新词佳译五.docx

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新词佳译五

新词佳译（五）

会议大使（hui4yi4da4shi3）

conventionambassador

Asalucrativeindustry,M.I.C.E.（Meeting,Incentive,CongressandEvents）bringsitshostcitiesrevenue,fameandtourismandhotelbusiness.SomanyChinesecitieshavenamedprominentbusinesspeopleandprofessionalsastheir"conventionambassadors"tohelpattractmoreinternationalmeetingsandevents.

甘党（gan1dang3）

sweet-toothclan

Urbanyouthsoftenrefertothosewhohaveacravingforsweetfoodasfollowingthegroup.TheChineseword甘meanssweetand党aparty,gang,oraclusterofpeople.

零钱荒（ling2qian2huang1）

changefamine

RetailersinChinahavelongbeenplaguedbytheshortageofcoinsandsmall-denominationbanknotesincirculationaroundtheSpringFestivalholidays.SomepeopleinGuangdongProvincehavefoundanewtrade:

findingchangeforretailersforafee.

心灵鸡汤（xin1ling2ji1tang1）

soulsoother

Comfortingwordsandhelpfulsuggestionsareusuallywhatapersonneedsmostintimesofdifficulty.ThisChinesetermtranslatesliterallyinto"chickensoupforthesoul."Chinesepeoplehavelongbelievedthatchickensoupisverynutritiousandthebestrecipeforanyoneinpoorphysicalhealth.

白奴（bai2nu2）

white-collarslave

Morewhite-collarworkersinbigcitiessuchasShanghai,BeijingandNewYorkhavebecomeslavestothehouse,car,luxuriesorevenambitionsfarbeyondtheirstation.Theyliveundergreatpressuresandworkashardas"whiteslaves,"astheChinesetermisliterallytranslated.

二奶专家（er4nai3zhuan1jia1）

mercenaryexpert

Foryears,it'sbeenatrendinChinaforcompaniestohiremercenaryexpertstodistortpublicinformationforpurposessuchaspromotingtheirproductsorprotectingtheirreputation.ThisChinesetermcombinesthephrases"keptmistress"and"expert,"becausepeopletendtothinkofsuchexpertsas"keptmistresses"ofthefirms.

车轮腐败（che1lun2fu3bai4）

misuseofgovernmentcars

Thistermtranslatesverbatimas"carwheelcorruption."Itreferstogovernmentofficialswhomisusegovernmentcarsassignedtothemfortheirofficework.Officialsoftenusegovernmentcarsforpersonalpurposes,suchastravelinganddrivingtheirchildrentoschool.

海绵路（hai3mian2lu4）

spongeroad

Havingasimilarlookasacementroad,thisnewsurfaceisdesignedtoabsorbwaterlikeasponge,whichcanhelpavoidtrafficaccidentsonrainydays.

有型（you3xing2）

instyle

Theexpressionisoftenusedthesedaystorefertoanyactionorlifestylethatisadmiredbytrendyyoungpeopleascool.Butsometimesthiscangotoofar,asintherecentshoppingmallmassacreintheUnitedStateswherethegunmanhadleftanotesayinghewantedto“moveoutinstyle.” 

跨国恋（kua4guo2lian4）

inter-culturallove

Comparedtothelate1980sandearly1990swhenyoungChinesewomenwouldbesweptofftheirfeetbyaromanticrelationshipwithaforeignman,nottomentionamarriage,nowadaysit’sharderforwomentolosetheircoolattheprospectofsuchanaffair. 

心理婚检（xin1li3hun1jian3）

pre-marriagepsychologicaltest

ItisreportedthatmoreandmoreyoungcouplesinGuangzhouhaveoptedtotakeapsychologicaltestandconsultapsychiatristtomakesurethey’llmakeahappycouple.  

洗工龄（xi3gong1ling2）

seniority-cuttingscheme

Somecompaniesarereportedtomaketheiremployeesfrequentlyshuffleamongdifferentfirmsunderthesameownerinordertopaythemlessinsenioritysalary. 

海啃族（hai3ken3zu2）

returnedNEET

Somestudentswhostudiedoverseashavereturnedhomewithoutadiplomaorusefulskillsandcouldnotfindajob.SotheyhavebecomeNEET,whichstandsforNotinEmployment,EducationorTraining,andtheyoftenliveofftheirparents. 

博客话剧（bo2ke4hua4ju4）

blogdrama 

Takingitsscriptandcastmembersfromblogcommunities,thisbyproductoftheInterneteraisperformedonstagewithvideoclipsshownonblogs.  

话痨（hua4lao2）

gasbag,super-chatterbox

Chinesepeopleoftenusetheterminadisapprovingsensetorefertothosewhoaresooutrageouslytalkativeastooffendthelisteners. 

烟熏妆（yan1xun1zhuang1）

smokey-eyemake-up

Thistermreferstoamake-upstylefeaturingdarkeye-shadow seemstohavespilledoverfromshowbiztoeverydaylife,frommaturewomentoyounggirls,andfromwomentosomemen. 

“三隐”女人（san1yin3nu3ren2）

womanwiththreesecrets

Thetermusuallyreferstomarriedwomenwhokeeptheirmarriagestatus,ageandchildasecretinordertoposeasasinglewoman.Maybetheyallbelieveinthetraditionalsayingthat“asecretmakesawomanintoawoman.”Sowomenlikethisalwaysdodgequestionsabouttheirhusband,ageandchild.

