乎把很多不可能变为了可能，相隔千里的两个人可以通过网络相识，然后成为好朋友，甚至发展成为恋人。由此，曾经的blind date已经有点过时了，现在的人们都原意先视频一下，然后来个nearsighted date。不过，在小编看来，这两种都不太靠谱。
As opposed to a blind date, where you have no idea what the other person looks like,
a nearsighted date is one where you've seen a photo or chatted via web cam before
meeting in person. This can often lead to disappointment if one person or the other
has supplied misleading documentation.
“近视相亲”是相对于“盲约、相亲”而言的，后者在见面前根本不知道对方长什么样，而前者则事先看过照片或者在网上视频聊过天。在近视相亲中，如果其中有一方提供了误导信息的话，那么这样的相亲方式通常都会以失望告终。
For example:
I went on a nearsighted date last night. The picture he emailed me must have been
from before he quit the gym.
我昨晚去跟一个只看过照片的人见面了。他之前发给我的照片肯定是身材保持不错的时候拍的。 “闪孕族”怎么说
都说80后的青年男女都流行“闪婚”，这个势头还没有过去，又来了一个“闪孕”的趋势。据说是好多女白领担心在经济危机期间丢了工作而采取的应对措施。可是，小编有点不解的是，下一次经济危机的时候她们怎么办呢？
They are female white-collar workers. They
didn't have any plan to have a child until the
economic crisis struck. Then they decided to
get pregnant - as quickly as possible.
在这个群族之列的都是女性白领员工。她们一直没有生育计划，而经济危机来临的时候，她们突然决定要快速怀孕。
They are afraid of getting fired. China's labor
law stipulates that a company should not fire a
pregnant employee unless the company is
insolvent. "Get pregnant as soon as possible"
became a mantra at the height of the economic
crisis. Indeed, so many female employees made this choice that they were
collectively dubbed "the rush-to-get-pregnant tribe".
因为她们怕被炒鱿鱼。我国劳动法规定除破产情况以外，公司不得解雇怀孕员工。这使得“尽快怀孕”成了经济危机高涨时的一个护身符。因为有很多女性员工选择快速怀孕，所以就出现了一个新的群体，被称为“闪孕族”。
淘券族 The coupon-crazed tribe
花50元就能看到正在热映的《阿凡达》，花500元就能淘到一张价值2000元的健身年卡……越来越多的人加入到“淘券族”的大军中，将“省钱”进行到底。
They are obsessed with coupons. They know which
restaurant serves good but cheap food, which shopping
mall is offering big discounts, and which gym's
membership card is the best bargain. The best part is
they don't even have to step out of their house to get all
the tips: they seek out every bit of information on the
Internet. Their creed is: don't even bother to go shopping if you are not armed with coupons. They are called coupon-crazed tribe.
他们痴迷于各种优惠券。他们知道去哪里吃饭物美价廉，哪家商场正在狂打折，在哪里健身办会员卡最划算。最重要的是，他们甚至都不用出门去搜集这些信息，在网上就能淘到。他们的信条是：没有优惠券就别去购物了。他们被称为“淘券族”。
Some say their "bargain mentality" encourages rational spending, but others also
warn against rash and unnecessary consumption - buying for the sake of coupons.
有人说他们的这种“占便宜心理”促进了理性消费，不过，也有人提醒要小心为了优惠券而购物这样的冲动购物行为和不必要的消费。
草莓族 Strawberry Generation
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 can't 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 life's 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。
你是“乐单族”吗？
近几年有一个词特别流行，叫“乐活族”（LOHAS, lifestyles of health and
sustainability），他们吃健康的食品与有机蔬菜，练瑜伽健身，听心灵音乐，通过消费和衣食住行的生活实践，希望自己有活力。其实，我们每个人都可以成为一个“乐活族”。不过我今天要说的却不是他们，而是一个新的群体，quirkyalone，暂译为“乐单族”。他们享受单身，抱着“宁缺毋滥”的理想不肯放手。
Quirkyalone is a neologism referring to someone
who enjoys being single (but is not opposed to
being in a relationship) and generally prefers to
be alone rather than dating for the sake of being
in a couple. International Quirkyalone Day is
February 14, it started in 2003 as a "celebration
of romance, freedom and individuality".
