新词佳译七.docx

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新词佳译七

新词佳译（七）

紫领（zi3ling3）

purple-collar

Thepeopleinthisgrouphavethebrainsofthewhite-collarandtheskillsoftheblue-collar.Theyarepractical,progressiveandhaveunrivaledpersonalpresencethatearnsthemfarmoreincomethanwhite-collarsandgolden-collarscombined.

格子店（ge2zi1dian4）

pigeonholeshop

Akindofstorewherecabinetboxesarerentedouttodifferentpeopletosellvarioustypesofgoods.Ithasbecomepopularamongyoungpeople,especiallywhite-collarsastheydon’thavetostayinthestorethemselves.

吸金（xi1jin1）

moneyspinning,moneymaking

Thistermtranslatesliterally“suckinggold.”Itactuallyreferstoanyenterprise,projectorpersonthatrakesinalotofmoney.

陪读（pei2du2）

studentguardian/companion

Inearlytimes,thistermreferredtoayoungsterwhowasassignedtobeastudymatefortheoffspringofarichfamily.Nowadays,itisusedtodescribeanyonewhoaccompaniesachildorspouseduringhis/herstudyoverseas.

自然醒（zi4ran2xing3）

wake-upnaturally

Howurbanemployeeswishtowakeupwiththeirbio-clock,notthealarmclock!

Butunderthepressureoffast-pacedcitylife,havingasoundsleepandwakingupnaturallyhasbecomealuxuryformanyurbanworkers.

姐弟恋（jie3di4lian4）

cradlesnatcher

"sister-youngerbrotherlove,"asthistermmeansliterally,referstoawoman'sromancewithamuchyoungermalepartner.Itisnotonlyreflectedinthecouple'sappearance,butalsointheirrolesinthisrelationship.

低碳族（di1tan4zu2）

low-CO2clan

Thisreferstothegroupofconservationistsandnatureloverswhotrytominimizecarbondioxideemissionsindailylife,forexample,switchingoffPCswhennotusingthem,shunninggoodswithexcessivepackaging,andrejectingtheuseofplasticbags.

虚拟奴隶（xu1ni3nu2li4）

onlineslave

"Buymeasyourslave"isnowagreetingamongsomeChineseonlineusers.Similarto"FriendsforSale"applicationin

thisapplicationofferedby

givesusersawholenewexperiencecomparedwithotherrun-of-the-millsocialnetworkingWebsites.

isanewentranttotheChineseSNS（socialnetworkingservice）.At"FriendsforSale"eachusercanbesoldasa"slave"twiceeverydaythroughthevirtualpaymentsystem.The"Owners"canearnmoneybyforcingthe"Slaves"toworkassingers,minersortoiletcleaners.or,theycouldjustbe"tortured"forfun.

现代病（xian4dai4bing4）

moderndisease

Itreferstodiseasesandphysicaldisordersbelieved,orproven,tohavebeencausedbymodernlifestyle,likestayinginair-conditionedspaceorusingcomputerstoolong.

太空人（tai4kong1ren2）

frequentjettraveler

Somepeoplelikebusinessmenorpopularshowbizartistswhohaveto,orliketo,flyaroundtheworldfrequently.

语言暴力（yu3yan2bao4li4）

verbalviolence

Amongalltypesofviolence,verbalviolenceisthemostcommon.Nowthetermisusedtomeanslogans,remarksandlanguageusedinonlinediscussionsthatarefullofviolentandabusivewordsorexpletives.

收声（shou1sheng1）

shutup

TheChineseexpression,onceoftenusedinformalcontext,isnowfrequentlyusedatonlineplatformsandmediapublicationstomeanstoptalkingordiscussing.

街拍（jie1pai1）

streetsnapshot

ManyshutterbugsthesedaysuploadthepicturestheyhavetakenonthestreetontotheInternettosharewithothers.

人球（ren2qiu2）

helplesscastaway

Theterm,literallymeaning“humanball”,referstopoorpeopleforwhomnooneiswillingtoprovidehelp.Theyarekickedaroundbypeoplejustlikeatatteredfootball.Theterm“littlehumanball”describesthosekidswhoseparentshavedivorcedandneitheriswillingtolookafterthem.

睡眠博客（shui4mian2bo2ke4）

dormantblog

Thetermreferstothoseblogsthatarerarelyupdatedbytheirwriters.Statisticsshowthatonaverage,over70percentofblogsarenotupdatedeachmonth.

迷卡（mi2ka3）

minicard

Itreferstoportabledigitalinputcardswithhandwritingfunctions,usuallyinthesizeofanamecard.Itprovestobeawelcomealternativetokeyingtextintophonesorotherelectronicdevices.

潜绩（qian3ji4）

inconspicuousachievement

Mostofficialstrytomaketangibleachievementswhileinofficethatcanhelpenhancetheirpopularityandgainpromotion.ButthisChinesetermreferstooutcomeswhicharenotimmediatelyobvious,butwillbringlongtermbenefits.

合同能源管理（he2tong2neng2yuan2guan3li3）

EMC（energymanagementcontract）

Itreferstoanenergyconservationservicesoldtocompaniestoimproveenergyusage.

钟摆族（zhong1bai3zu2）

pendulumclan

Thistermreferstothoseyoungwhite-collarworkerswhotravelalongdistancebetweentheirofficesandhomesintheYangtzeRiverDeltaarea.Itusuallytakesatleasttwohourstogofromoneplacetoanotherbytrain,busorcar.

