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新词佳译二

新词佳译

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老鼠仓（lao2shu3cang1）

rattrading

Thetermhasrecentlycomeintothespotlightassomemainlandbrokerswerebelievedtohavemadeillegalprofitsbyconductingso-called“rattrading”orakindofscalpingschemeinthestockmarketbycheatingtheirclients.

动车组（dong4che1zu3）

bullettrain

Bullettrains,withbullet-shapedlocomotives,aredesignedbasedonaerodynamictheories,allowingthetraintorunatahighspeed.ChinalauncheditsfirstbatchofhomemadebullettrainsonApril18,whichcanrunat200kilometersperhour.

玉米虫（yu4mi3chong2）

domaininvestor

Thisterm,literally“cornworm,”referstopeoplewhoearnmoneybyregisteringvaluableInternetdomains.AnetizenreportedlysoldtothesearchenginegiantformorethanUS$1million.Thepronunciationof“corn”issimilarto“domain”inChinese.

砸星运动（za2xing1yun4dong4）

star-bashingcampaign

AfterthefatherofanAndyLaufancommittedsuicideinHongKongearlythisyear,someyoungpeopleontheChinesemainlandsmashedCDsandtoredownpostersofpopstarsinanattempttoreasonwithinfatuatedfans.

双核家庭（shuang1he2jia1ting2）

dual-corefamily

Thisreferstoafamilywherebothhusbandandwifeareonlychildrenorthesingle“core”oftheirrespectivefamiliesbeforetheygotmarried.Thenewfamily,ofcourse,hastwo“cores”asneitherofthecoupleknowshowtobehavenotasa“core”inafamily.

大小人（da4xiao3ren2）

kidult

TheChinesetermwhichtranslatesliterally“adult-agedchild”derivesfromtheEnglishword“kidult,”aportmanteauof“kid”and“adult.”Thetermreferstomiddleagedpeoplewhorefusetobedeniedthefreedomandpleasureofyouthbydoingorbuyingthingsdesignedforchildren.

空中飞人（kong1zhong1fei1ren2）

frequentflyer

ThisChineseterm,“manflyinginthesky,”issometimesusedtorefertotrapezeartists.Buthereitreferstofrequentplanetravelers.

鸡仔文学（ji1zai3wen2xue2）

Chicklit

ThisChinesephraseisatranslationoftheEnglishterm“Chicklit,”whichreferstothekindoffictioncreatedforyoungwomen,particularlysingle,workingwomenintheirtwentiesandthirties.

夜店（ye4dian4）

nightentertainmentvenue

Itreferstothediscotheques,karaokebars,cafesandvideoarcadesthatoperatefromeveningtoearlythenextmorning.Insomespecialcontexts,itcan

闪离（shan3li2）

flashdivorce

Asmoreandmorepeopleflirtwithspeeddatingandspeedmarriage,theinevitablespinoffisaquickdivorce.

绿婚（lu4hun1）

greenmarriage

Itreferstothekindofmarriagewherethesenseofenvironmentprotectionisbestembedded:

Theinvitationletterisprintedonrecyclablepaper,andthenewlywedsandweddingattendantsrideabicycleorwalktothepartywheretheyenjoy“green”foodanddrinks.

超A货（chao1ei1huo4）

AAA-gradereplica

Thetermreferstohigh-endreplicasofluxurybrandproducts.WithalmosttheexactlookofoutsideandinteriorandevenfakecertificateIDs,theyarenightmaresforluxurybrandproductmanufacturers.

发小（fa4xiao3）

friendsincechildhood

IntheBeijingdialect,thistermreferstoafriendsinceone’schildhood.

推优生（tui1you1sheng1）

recommendedstudents

Itreferstostraight-Astudentswhoarerecommendedforenrollmentintoaseniorhighschoolorauniversitywithouttakingentranceexamsliketheirpeers.

地方粮票（di4fang1liang2piao4）

localpolicy

TheChinesetermliterallymeanslocalfoodrationcouponsthatwerewidelyusedinthe1960swhentherewasafoodshortage.Nowthetermmeansanypolicythat’sapplicableonlyinaspecificlocality.

黄鱼车（huang2yu2che1）

flatbedtricycle

“Croakervehicle,”asthistermtranslatesliterally,isthenameofaflatbedtricyclefortransportinggoodsandsometimes,passengers.Somesayitgotitsnamebecauseitwaspreviouslyusedtovendcroakers,butotherssayit’sbecausesuchvehiclescanplythenarrowalleysinthecitylikethefish.

丫客（ya1ke4）

grassrootsartist

Itreferstopeopleor“grassrootsartists”whohaveaspecialinterestinart,especiallymusic.TheyusuallyhavetheirownWebpagesorblogsontoshowofftheirtalentandcommunicatewiththeirpeers.

饭泡粥（fan4pao4zhou1）

chatterbox,gasbag

ThisisthenameofafavoritebreakfastfoodforShanghainese,madeofricecookedinwater.Ifyoupreferitsofter,youcookthericeinthewaterforalongertime,creatingalotofbubbles.Now,it’susedasanicknameforanyonewho’sexcessivelytalkative.

傍大款（bang4da4kuan3）

liveoffamoneybags

Itisusedfrequentlyindailytalkinaderogativewaytodescribethephenomenonofawomantryingherbesttomarryorliveoffarichman.

内定（nei4ding4）

predetermination

Itusuallyreferstotheprocessofmakingdecisionsonchoosingcandidatesorleaderstocertainpositionsingovernmentdepartments,companies,workunitsororganizationsbeforetheofficialannouncementorgoingthroughsomeprescribedformalities.