“乐单族”（quirkyalone）指享受单身生活（但也不反对跟别人交往），而且宁愿单身也不愿意为了约会而约会的人。自2003年起，每年的2月14日被定为“国际乐单节”，用来“庆祝爱情、自由和个性”。
For the quirkyalone, there is no patience for dating just for the sake of not being
alone. On a fine but by no means transcendent date they dream of going home to
watch television. They would prefer to be alone with their own thoughts than with a
less than perfect fit. They are almost constitutionally incapable of casual
relationships.
对于“乐单族”来说，仅仅为了不让自己孤单而去约会，他们没有这样的耐心。在一次美好但却毫无深意的约会时，他们可能在脑子里想着回家看电视。他们宁愿跟自己的思想独处也不愿意身边有个不太搭的伴侣。他们几乎天生就不会跟人随便交往。
老听人说：“做女人难，做个职业女性更难。”这句话道出的事实估计很多人都会赞同。现代社会，到处都讲“男女平等”，男人要挣钱养家，女人也要分担经济压力。可是，家庭中的很多传统活计仍然是需要女人们来操持的，男人们周末在运动场上跟朋友撒汗的时候，女人可能在家里擦地板。难怪越来越多的女性杂志开始呼吁me time了，忙不完的活计让女人们连善待自己的时间都找不到了。
Me time is a term which has been popularized by
all forms of the media geared towards issues of
female interest, in particular women's magazines.
The idea is that, amidst the stress of 21st century
life, a woman finds it increasingly difficult to spend
time which is exclusively for her and is not
encroached upon by the non-stop demands of
work and family.
Me time 是通过各类关注女性权益话题的媒体，特别是女性杂志，迅速窜红的一个说法。它传递的思想是，在21世纪的生活压力下，女性想要有一段时间可以专属于自己，并且免受工作和家庭中无休止的任务摆布，是越来越困难了。
Me time, then, is a period of time when a woman can put herself first and do
something that she particularly enjoys to aid relaxation and revitalization. This might
be as simple as having a bubble bath or sitting down with a cup of
tea, or going on a trip to the gym or a weekend away.
由此，me time就是一段可以让女性把自己放在首位，可以做一些自己喜欢的事情来放松自己并帮助自己重新焕发活力的时间。这段时间可做的事情可以是一次泡泡浴或者坐下来喝杯茶这样简单的小事，也可以是去健身房锻炼或者周末出行这样的活动。
“校花”和“校草”英文这样说
很多年以前，学校、班级，甚至宿舍就已经有“花”这个称谓了，说的是学校、班级或者宿舍范围内最漂亮的女孩子。可是，校园里只有花是不行的。于是，就有了现在跟“校花”相映成趣的“校草”。今天我们就来讨论一下“校花”和“校草”的英文说法。
“校花”的英文说法最常见的有school babe和campus belle两种。
Babe is a word used to address a young woman, or your wife, husband or lover,
usually expressing affection but sometimes considered offensive if used by a man to
a woman he does not know. Now many people use it to refer to an attractive young
woman, for example: she is really a babe. Babe这个词是对年轻女子或爱人的昵称，男子用以称呼不相识的女子则有冒犯之嫌。不过，现在很多人都用这个词来指代年轻貌美的女子。例如：她真是个美女。
French word "belle" means beautiful woman, hence, campus belle is the most
beautiful girl in the school.
Belle是个法语词，意思是“美丽的女人”，那么campus belle也就是学校里最美丽的女子（即“校花”）了。
“校草”的英文表达呼声最高的当属school hunk了。
Hunk is a slang term for a sexually appealing man, a person who is sexually
attractive or a well-muscled, sexualized man.
Hunk是个俚语表达，指性感有魅力的男子，或者身形健壮、有吸引力的男子。
昔日“代沟” 今朝“代圈”
对“代沟”这个词，我们已经相当熟悉了，说的是老一辈和年轻人对很多事物看法的不同。到了数字时代，这种代沟正在被“代圈”所取代，年轻人是所有技术的主角，老一辈人想用电脑还要年轻人来教。
We often hear about the “generation gap” that occurs between parents and children
when it comes to music, morals, fashion and a host of other things. Now there is a
generation lap, the tendency for young people to be increasingly more technically
savvy than their parents or elders. This gap exists in the use of technology where the
young generation has become the authority, effectively flipping the typical parental
and professional hierarchy on its head in many respects.