奶油妈妈（nai3yo2uma1ma1）

milkymom

Thetermreferstomotherswho,aftertheprescribedfour-monthmaternityleave,havetogobacktoworkbutkeepfeedingtheirbabieswiththeirownmilk.So,theyhavetofindtimeandproperplacestocollecttheirmilkduringworkhoursandthenbringthemilkhomeafterwork.Sincethousandsofbabieshaverecentlyfallensickaftertakingsometaintedmilkpowderproducts,the“milkymom”hasbecomeahealthytrend.

肾结石宝宝（shen3jie2shi2bao3bao3）

kidneystonebaby

ItwasrecentlybroughttolightthatthousandsofinfantsinChinadevelopedkidneystonediseasesaftertakingmelamine-taintedmilkformula.Melamine,whichmayleadtoreproductivedamage,orbladderorkidneystonesifingested,hasbeenfoundinafewmilkpowderproductspreparedforinfants.

抠抠族（kou1kou1zu2）

eke-outclan

SomeyoungofficeworkersinlargecitieslikeShanghaiwhohaveameagerincomehavetothinkofvariedwaystosavemoneytopaytheirmortgagesortocovertheirweddingcosts.

闪离（shan3li2）

speeddivorce

Whilesomepeople,especiallythoseborninthe1980s,don’thesitatetowaitawhilebeforegettingmarried,othersdon’thaveasecondthoughtaboutgettingadivorceoncemarriagecrisisarises.

贴秋膘（tie1qiu1biao1）

fleshoutinautumn

Traditionally,autumnisaharvestseasonandthoughtofasaseasonofplenty.Also,thecooltemperaturebringsbacktheappetiteofmanypeoplewholostweightinthelong,swelteringandoftensleep-deprivingsummer.Therefore,autumnisalsoagoodseasonforpeopletorecoverandstoreupmuchneededenergy.

大小非减持（d4xiao3fei1jian3chi2）

saleofnon-tradableshares

Chinahasbeenactively,andcautiously,encouragingthereformofthesystemofnon-tradablesharesinlistedcompanies,assuchstocksposepotentialdamagetothehealthygrowthofthecountry’ssecuritiesmarkets.

直升机父母（zhi1sheng1ji1fu4mu3）

helicopterparents

Thetermreferstoparentswhoarealwaysobsessivelyworriedabouttheirchildren’sfutureandsafetyandprefertodoeverythingforthem.Theyarehoveringovertheirchildrenlikehelicopters,watchfulandnoisy.

以房养老（yi3fang2yang3lao3）

house-for-pensionscheme

Thistermreferstoanewschemetoincreasetheincomeofseniorcitizensinthecity.Peoplewhoare65orolderarequalifiedtoselltheirhometothecity’sHousingFund,buttheycancontinuetoliveinitbypayingamarket-levelrenttothefund.Althoughdifferentfromthereversemortgagescheme,italsoallowsseniorstoaccesstheequityintheirhome.

死党（si3dang3）

swornfriend

TheChineseexpressionoriginallymeansadiehardfollowerbutisoftenusedthesedaysbyyoungstersinreferencetotheirownveryclosefriendswhotheybelievewillneverletthemdowninwhateversituation.

孤儿（gu1er2）

officeloner

Thisterm,meaningliterally"orphan,"isoftenusedbyyoungpeopletorefertoanofficeworkerwhoisisolated,orchoosestobeisolated,byothers,eitherbecauseofhisorherbadbehavior,disputablecharacterorotherproblems.

植物人（zhi2wu4ren2）

plantlover

Itisusedthesedaysinreferencetoeco-consciouspeoplewholiketogrowplantsneartheirhomes.TheChinesetermliterallymeansapersoninacomatosestate.

淘客（tao2ke4）

onlineshopper

Thetermreferstothosewhosearchonlineforgoodstheyliketopurchaseviaarelativelysafethird-partytransactionplatform.Thephrasetookoffwhen,alocalC2ConlineshoppingWebsite,becamemoreandmorepopular.

寒促 （han2cu4）

winterpromotion

ItreferstosalespromotionsinitiatedbyITfirmsduringthewintervacationorChineseLunarNewYearholidayseasons.

卡神 （ka3shen2）

cardmanipulator

Thetermistheoppositeto"cardslave,"peoplewhoborrowfromonecreditcardtopayoffdebtsonanothercreditcardandliveontheedgeofbankruptcy.Thecardveteranscanmakethemostoftheircreditcardsormembershipcardstoearnpointsandbenefits.

美丽垃圾（mei3li4la1ji1）

beautifulgarbage

Thephrasereferstotheover-extravagantgiftpackingmadeofmaterialssuchasmetal,glass,silkorevenrosewood.Despitethebeautifullook,peopleusuallythrowitawayafterunpacking,causingabigwaste.

急婚族（ji2hun1zu2）

hastymarriageclan

Itreferstothosewhomarryhastily,mostlyunderthepressurefromworkorfamilyorafterwaitingtoolongtofindtherightpartner.

零绯闻（ling2fei3wen2）

gossip-free

Whilesomemediocreshowbizartists,especiallyactresses,tendtofabricatelovestoriesandhavethempublishedtoattractattention,othersjustwalkallthewaytostardomandeventoanaccomplishedretirementwithoutanysuchgossip.

豆腐帐（dou4fu1zhang4）

tofuledger

Thetermwasusedtodescribeaccountbooksmadebytofustreetsellerswhowrotedowneachsaleclearlyandcountedallthecostsandprofitsattheendofeachmonth.Butnowitreferstodetailedaccountsofpersonalexpenditure.Manywhite-collarworkerstoday