沸腾可乐（fei4teng2ke3le4）

Mentoseruption,sodageyser

ThephrasereferstoagamepopularamongyoungstersastheyputsomeMentoscandiesintoabottleofcolaorsoda,resultinginaneruptionoccurringbecauseofrapidlyexpandingcarbondioxidebubblesonthesurfaceoftheMentos.SomeeveneatMentosanddrinkcolatocreatesuchachemicalreactioninone’sstomach.Theycallita“braveman’sgame.”However,doctorssaythiscouldbelethal. 

一根筋（yi4gen1jin1）

one-trackmind

Thistermdescribespeoplewhotalkandthinkaboutonesubjectallthetime.Theycanhardlylistentoothers’opinionandtendtobestubbornandinflexible. 

跳票（tiao4piao4）

missschedule,delay

Theexpressionoriginatesfromthebankingservicewhereacheckisreturnedorsentbackasinacaseofbouncing.Nowthistermisoftenusedtomeansomenewproductsthatfailtoappearonthemarketasscheduled. 

群面（qun2mian4）

teaminterview

Itisatypeofjobinterviewfavoredbysomecompanies.Theytrytofindoutsomespecificqualities,suchasteam-workspirit,ofanindividualapplicantbyputtingmanyjobseekersinagroupdiscussion.  

修图（xiu1tu2）

photoshop,PS

AfteramanrecentlyshowedphotosofanallegedlyextinctSouthChinatigerhesaidheshotinaforest,manyNetizenssuspectedtheywerefakephotoscreatedbyusingPhotoshop,apopularphoto-editingsoftware.  

气场（qi4chang3）

charm,vibes

Thistermoriginallyrelatedtoaphysicalfield,suchasbiological,electromagneticorenergy.Now,itisoftenusedtodescribethecharismaorspiritofaperson,orthevibesofaplace. 

普客（pu3ke4）

pook,pocketbook

GuoJingming,ayoungauthorgoodatwritingandself-promotion,haspublishedaseriesofpocketbooks,whichhecalled“pooks.”“Pook”hasbecomeapopularpublicationandalifestyleamongyoungChinesereaders,mostofwhomwereborninthe1980sor1990s.  

法商（fa3shang1）

legalquotient

Peoplehavepaidmuchattentiononintelligencequotient（IQ）oremotionquotient（EQ）,whicharethoughttohavegreateffectsonpeople’ssuccess,butlegalquotientnowhasbecomeincreasinglyimportantforpeopleandshouldfulfillmostoftheirdailyissuesundertheframeoflaw. 

封杀（feng1sha1）

blockade,strikedown

Itoriginallyreferredtothesituationwhereashowbizartistisblacklistedandboycottedafterdoingsomethingseriouslyunacceptable.Nowitisusedmoregenerallytomeantoblockadeaccesstothemarketorpublicityorpreventsomethingfromhappening. 

拜金妆（bai4jin1zhuang1）

golden-tonemake-up

Itreferstooneofthemake-upstylesthatfeaturesgoldencolors.TheexpressionplaysontheChinesewords拜金,whichoriginallywasusedinaderogativesensetomean“goldworshipping.” 

清水文（qing1shui3wen2）

non-pornstory/anime

The“cleanwatertext,”asthisChinesetermtranslatesliterally,isusedthesedaysbyChineseyoungpeopletomeanstories,comicsandanimethatcontainnoexplicitsexualcontent. 

贿选（hui4xuan3）

electionbribery

Ahigh-rankingofficialinHebeiProvincehasbeenpunishedfortryingtogetmorevotesbybribingothers,aviolationthecentralgovernmenthastargetedinregulatingthenewroundoflocalelections. 

无固定期限劳动合同（wu2gu4ding4qi1xian4lao2dong4he2tong2）

open-termlaborcontract

Accordingtotherevisedlaborlaw,anyemployeewhohastwicesignedanemploymentcontractwithhis/heremployerisentitledtoanopen-termcontract. 

7时代（qi1shi2dai4）

TheAgeofSeven

Withtheexchangeratestandingaboveeighttooneformanyyears,theyuanhasappreciatedabout11percentsinceChinadepeggedittotheUSdollarinJuly2005andreached7.99onMay15,2006,whichunveiledtheso-called“TheAgeofSeven,”whichmeanstheexchangeratebetweenRMBandUSdollarroamsbetweenrangeof7.00to7.99. 

恶趣味（e4qu4wei4）

repulsiveaddiction

OriginatinginJapan,thetermreferstodisgustingaddictionspeopleindulgein,especiallythosedonotmatchtheirsocialstatus. 

亚婚姻（ya4hun1yin1）

sub-marriage

Thistermreferstocoupleswhohavelosttheirpassionandinterestincommunicatingwitheachotherduetovariousreasonsbutstillmaintaintheirmarriagestatus. 

曲线就业（qu3xian4jiu4ye4）

indirectemployment

Insteadoffindingagoodjobforthemselves,somefemaleuniversitygraduateschoosetofinda“suitable”husbandwhocanofferthemacomfortablelife.Theydeemitasa“deviousroute”foremployment.

散粉（san3fen3）

chameleonfans

TheChinesetermmeansliterally"loosepowder,"aproductofcosmetics.Butnowitisoftenusedtodescribefanswhochangetheirmindsasquicklyasachameleonchangesitsskincolor.Suchfansneverstickwithasportorpopstarformorethantwoweeks.Theyalsoowneverythingotherfansown,doeverythingotherfansdo,butdon'tunderstandthemeaningofloyalty.

低碳生活（di1tan4sheng1huo2）

low-carbonlife

Thetermreferstoanewwayoflifethatdependsonlessandlessemissionofcarbondioxide.Forexample,itmeansalifemoreonfootthanoncarwheels.

离婚同居（li2hun1tong2ju1）

cohabitationafterdivorce

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