我们总能听到父母和孩子之间存在“代沟”，音乐、道德准则、时尚以及很多事情上双方看法都不同。如今，又出现一个“代圈”，指年轻人在技术应用方面的能力正逐步超过他们父辈。在年轻人已经成为主导的技术应用领域，这种差距已普遍存在，并且已经在很多方面颠覆了传统的由父辈掌控一切的局面。 They’re not just ahead of their parents in the way they use technology, they’ve
lapped their parents and are working at a whole new level. That’s why there is an
unbelievable example from Finland where the government has hand-selected 5000
Net Generations to train the country’s teachers how to use computers. The students
are the teachers and the teachers will be the students.
在技术应用方面，这一代年轻人不只是超过了父辈，而且是已经远远领先在前，到了一个全新的工作层面。所以芬兰才会有这样让人不可思议的一个举动，政府精心挑选出5000名新生代网络达人，让他们教本国教师使用电脑。学生变身为老师，而老师则变身为学生。
拼爹游戏 competition of family background
继“富二代”、“官二代”、“贫二代”等网络流行词引发热议后，近日，网络上又出现一个热词——“拼爹游戏”。很多网友认为，在贫富差距越来越明显的社会，子女的贫富意识也越来越明显，这就造成了子女比拼各自的父母，例如：经济能力、社会地位等等，这些人认为自己学得好，有能力，不如有个“成功”的老爸…… Someone said: “Life is a game. Following rules is the only way you can survive.”
Young people from poor families complain that they are currently being judged on
their family backgrounds rather than their abilities and knowledge when they are out
seeking for jobs, or finding a potential partner. This is probably another one of
society’s rules and it’s called “competition of family background”.
有人说：“人生就是一场游戏。遵守游戏规则才能生存。”来自贫困家庭的年轻人都抱怨，说找工作、甚至找男女朋友的时候，人们看重的往往不是能力和知识，而是他们的家庭背景。这大概是这个社会的另一个规则吧，这个规则叫做“拼爹游戏”。
With a good family background, namely parents of high social status, wealth or
power, the children, known as the “second rich generation,” are able to get decent
jobs and social status ahead of those from poorer families. Children from poor
families think traits like hard-work, creativity and sound academic achievements can
never beat having a “good father”.
有个好的家庭背景，比如父母社会地位高、有钱或有权，那么被称为“富二代”的他们的孩子就能轻易胜过贫困家庭的孩子得到体面的工作和社会地位。贫困家庭的孩子认为勤奋、创造力和好成绩根本比不上有个“好爸爸。”
各种“替身”的英文说法
网络上时不时会爆出一组照片，说是某某大明星的御用替身，又或是某个美女明星的裸替。这年头，原来做“替身”也可以出名的哦。 A body double is a general term for
someone who substitutes for the
credited actor of a character in any
recorded visual medium, whether
videotape or film. The term is most
commonly used in the context of
head-to-toe (or nearly) shots involving
nudity.
“替身”（body double）通指在录像带或电影等视觉作品中代替知名演员出演某一角色的替身演员。Body double这个词多用来指代“裸替”。
More specific terms are often used in
Robert Pattison and his stunt double
special cases; a stunt double is used
for dangerous or sophisticated sequences. This is in contrast to a stand-in who
replaces an actor for non-filming purposes such as scene arrangement and lighting
adjustments.
具体情况不同，“替身”的说法也不同，危险或复杂场景的替身叫做stunt double（特技替身）。电影拍摄之前搭景以及调试灯光时代替演员到场的替身则叫做stand-in（光替）。
让我们一起“找回童真” Down Aging
“啤酒肚”爸爸跟儿子一起听摇滚；耳鬓已有些许银丝的妈妈穿红戴绿，追着女儿讨论时尚。看到这样的场景你会如何评价？我猜大部分都是会心一笑吧。没错，每个人心里都有一个“永远年轻”的梦想。那么，我们一起来down aging吧。
"What age is most fun?" asks marketing expert Faith Popcorn. "How about being
stuck at six!" With these words futurist Popcorn highlights a trend she believes will
dominate the midlife years of this generation.
She calls it "Down Aging . . . a return to a
simpler time when we all giggled and played."
Popcorn is right. Like Peter Pan, today's
midlifers want to stay young forever. We miss
the child we once were.