棒杀（bang4sha1）

crucify,ruthlesslyrepudiate

TheChinesetermmeansliterallytobludgeonsomeonetodeath.Ineverydayconservation,itisoftenusedtomeancriticizingsomeoneharshly.

养眼（yang3yan3）

visuallyattractive,eyecandy

Thecolloquialexpressionmeansanythingoranypersonthatisvisuallyattractiveorpleasingtolookat.

零容忍（ling2rong2ren3）

zerotolerance

ThisChinesetermisactuallyatranslationoftheEnglishterm“zerotolerance.”Itmeansextremeintoleranceofbadoranti-socialbehaviors.

窝案（wo1an4）

collectivecorruption

Thistermreferstoacorruptactcarriedoutviathecollusionofagroupofpeople,whousuallyworkinthesameworkunitordepartment.

博客圈（bo2ke4quan1）

blogosphere

Blogospherereferstoaspecialcommunitycultureresultingfromthecloseinterconnectingbetweenweblogsandfrequentinteractingandcommunicationamongbloggers.

公寓式仓库（gong1yu4shi4cang1ku4）

garagecondos

TheChinesephrasederivesfromaUSterminologyreferringtogarageslocatedatsitesthatlooklikeordinarystoragerentalfacilities,buttheycomewithunusualfeatures,suchasheatandairconditioningandclubhouses.Theyaresoldlikecondominiumapartments,wheretheownergetstitletooneunitinacomplexofgarages.Somebuyersusetheirunitstostorebigboats,fancycarsorcollectibles.

游学生（you2xue2sheng1）

auditstudent

Thetermreferstothosestudentswhowanttoupdateskillsandstaycurrentintheirfieldwithoutseekingacademiccreditforcourses.Itmayalsorefertounregisteredstudentswhowanttotakecoursesforfree.Someofthelatterarefrompoorfamilieswhocannotaffordthetuition;othersarehighschoolgraduateswhohavefailedcollegeentranceexaminations.

晒黑族（shai4hei1zu2）

injusticeexposer

ItreferstoNetizenswhoteamuptoexposesocialinjusticeorcorruptofficialsbypostingarticlesontheInternetinthehopeofattractingattentionfromauthorities,andurgingthemtotakeaction.

住家男人（zhu4jia1nan2ren2）

house-husband

Asmallproportionofmarriedmeninlargecitiesquittheirjobtostayhomedoingallthechoresandtakingcareofthechild,astheirwivesusuallyhavehigh-payingjobs.

沃客（wo4ke4）

work2.0

ThisisanewtypeofInternet-basedservicetradingmarket.Companiesorindividualsmayposttheirassignments（usuallyforgraphicdesign,logosorinnovativeideas）onaWebsiteandanyonemaybidfortheassignments.Somepeoplecallwork2.0the"businessversion"ofWeb2.0.

辣妈（la4ma1）

yummymummy

Comparedwithpeople'straditionalthoughtsofamother,ayummymummyusuallylookssexyandhasanopen-mindedair.Asyoungerwomenbecomemothers,thenumberofyummymummiesisontherise.

掘客（jue2ke4）

digg

ThisisanewkindofWebsiteonwhichNetizenscanpublishanystory.IfotherInternetuserslikethestory,theycanclickonit,andthemoreclicksastoryreceives,themorelikelyitwillmovetotheWebsite'sfrontpage.

带病提拔（dai4bing4ti2ba2）

promoteproblematicofficial

Chinacallsforastrictappraisalofgovernmentofficialstoavoidpromotingproblematicones,suchasthosewhoareinvolvedincorruptioncases.

走婚族（zou3hun1zu2）

weekendspouses

SomeyoungcouplesinlargeChinesecitieslivewiththeirrespectiveparentsduringtheworkingweekandlivetogetherintheirownhomeonlyatweekends.TheexpressioncomesfromatraditioninsomematriarchalareasofYunnanProvincewhereagrown-upwomancaninvitementolivewithheranddismissesthemafterachildisborn.

空窗期（kong1chuang1qi1）

dryspell,available

The"open-windowperiod,"astheChinesetermtranslatesverbatim,referstoarespitewhenapersonisnotdatinganyoneafterabreak-up.

藏牌车（cang2pai2che1）

plate-hidingvehicle

Somedriverscovertheirvehicleplateswithpapers,mudorotherobjectssothattheycanviolatetrafficruleswithoutbeingcaughtbypoliceortrafficcameras.

钢管舞（gang1guan3wu3）

poledance

Itisanironythatsomefashion-consciouswhite-collarwomeninlargeChinesecitieslikeShanghaiandBeijinghavetakentopoledancingasaformofexerciseintheirspare-timewhileit'softenseenasapopularperformanceatstripclubsinWesterncountries.

成分献血（cheng2fen4xian4xue3）

componentblooddonation

Componentblooddonationisaspecializedservicewheredonorsarehookeduptoautomatedmachineswhichseparatethedonatedbloodintoallitsvariouscomponents,soratherthandonatingwholeblood,adonorhastheoptiontodonateonlysomebloodcomponentswhileretainingothers.

环球语（huan2qiu2yu3）

globish

Thistermmeans"GlobalEnglish."It'sasimplifiedversionoftheEnglishlanguage,usingavocabularyofabout1,500mostcommonwords.ItisusedbypeoplewhosemothertongueisnotEnglish.

尾货（wei3huo4）

surplusgoods

Thistermusuallyreferstotextilegoodsmadeofleftovermaterialsfromcontractedproductionofbrand-nameproducts,productsoriginallyma