Mouse potato (網(wǎng)蟲)跟couch potato(電視蟲)走到一起;google正式成為一個動詞;drama queen(小題大做、大驚小怪的人)終于得到關(guān)注。這些詞語終于登堂入室,從通俗文化行列轉(zhuǎn)入英語主流語言。近日,100個熱門新詞被收入 2006年新版的美國暢銷詞典《韋氏大詞典》中。 現(xiàn)從中挑選出一些,獻(xiàn)給LT的讀者。
empty suit- bad boss
壞老板
google-look for information on the Internet in a quick way
搜索(在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上快速查找信息)
himbo- attractive, vacuous male
徒有外表卻無內(nèi)涵的男人
mouse potato - someone who spends a great deal of time on the computer
電腦蟲(跟couch potato<電視蟲>有異曲同工之妙)
ring tone - the sound made by a cell phone to signal an incoming call
手機(jī)鈴音
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
間諜軟件
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
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