“哪个年纪最有意思？”市场营销专家菲斯•珀普康恩问道。“一直停留在六岁怎么样？” 珀普康恩是一位未来主义者，她通过上面这一番话引出了一个新的潮流，她认为这个潮流将会主导我们这代人的中年生涯。她管这个潮流叫做down
aging（暂译为“找回童真”），指回到我们曾经欢笑和玩耍的那个单纯年代。珀普康恩是对的。如今的中年人们都像彼得潘一样想要永远保持年轻。我们都很怀念自己从前的样子。
You can be both an adult and a child. One can be childlike without becoming childish.
And if your inner child is comatose from disuse, midlife is a good time to revive him or
her.
你可以有成人和儿童双重身份。你可以像孩子那样生活，同时又不让自己显得很幼稚。如果你内心深处的那个天真孩童因为太久无人搭理而处于昏睡状态，中年时光是将他们唤醒的一个好时候。
Following are some tips.
以下是一些可以帮你找回童真的建议：
Enjoy the simple pleasures. 享受单纯的快乐。
Laugh again. 重展笑颜。
Recover childlike wonder. 拾回儿时的那份好奇心。
View life as an adventure. 把生命看过一次探险。
做个快乐的“零帕族”
在“裸婚族”、“蚁族”、“房奴”、“孩奴”等族群风靡网络之后，2010年，互联网又惊现一个全新族群，“零帕族”。同其他红极一时的网络族群相比，“零帕族”是唯一一个成功冲出都市重压，自在的游走其中而不为其左右的网络族群。也正因如此，“零帕族”成为最受网友尊重的网络族群。
The term, zero-Pascal clan, was coined by
Internet users referring to those people who are
always optimistic and enjoy themselves in spite
of work and life pressure. The word “Pascal” is
the unit of measurement for pressure in physics,
zero Pascal means there is no pressure; in this
sense, zero-Pascal clan can also be called
pressure-free clan.
“零帕族（zero-Pascal clan）”一词来源于网络，是指面对来自生活及工作中的各种压力、仍能保持积极乐观心态的人群。“帕”（即“帕斯卡”）是物理学中压力的衡量单位，“零帕”就是没有压力的意思，因此，“零帕族”的英文也可以写作pressure-free clan。
Most people in this clan are 20 to 35-year old white-collar workers and college
students. Since it is impossible to live in a pressure-free society, knowing how to deal
with pressure and understanding the real meaning of life are what really matters.
They work hard, but not eager for a quick success; they are the master of their own
life, refusing to be card slave, mortgage slave or car slave; they may advance slower
in their career, but they surely have a broader view about life.
“零帕族”的年龄集中在20－35岁之间，多由年轻白领和大学生组成。现代社会没有压力是不可能的，因此懂得如何化解压力，明白生活真正的意义才是最重要的。“零帕族”会努力工作，但不急功近利；他们是自己的主人，拒绝做卡奴、房奴或车奴。他们在事业上可能进步比别人慢，但他们对生活的理解一定比别人宽广。
你是“彩虹族”吗
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。
丁狗族 DINKWAD
在生活和工作压力的重压下，越来越多的年轻人选择做“丁克”，甚至有人选择做“不婚族”。不过，还有那么一群人，他们觉得养孩子实在太费劲，所以选择养宠物狗，这样既能帮他们驱赶孤寂，又不需要投入太多的精力。这群人被称为“丁狗族”。
What’s a DINKWAD? A DINKWAD is an acronym which stands for “double income,
no kids, with a dog”. It’s an extension of a DINK (double income, no kids), not to be
confused with a DINKY (double income, no kids yet) or a DINKEM (double income,
no kids, excessive mortgage).
“丁狗族”是什么意思呢？“丁狗族”是来源于DINKWAD这个英文缩写，代表的是“双收入，没孩子，养宠物狗”的家庭。这个说法是在“丁克”（双收入，没孩子）这个概念的基础上延伸出来的。相关的说法还有“丁期”（双收入，还没孩子），以及“丁啃”（双收入，没孩子，高按揭）等。
For example:
I'm one half of a DINK but I secretly wish to be a DINKWAD.
我是丁克一族，不过我私下里有点想养条狗，做个“丁狗族”。
职场“掏空族”
身边有很多人说，大学刚毕业的时候，工作热情极高，从来都是早到晚走，有活儿也是抢着干。可工作几年后，情况就不是这样了。项目策划会基本不发言了，年轻同事在讨论什么也跟不上了。这就是职场的“掏空族（over-drained
clan）”。
Over-drained clan refers to employees who find themselves running out of new ideas
as well as enthusiasm after spending all their time and energy on day-to-day work. They are usually regarded as spiritual victims of fast-paced jobs which deprive them
of learning time.
