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TranslationofPopularChinese

TranslationofPopularChinese

InternetExpressionsfortheYearof2009and2010

1.Introduction

PopularChineseInternetexpressions,alsofrequentlyreferredtoasNet-language,isanewlybornlanguagemode.Withtherapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyofourera,theInternetisgainingmoreandmorepopularityevenamongcommonpeople.AccordingtostatisticsmadebytheChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenter（CNNIC）,thetotalnumberofChinesenetizenshascometo457000000bytheendofDecember,2010withthecoverageratereaching34.3%.Comparedto2009,thereisanincreaseof73300000Internetusersandthecoverageratehasincreasedby5.4percentagepoint.

Asaresult,therehasbeen,overtherecentyearsafloodofpopularChineseInternetexpressionsemergingandflowingineverycornerofthecyberspace.Amongthem,somederivedfromsocialevents,somecamefromculturalexhange,othersappearedalongwiththeadvanceofscienceandtechnology,stillotherswereoutcomeoftheneedsofconvenienceandnoveltyrequiredbytheInternetexchange.Theyhavesubstantiallystimulatedpeople’swisdomandingenuityoflanguageuse,andalsoenlargedourChinesevocabularytoanunimaginableextent.Besides,theyareafashionwhichhasreflectedindividuals’wayoflifeandtheirstateofmindintheInternetage;theyaremorethanjustalanguagephenomenon,butanewsocialandculturalphenomenon.Also,theirEnglishtranslationisnotonlygoodforextendingtheirglobalinfluence,butanindispensiblesupplementtothedevelopmentofhumanlanguage.Therefore,theydeserveourfullattentionandseriousstudy.

Indeed,alongwiththeirpopularity,theydoattractmuchattention.Manyscholarsandlinguilistshavetriedtheirhandsatthisnewsubject.However,thecurrentstudiesinourcountrymostlyconcentrateoncertainaspects.Forexample,PopularChineseInternetExpressionsandTranslationafter2000byChengShuiyingputsemphasisonthedescriptionofEnglishtransltionofNet-languageemergingafter2000;OntheSignificanceofNet-languagebyZhongQiuminplacesparticularstressonthesignificanceofNet-language.Sothisthesiswillgiveacomprehensiveintroductionofthefeatures,influences,translationstrategiesofChineseInternetbuzzwordsaswellasEnglishtranslationofthoseemergingintheyearof2009and2010.

2.FeaturesofPopularChineseInternetExpressions

Inthepresenttime,featuresofChineseInternetcatchphrasescanbeconcludedintothefollowingfiveaspects.

2.1Shorttimeeffectiveness

OnemaywellsaythattheInternetworldisundergoingamyriadofchangesinthetwinklingofaneye.Chancesarethatwhatwerealltherageyesterdaycouldbecompletelygoneatthepresent.SowithpopularInternetexpressions.Inotherwords,theyarehighlytime-limited,suchas打酱油（Iamhereforsomesoysauce）,meansnoneofmybusinessandbecameacatchphraseforpublicapathywhenamanquestionedbyajournalistaboutascandalinthenewssaid,“Ithasnothingtodowithmeatall!

I’mjustouttogetsomesoysause!

”）;俯卧撑（push-ups,indicatinganattitudeofnetizenswhoneithercareaboutnormakecommentsoncurrentaffairs,andjustdotheirownthings.Infact,itshowsakindofhelplessnessandsatiretothoseunkowntruths.）Theycameintobeingandwereonalmosteveryone’slipsovernight,followingcertainsocialeventsin2008.But,astimegoeson,theyseemtolosttheirpopularityandarereplacedbynewones.

Tosumup,althoughpopularInternetexpressionshavebeengivenahighdegreeofconcernandcanbereallywidespreadatthemomenttheywereputforward,theytendtohavealowcontinuityduetotheirassociationwithspecifiedeventsandgivenenvironment.

2.2Wideacceptance

Inthecyberspace,onemeansofexpressionpopularamongacertaingroupofpeopleiswelllikelytobewellreceivedbyothersjustinaminute.Thereasonscanbedescribedasfowllows:

1）TimeandspaceimposenorestrictionsonthelinkoftheInternet.Thankstoscienceandtechnology,peoplewhoarefromdifferentplacesorevenwhogetonlineatdifferenttimecaneasilygetintouchwitheachother.AlloneneedtodoistogetacomputerandmakesurethattheInternetservicesareavailable.

2）NowadaystherearealmostnoobstaclesintheprocessoftheInternetexchange,nomatterwithinacountryoronaglobalscale.Thecommonobstacles,suchas,language,custom,mannersandthelikearemoreandmoreeasilytobehandled,especiallyontheInternet.

3）Awiderangeofmessagingservices,suchasQQandMSN,helpgreatlytoprovidetheworldwideInternetuserswithconvenientandspeedyonlinecommunication.

4）Beinginterestinglivingandevenresonant,thesecatchphrasesarecapableofcatchingpeople’shearts.So,peoplecannotwaittomakethemwellknown.

Perhapsthisfeaturemighthelptomakeupforthementionedfeatureofshorttimeeffectiveness,becausesomeexpressionscanreallyturnintoeverydaywordsandthusbereservedafterbeingcontinuallyandwidelyusedwithinaperiodoftime.

