中国新词翻译16.docx

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中国新词翻译16

O:

O一代（Oyi2dai4）

generationO

ThistermreferstopeopleintheUnitedStateswhoareapproximately18to35yearsoldandvotedfor,orsupported,BarackObamainthe2008USpresidentialelection.

OBS女人（OBSnu3ren2）

OBSwoman

Alreadyover30,theystillkeepthelifestyleofayounggirl.Itdoesn'tmatterwhethertheyarestillsingleormarried.Theyalwayswalkdownthestreetingirlishoutfitsandspendmoneyonproductsoriginallytargetingayoungergeneration.OBSstandsfortheJapanesewordobasan,meaning"aunt"or"adultwomaningeneral."

呕像（ou3xiang4）

disgustingicon

ThetermsoundsthesameasanotherChineseterm"ouxiang"whichliterallymeansanidol.Thesedaysanyonewhohasmanagedtogainfame,throughnegative,nastymeans,iscalledadisgustingicon.

Orz

ThiswordiswidelyusedamongInternetusersduringMSNchattingorinBBScommunities.Theworditselfactuallyhasnospecificmeaningbutpeopleuseittoexpresstheirshock.Itlookslikeapersonfallingfromastep.Oistheperson'shead,risthebodyplushandandzisthebentleg.

偶像剧（ou3xiang4ju4）

fashionicondrama

Itisakindofsoapoperathatfeaturesanassortmentofyoungpopstarsplayingoutmodernlifestoriesbutseldomexploringaserioustopic.

W:

网络庐舍（wang3luo4lu2she4）

Internetloser

ItisagroupofpeoplewithjobswhospendmorethantwohoursontheInternetforentertainmenteveryday,thusmakingnoprogressintheircareer."Lushe"imitatesthesoundofloserinEnglish.

网店装修工（wang3dian4zhuang1xiu1gong1）

Webstorebuilders

ItreferstoWebtechnologyveteranswhohelpdesignWebpagesforonlineshopownerstoattractmorecustomers.Theirresponsibilitiesarecomparedtoapartmentdecorationworkers,butWebstorebuildersusepictures,flashandmusicclipsinsteadofconstructionmaterials.

卧槽族（wo4cao2zu2）

job-huggingclan

AtwistontheChinesewordfor"jobhopping,"thistermmeans"job-hugging"asmanypeoplenowclingtotheircurrentjobsbecausecompaniesnolongerhirenewstaffduetoglobaleconomiccrisis.

外挂（wai4gua4）

Strangertoaparty

Itreferstoapersonwhoisbroughttoapartybyafriend,thoughheorsheisn'tacquaintedwiththeotherpartygoersapartfromthefriend.ThepersoninquestionalsogoesDutchoncostsassociatedwiththeparty.

网络私教（wang3luo4si1jiao4）

onlineprivateinstructor

ThetermreferstoprivatefitnessinstructorswhocoachtraineesviatheInternet.Suchinstructorsarebecomingmoreandmorepopularamongyoungpeopleastheirchargesareusuallylowerthanthatofgymnasiumsorfitnesscenters.

无厘头（wu2li2tou2）

meaninglessact

Thephrasederivesfrom"moulaitou"inCantonese,whichwasfirstusedtodescribeatrendinHongKongpopculturestartedbyactorStephenChow.Hisbrandofslapstickcomedyfeaturesexaggeratedbodylanguage,trashtalkandblackhumor.Nowanyabsurd,meaninglessandanomalousapproachtoexpressone'sopinionsorfeelingscanbedescribedas"wulitou."

尾牙（wei3ya2）

year-enddinnerparty

EvolvedfromatraditioninsouthernFujianProvinceforworshipingthegodorastandardofcolors,manyemployershaveturnedthelastworshipritualinayearintoadinnerpartytotreattheiremployees.ItisparticularlypopularinTaiwan.

网格员（wang3ge2yuan2）

gridinspector

ThisactuallyreferstocityinspectorsintroducedinShanghai'sLuwanDistrict.ArmedwithaspeciallydesignedhandyGPSmobilephone,theinspectorscovertheirrespectivedesignatedareabywalkingagrid.Theywillreportany"abnormalities,"suchastrafficjams,misplacedgarbagebags,amissingmanholecoverandothereyesores,tothecontrolcenter.Thecenterthenwilldecidehowtodealwiththereportedproblems.

网络电话（wang3luo4dian4hua4）

VoIP

VoIP,orVoiceoverInternetProtocol,isamethodtoturnanalogaudiosignalsintodigitaldatethatcanbetransmittedovertheInternet.ByusingsomeofthefreeVoIPsoftware,onecanmakeInternetphonecallsbybypassingthephonecompaniesaswellastheircharges.

外挂（wai4gua4）

cheatingprogram

Cheatingprogramsaredesignedtohelpplayersskipsometoughortediousstepsinanonlinegametoaccumulatemoreexperiencepoints.Suchprogramsmakethegameseasiertoplay,buttheymaydepriveplayersoftheexcitementinonlinegames.

乌鸦嘴（wu1ya1zui3）

jinxingmouth

Chinesebelievethecrowcawingcouldbringanunluckyspellonpeople.So,anyonewhohasajinxingmouthissaidtohaveawuyazuior"crow'smouth,"apersonanongratainanyconservationordiscussion.

物权法（wu4quan2fa3）

propertyrightslaw

Thedraftforthecountry'sfirstsuchlawhasbeendiscussedduringthepastdaysatthenation'slegislature.Thelawcoversmovableandimmovableproperties,rangingfromownershipofahousetoownershipofacompany.