Working pressure and heated competition are the major factors behind the
phenomenon. People have to put a lot of effort into their work to get their job secured,
using up stock of knowledge they’ve got from previous education and losing
enthusiasm for work. Keeping a good work-life balance may help them live a better
life, and a lifelong learning plan will surely enable them to walk away from the clan.
工作压力和激烈的竞争是导致这一现象的主要因素。为了保住工作，人们把大量的精力都投入到工作当中, 把上学时学到的知识和技能都用尽了，也没了工作热情。保持好工作和生活的平衡能够使“掏空族”的生活更上一层楼，而如果有终身学习的规划，他们就一定能够摆脱被“掏空”的命运。
“傍大款”英文怎么说
“大款”这个词好像是改革开放后才出现的，指的就是那些有钱人。有钱人多了以后又滋生出了另一群人，他们向往物质享受，又不愿意出力，所以，就有了“傍大款”。
Throughout much of our civilization's history and in various parts of the world, those
with limited options (historically women) have been seeking wealthy partners who
can provide for them, prioritizing financial security over other factors, like romance,
love, looks, and/or compatibility. The term "gold digger" became popular during the
American Gold Rush.
在我们人类文明发展的过程中，世界各地都会有这样一些生活选择很有限的人（从历史上来看多数为女人），她们一直在寻求物质上富足的伴侣，希望他们能够满足一切物质所需了；对她们来说，经济上的稳定比浪漫、爱情、长相或双方的融洽度都要重要。在美国“淘金热”时期，gold digger（“淘金者”，即以色相博取钱财的人，也就是我们俗称的“傍大款”）这个说法开始流行。
Times have changed, but the concept remains
the same. Whether we like it or not, many
people still wish (sometimes subconsciously
or quietly) to find someone who can be a
"breadwinner" for various reasons - so they can stay home to raise children, focus on a dream career that has yet to produce
reliable income, or simply for material comfort. As more women become financially
successful, fewer of them are interested in "gold digging", but male "gold diggers" are
becoming more common.
时代不同了，但“淘金”的观念还是没有变。不管我们是不是喜欢，出于很多原因，很多人还是希望（有时是潜意识地或者偷偷地希望）能够找到一个“衣食靠山”，这样她们就可以待在家里看孩子，专注于一份还不能创造稳定收入的理想职业，或仅仅为了物质享受。随着越来越多的女性在经济上成功自立，有意于“傍大款”的女性就越来越少了，反而是男性当中“傍款”的人越发常见了。
忘年恋 May-December romance
还记得当初杨振宁教授与翁帆的忘年恋引起的轩然大波吗？有那么多不解和质疑，还有那么多等着看笑话的。几年过去了，他们二人的消息还是会时不时出现在媒体报端，不过已不再是焦点了。今天要说的这个词用在他们身上挺合适的，May-December
romance，相信是因为国外这样的情况也比较多见吧。
May-December romance refers to a romantic
pairing where one person is significantly older
than the other. The age difference is at least a
decade, but often more. The phrase comes from
the younger person being in the "spring" of his or
her life (i.e., May), while the older partner is in his
or her "winter" (i.e., December).
“忘年恋”指年龄相差很大的两个人之间的恋爱关系。这里的年龄差距至少要有十岁，通常都多于十岁。用May-December romance这个短语来表示“忘年恋”大概是表示这段浪漫关系中年轻的一方处于生命的“春天”（即“五月”），而年长的那一方则可能处于生命的“冬季”（即“十二月”）。
May-December relationships are pretty common
伏明霞与梁锦松也是忘年恋
throughout history. British royalty often paired up
differently aged partners based on family trees and political needs. Even modern
arranged marriages can have a large age difference within the couple.