2.3Multi-forms

TheformsofChineseInternettopexpressionsarevariousratherthanjustlimitedtoChinesephrasesorsentences,aslistedbelow:

1）Wordsmadeupbyletters,includingbothEnglishalphabetsandChinesepinyin.Suchas,BBS（bulletinboardsystem）,ICQ（anetworkpagingsoftware,soundslike“Iseekyou.”）;BT（biantai,pinyinfor变态,means“pervert”）,PP（pipi,pinyinfor屁屁,nicknameof“bottom”;orpiaopiao,pinyinfor漂漂,means“pretty”）,etc.

2）AstringofnumeralsorcombinationofnumeralsandChinesecharactersorofnumeralsandEnglishalphabets.Theyarepuns,actually.Herearesomeexamples:

7456（soundslike“qisiwoliao”,pinyinfor气死我了,meaning“Itpissedmeoff.”）,886（soundslike“baibailiao”,pinyinfor拜拜了,meaning“Byebye”）;8错（soundslike“bucuo”,pinyinfor不错,meaning“notbad”）;B4（apunfor“before”）,F2F（apunfor“facetoface”）,andsoon.

3）HomophonicofChinesecharacters,includingbothhomophonictoChinesecharactersandhomophonictranslationofEnglishwords.Forexample,美眉（meimei,meaning“aprettygirl”）,homophnicto妹妹（meimei,means“littlesister”）;血拼（xiepin,means“shopping”）,homophonictranslationof“shopping”.

4）Symbolicwords.Makinguseofpictographicfeaturesofallkindsofsymbols,suchas,punctuationmark,Latinletters,symbolsonkeyboard,andsoon,theyarewordformsmainlyusedtoexpressfeelingsorstateofmindwhilechattingonline,justlikegesturelanguageinrealcommunication.Forinstance,^-^,imageofasmilingface,impliescheerfulnessorappreciation.Anotherexample,@>>——>——,suggeststhatpleasetakethisbeautifulrose…Therearenumerousexampleslikethem.

Inthefuture,itiswelllikelythatmoreandmoreformswillbeadoptedandputintouse.

2.4Innovativeness

ThemainpartofInternetusersareyoungpeoplewhoarequick-witted,energetic,inventive,andabletolearnnewthingsveryfast.Therefore,aslongasthoseInternetexpressionsareconsideredasfresh,interestingbythemandwinsenseofagreementfromthem,theywillbewidelyspread,orevenbeusedaslanguagemodelswithinashorttimeperiod.Forexample,菜鸟（cainiao,thecorrespondingEnglishwordis“newbie”,or“greenhand”）referstoaninexperiencedInternetuser;大虾（daxia,homophonicto大侠）,“knowbie”inEnglish,referstoaknowledgeableandexperiencedInternetuser.

2.5Randomness

Whilechattingonline,peopletendtouserandomwordsratherthantochoosewordscarefullyaccordingtoidentityandsocialstatus.Thismaybeexplainedbywhatislistedbelow:

1）OntheInternet,peoplearenotfacetoface,thatistosay,theycannotseeorheareachother.Inthatcase,peoplewouldcarelessaboutwhomtheyaretalkingtothanwhethertheiraim—say,togetsomeinformationortopourouttroubleswheninlowspirit—isachievedornot.Perhaps,amanisfallinginlovewithanothermanwhohethinksisaPLMM（aprettygirl）.Whoknows?

2）Inordertocatchattention,peoplealwaysbringtheiringenuityandcreativityintofullplaytoseeknoveltyandpeculiarity.What’smore,norelevantrulestobeobserved.Therefore,allkindsofpopularInternetexpressionshaveappearedandmadethefeatureofrandomnessinevitable.

3）Tokeepupwiththehighpaceofmodernlife,fastcommunicationisrequired.Accordingly,timeneededtothinkaboutwordingislimitedandeveninadequate.Itisespeciallytruewithcybercommunication.Thus,randomexpressionscomeintouseandsomeevenbecomepopular.

4）Thelastbutnottheleast,people’favourhelpstopromotethedevelopmentoftheserandomInternetexpressions.Itseemsthatpeoplelikethiskindofcommunicationalot.Needlesstosay,intherealworld,peoplewouldn’topentheirheartsandspeakoutalloftheirideasandopinionsduetoidentityandsocialstatus.ButtheworldontheInternetisquitedifferent.Peoplecantellwhatisonmindtotheirhearts’contentanddon’thavetofearanything,becauseit’sopenandanonymous!

Inthelightofthereasonsdiscussedabove,itisnowonderthatsomepopularInternetexpressionsaresolemn,somearehumorous,othersareserious,andstillothersarebantering.

2.6Simplicity

Haveyoueverhadtheexperiencethattheminuteyoulogin,allkindsofinformationcomeintosightanditisreallyhardforyoureyestotakeinallofthem?

Inthiscase,whichwouldyoudecidetoreadfirst?

ManyInternetusersholdthatforthesakeofgettingasmuchinfomationaspossiblewithinalimitedtime,theywouldresorttoskimmingandscanningwhenconfrontedwithexcessivecontentsontheInternet.Consequently,whenpostinginformationonline,wemustusesi