玩心跳（wan2xin1tiao4）

playheartbeat

ThetwoChinesewordsinthistermare"play"and"heartbeat."Whenyoudecidetoplaywithyourheartbeat,you'reabouttoengageinexcitingandoftendangerousactivitiesthatthatwillquickenyourheartbeatandcauseanadrenalinsurge.Bungeejumpingisagoodexampleofsuchactivities.

伪球迷（wei3qiu2mi2）

biasedfans,follow-suitfans

Soccerorbasketballfanswhosparenoefforttopromotetheirfavoriteteamsorplayersbutspeakillofallothersarecalledbiasedfans.Thetermmayalsomeanpeoplewhojustfollowthebehavioroftruefanstosharesomeexcitement.

玩转（wan2zhuan4）

havingcommandof,beingadeptin

ThetwoChinesecharactersinthistermare"play"and"spin."So,ifonehaslearnedto"play"agameandcanmakeit"spin,"heisdeemedashavingagoodcommandoftheskill.Actually,thetermcanbeusedforanyskill,practice,professionoroperation.

网络黑帮（wang3luo4hei1bang1）

cybergang

Recently,somecyberhackershaveblackmailedWebsiteownersbyattackingtheirWebsiteswithDDoS,orDistributedDenialofService,anddemandedmoneyorconsultancy"fee."

围堰（wei2yan4）

cofferdam

ChinalastweekdemolishedthelastcofferdamwhichprotectedthemainwalloftheThreeGeorgesDamontheYangtzeRiverincentralChina'sHubeiProvince.TheremovalofthetopofthetemporarystructuremeanstheThreeGeorgesProjecthasformallybegunitsroleinfloodcontrol,twoyearsaheadofschedule.

挖角（wa1jiao3）

talentdrain

ThepracticehasspreadfromcompaniesandacademicfacilitiestosecondaryschoolsinChina.Toenrollhigh-qualitystudents,someseniormiddleschoolsevenoffercashrewardstostraightAstudentsgraduatefromjuniormiddleschools.

威客（wei1ke4）

witkey

ThetermreferstoWebsiteswhichprovideonlineEncyclopediaservices,suchasGoogleanswer,Wikipidia,Sinaiask.InChina,witkeyWebsitesarestillnew.Withonlyayearofdevelopment,thenumberofusershasreachedabout600,000,withamonthlysurgeof30percent.

窝边草（wo1bian1cao3）

nest-sidegrass

Arabbitwouldnoteatgrassarounditsnest,asanoldChinesesayinggoes.Thetraditionaladageadvisespeoplenevertoharmtheirneighborsiftheywanttogoalongway.

万金油（wan4jin1you2）

jackofalltrades

Originally,thiswasthenameofapalmointmentusedintraditionalmedicinetotreatmanyminorproblems.Butitcannevercureanyrealillness.Therefore,peopleuseittorefertosomeoneregardedasajackofalltrades.

文化奶妈（wen2hua4nai3ma1）

culturalnanny

ThetermoriginallyreferredtoYuDan,afemaleprofessorwhoexplaineddifficulttraditionalChineseliteratureandmoralclassicstothepublicinplainlanguageonaTVprogram.Nowthetermreferstoanyonewhofeedsthepublicwithhighbrowculturelikeanannyfeedsababy.

网络视频女郎（wang3luo4shi4pin2nu3lang2）

camgirl

ThistermreferstoagirloryoungwomanwhobroadcastslivepicturesofherselfovertheWorldWideWeb.Nowadays,morepeoplearechoosingtoliveinfrontofacamera,hookeduptotheInternetviaahigh-speedconnection.Mostofthemaregirlsandyoungwomenbroadcastingfromthemostprivatespacesoftheirbedrooms,bathroomsandlivingrooms.

维实（wei2shi2）

wikiality

ThistermisatranslationofanewEnglishword"wikiality,"whichmeansarealityasdefinedbyaconsensus,particularlyinacollaborativeonlineendeavorsuchasWikipedia.Anyusercanchangeanyentryandifenoughotherusersagreewiththem,itbecomestrue.

无烟工业（wu2yan1gong1ye4）

smokelessindustry

Smokelessindustries,suchastourism,designandfashionindustries,areconsideredenvironment-friendlyindustrieswhichareparticularlysuitableformegacitieslikeShanghai.Also,theycanbringinbigmoneywithoutcausingharmfulpollution.

伪文化（wei3wen2hua4）

pseudoculture

Itoftenreferstothecreationofartificialtouristattractionsorthepromotionofbusinesseventsinthenameofculture.

物权法（wu4quan2fa3）

propertylaw  

SinceChinahasmodifieditsconstitutionandlaunchedprotectionofpersonalpropertyrights,thecountrybegantodraftitsfirstpropertylawtoimplementtheprotectionof  people'slegalproperties.ThelawisexpectedtobepassedduringtheongoingsessionoftheNationalPeople'sCongress.

网络推手（wang3luo4tui1shou3）

Internetstar-maker

ThisChinesetermreferstopeoplewhousetheInternettocreatenewstarsinvariousfieldsbybringingsomeoneintothespotlightofpublicattentionfromoblivion.

尾货（wei3huo4）

surplusgoods

Thistermusuallyreferstotextilegoodsmadeofleftovermaterialsfromcontractedproductionofbrand-nameproducts,productsoriginallymanufacturedforexport,orknockoffproductsmadebymanufacturersofcustomer-orderedproducts.Theyareusuallysoldtoretailersatlower-than-costprices.

沃客（wo4ke4）

work2.0

ThisisanewtypeofInternet-basedservicetradingmarket.Companiesorindividualsmayposttheirassignments（usuallyforgraphicdesign,logosorinnovativeideas）