从历史上来说，“忘年恋”的现象并不少见。英国王室经常会根据家族发展或政治需求而使年龄相差很大的两个人联姻。现代的包办婚姻中也有很多年龄差距很大的夫妇。
These days, the politically correct term seems to be "age-gap relationships," and
they're not just for movie stars. 如今，用政治上比较正确的词语来表达“忘年恋”的话应该叫做age-gap relationships，而且这样的事情并不只发生在电影明星身上。
偷情短信 chexting
今年奥斯卡颁奖礼结束不久，老虎•伍兹的绯闻事件还没有完全淡去，新锐影后的丈夫又爆出偷情丑闻，顿时惹得人们竞相探听。与此同时，一个跟他们息息相关的词也应运而生了，这个词就是chexting（偷情短信）。
You might like texting, frown upon
sexting, but now comes "chexting"-- cheating via
texting-- and it can lead to big trouble.
你可能喜欢发短信，会厌恶性短信，不过现在又有了“偷情短信”，即“通过短信偷情”，而且这种短信会惹出大麻烦哦。
Golf superstar Tiger Woods and TV celebrity Jesse James have seen their lives
unravel amid revelations of cheating on their spouses, in part by arranging liaisons
via text messages. They are called “chexters”, cheaters that send sexy messages to
someone other than their significant other.
高尔夫巨星老虎•伍兹和电视明星杰西•詹姆斯就是因为发短信跟情人联络而导致偷情之事曝光，家庭生活受到很大影响。像这样行为的人就被称为“chexter”，也就是给自己另一半以外的人发送性短信的偷情者。
日渐风靡的“性短信” sexting
曾经在坊间很是风靡的“黄色短信”因为传播太广、影响恶劣而使相关部门颁布法令予以禁止。在国外，很多青少年用手机在传送的可不仅限于“黄色短信”，他们还互发自己的艳照等私密文件。据说，他们这样做是为了表现好友之间的亲密无间。这种行为叫做sexting。
A combination of the words "sex" and "texting," the term
“sexting” refers to the act of sending sexually explicit text
messages - or pictures of oneself - instantly over a mobile phone.
“性短信”（sexting）这个词是由sex（性）和texting（发短信）两个词组合而成的，指通过手机发送色情文字信息或者个人艳照的行为。 Sexting is a result of advances in technology enabling new forms of social interaction.
Messages with sexual content have been exchanged over all forms of historical
media. Newer technology allows photographs and videos, which are intrinsically
more explicit and have greater impact. A social danger with sexting is that material
can be very easily and widely promulgated, over which the originator has no control.
“性短信”是新的社交模式发展技术不断进步的结果。其实，带有色情内容的信息长久以来一直在各种传统媒介中传送。新兴的技术可以传送图片和视频，这使得信息内容更加直观，影响力也就更大。“性短信”带来的社会危害之一是短信内容可以被轻易地广泛传播，而始发送者对此却束手无策。
手机幻听 ringxiety
办公室里，键盘敲击声和手机铃声此起彼伏。明明不是自己电话响，却还是忍不住要拿出手机来看一眼。过了一会儿，似乎感觉到放手机的地方在振动，赶紧掏兜看手机，哦，原来手机并没有响动。你是不是也有过这样的经历？告诉你吧，这种情况就是我们常说的“手机幻听”，在英文里叫ringxiety。
Ringxiety is a portmanteau neologism
formed from the words "ringtone" and
"anxiety." Ringxiety is described as the
sensation and the false belief that one can
hear his or her mobile phone ringing or feel
it vibrating, when in fact the telephone is not
doing so.
Ringxiety（手机幻听）是由ringtone（手机铃声）和anxiety（焦虑）两个词组合而成的一个词，指在手机没有响动的情况下，人们听到手机响或者感到其振动的错觉。
Other terms for this concept include phantom ring effect and fauxcellarm. The
reasoning for this relates partially to the idea that humans are particularly sensitive to
auditory tones between 1,000 and 6,000 hertz, and basic mobile phone ringers often
fall within this range. False vibrations are less well understood, however, and could
have psychological or neurological sources.
其他可以用来指代“手机幻听”的说法还有phantom ring effect和fauxcellarm。导致这一现象的部分原因可能是人类对1000到6000赫兹的声音频率比较敏感，而手机铃声大都在这一频率范围内。错觉手机振动的反应就不太好解释了，可能有心理或神经方面的原因。
手机响了，接起来却只听到嘈杂的声音或是隐约听到有人在说话或唱歌，你“喂！”了几声可就是没人跟你说话。你以为是信号不好就回拨过去，结果对方很无辜地说：“我没有给你打过电话啊。”于是，你才意识到原来之前那个电话是butt call。
Butt call refers to an unintended phone call placed by sitting on one's cell phone.
Maybe the phone bumped up against something in a purse or briefcase, or rubbed
up against a seat belt. Or maybe the phone fell on the floor. Maybe the person just
sat on their phone—which explains why some industry insiders call inadvertent
dialing "butt calls."
Butt call（误拨电话）指误坐在手机上而拨出的电话。有时候可能是手机放在钱包或公文包里碰到了什么东西，或者碰到安全带了。也或许是手机掉到地板上了。甚至可能是有人坐在手机上了——这也正是业内人士把“误拨电话”称为butt call的原因。
A variation on this theme is the pocket call, an unintended phone call placed by
accidentally pressing the buttons of a cell phone in one's shirt or coat pocket.
你是lifecaster还是mindcaster？
如今，人们越来越习惯于在网上公开自己的生活和情绪，不仅在博客上写日志，发视频，在MSN上改签名，还在Facebook，校内网，开心网上更改状态，张贴日记、照片……网络时代，人们不仅习惯于lifecasting，而且越来越热衷于mindcasting了。
There are other things you can do with the technology — the technical terms are
“lifecasting” [here's what I had for dinner] vs. “mindcasting” [here's a thought, a
question, an observation,etc.].
利用这种技术你还可以做很多其它的事情---这种技术的名称是“生活播送”(例如我晚上吃的什么饭)与“心思播送”（例如观点、问题、新的发现等等）。
上文中提到的lifecasting（生活播送）是指利用照片或视频在网络上播送个人一天24小时的活动，而mindcasting（心思播送）则是指张贴一系列短文或信息来反映个人目前的思想、观念、心情、观察到的现象或事物、阅读的文章或书籍以及其它心智方面感兴趣的事物。与之相对应的则是lifecaster和mindcaster。
例如： Lifecasting is a continual broadcast of events in a person's life through digital media
and is transmitted through the medium of the Internet. Mindcasting is link flow
adjusted by repeating themes that rise and fade.
“生活播送”是指通过数字媒体连续播送个人生活中的事件，并通过网络媒体传播。而人们根据不断涌现而后消失的主题反复更改“心思播送”的状态显示。
Tween指哪个年龄段
最近发现英文对年龄的定义越来越细化了，这一趋势尤其体现在对20岁以前年轻人的定义方面。之前我们知道的如childhood、teen、adolescence等定义似乎都不能满足现在社会的需要了，于是有些比较难定义的阶段开始有了自己的名字，比如今天我们要说的tween。
“Tween”is a blend of teen and between. It refers to a child between middle childhood
and adolescence, usually range from 10 to 12 years old. Tweens is generation of
fashion-conscious, fad-loving, filled-with-attitude youth.
Tweens in general, but especially tween boys can be a hard group to be pleased.
They are too old for many toys, may not be interested in clothes or accessories, and
may not even have hobbies.
总的来说，这个年龄段的孩子，尤其男孩子是很难取悦的。他们这个年龄，很多玩具都不玩了，不会对衣服和饰物感兴趣，甚至可能都没有什么爱好。
被包养的“小白脸” toy boy
大概每个人在成长的过程中都有过几件或者成百件玩具吧？不过，在当今社会，玩具似乎已经不是小孩子的专利了。有钱有势的人们也开始到处搜寻自己中意的toy。
"Toy boy" has come along in the last 10 or 15 years.
It's British slang, from the 1980s. It refers to an
attractive young man being kept as a lover by another
person, by an older person, that’s the crucial thing:
the older person is keeping the younger man as that
person’s "toy boy".
Toy boy（小白脸）这个说法大概是过去10到15年间开始流行起来的，是20世纪80年代的一个英国俚语。Toy boy指长相俊俏、被年纪大的人包养作为情人的年轻男子。这里传达的关键的一点信息是：年纪大的这个人把被包养的这个年轻男子当作自己的“玩物”。
For example:
He is atoy boy because he has been kept as a lover by a rich old woman for five
years.
他是个吃软饭的“小白脸”，因为他已经被一个富婆包养了五年了。
养眼花瓶 eye candy
我们都知道在演艺界通常都分“实力派”和“偶像派”。前者靠本事取胜，而后者多少都靠脸蛋或身材取胜。当然，我们也不能否认有一部分偶像和实力兼具的艺人存在。那些长相出众的艺人就难免会被人冠以“花瓶”的称呼，也可能人家也很有内容，但是大家都忙于关注他们的外表而忽视了他们的内容。这样的人在英文里叫做eye candy。
A common slang term for visually appealing persons or effects used to draw mass
attention is eye candy. The implication is that they are eye-catching in a superficial
fashion. Like actual "candy", this addition is seen to be neither nutritious nor
substantial, but rather provides a potentially addictive appeal which will sustain the
attention of a wider audience, possibly despite their better nature.
英语俚语中通常用eye candy这个词来指代在视觉上颇具吸引力的人或者能够吸引人眼球的视觉效果，我们暂且译为“养眼花瓶”。也就是说，这些人或者视觉画面从表面来说很具有吸引力。就像candy（糖果）一样，既没有什么营养价值，也没什么实质内容，而只是能够引起更多人关注的兴趣。至于他们本质如何，则通常少人在意。
The term may have been originated by interactive videodisc, user interface designers
working at INTERAC Corp. in 1983. Their work integrated text, audio, graphics, photographic images, and video into a seamless presentation. The "eye candy"
referred to visually appealing images supporting the overall message.
Eye candy这个词初见于1983年，是由INTERAC公司的互动视盘、用户界面设计师首先使用的。他们将文本、音频、图标、照片以及视频融合成一个整体的展示界面，而eye candy指的就是为上述整体信息提供支持的视觉画面，这些画面通常都会设计得非常吸引人眼球。
The term is also used to refer to actors or actresses perceived to have been cast
primarily for the visual enjoyment of the audience. Various novels, articles, and
stories have used this slang term to show a physical attraction one person has
toward another.
展会上的“促销女郎”booth bunny
看过车展的人们应该都对那些靓丽的车模们印象很深刻吧？甚至曾经听到有人说过，去看车展的主要目的就是为了看车模。虽说那些美女们站在那里并不能施展什么推广或讲解的技能，但谁也不能否认最能吸引观众眼球的恰恰就是她们。我们今天就来说说这些booth bunny。
Booth bunny refers to a good looking woman behind the
booth usually representing a product at a trade show. The
'bunny' behind the booth knows very little about the product,
and can't answer any questions, but she sure is attracting
buyers.
“促销女郎”指贸易展会上站在展台后面代表某个产品的美女。展台后面的这位“美女”其实对产品知之甚少，也回答不了任何问题，但她绝对可以吸引买家前来。
For example:
The talent agency typically supplies up to 90 models —
known in trade-show vernacular as "booth bunnies" — to
Comdex(computer dealers exposition) exhibitors, who pay
up to $ 350 a day for top models.
这家经纪公司为计算机分销商展览的参展商们提供了多达90名模特，展会行话把这些模特叫做“促销女郎”。这些顶级模特每天从参展商那里能拿到350美元的报酬。
自《BJ单身日记》与《欲望城市》掀起全球风暴以来，英美畅销书市为前所未有的粉红潮流所席卷。“鸡仔文学”似乎在一夜之间成为了很时尚的一个名词，如果你还不知道这个词是什么意思，那你可能就有点落伍了。
Chick lit is a literary genre that features books written
by women and marketed to young women, especially
single, working women in their twenties and thirties. It
generally deals with the issues of modern women
humorously and lightheartedly. The women featured
in these novels may be obsessed with appearance or
have a passion for shopping.
"Chick" is an American slang term for young woman
and "Lit" is short for "literature". The phrase "chick lit"
appeared in print as early as 1988 as college slang
for a course titled "female literary tradition."
Chick这个词在美国俚语中用来指代年轻女性，而lit则是literature（文学）一词的缩写形式。Chick lit这个表达在书面中的使用最初见于1988年，当时是大学里对《女性文学传统》这一课程的俚语表达。
恶搞影片 mockbuster
还记得当年《无极》上映后迅速窜红网络的《一个馒头引发的血案》吗？在娱乐至上的今天，这样的恶搞已经随处可见了。电影可以被恶搞，名著可以被恶搞，连新闻报道也会被恶搞。今天，我们就说说“恶搞影片”，英文里叫mockbuster。
A mockbuster (sometimes also called a knockbuster)
is a film, often made with a low budget, created with
the apparent intention of piggy-backing on the
publicity of a major film with a similar title or theme.
Often these films are created to be released
direct-to-video at the same time as the mainstream
film reaches theaters or video outlets.