时间:2019-02-22 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀


英语课

   明天是五四青年节。今天,Jenny和Connor就要带你了解一些新潮的英语表达方式。


  关键词:
  Things that millennials say
  学这10个词,英语不过时!
  Millennials: 千禧一代,覆盖美国80年代直至2000年出生的人群
  Millennium 2: 千禧年
  Gen X: 70、80年代出生的美国人
  Gen Y: 80、90年代出生的美国人
  #1.Adulting
  大家都知道adult是成年人的意思。
  但是这个词现在被美国年轻人作为动词使用了。
  什么意思?
  Adulting (v): to do grown up things and hold responsibilities such as, a 9-5 job, a mortgage/rent or anything else that makes one think of grown ups.
  Adulting (v): 长大成人、担负起成年人的责任。比如有稳定的工作、自己付房贷、房租等等。
  怎么用?
  Adulting is so hard! I miss my college days: 做成年人好幸苦啊!真怀念大学的日子。
  #2.Sorry not sorry
  这个说法我们说sorry的节目中介绍过。
  是美国年轻人在日常生活和社交媒体上特别爱用的说法!
  什么意思?
  Fake 3 apologies are part of the ethos when you are a Millennial 1. Even when you are saying sorry, you are not actually sorry.
  无需理由、不需道歉是美国年轻人的生活态度。就算嘴上说sorry, 心里根本不是这么想的。
  怎么用?
  My parents want me to become a doctor. But I want to be a rock star. Sorry not sorry: 我父母想让我当医生,但是我想搞音乐。Sorry not sorry.
  #3.JOMO
  什么意思?
  JOMO: joy of missing out, 享受错过的乐趣。
  前几年的热词是FOMO (fear of missing out):怕错过潮流。不过FOMO已经过时了。现在要JOMO, 做自己、不跟风。
  怎么用?
  A: I waited in line for 2 hours to get a cup of Xicha. It wasn't even that good.
  我排了两个小时的队买喜茶。结果一点也不好喝。
  B: Lucky I didn't wait in line. JOMO!
  还好我没去排。JOMO!
  #4.I can't even
  什么意思?
  Losing interest, losing patience, at a loss for words, or pretty annoyed about something: 提不起兴趣、失去耐心、无语、厌烦
  怎么用?
  这句短语不是完整的句子。但这就是重点,因为你已经无语了。
  I can't even...无语了
  A: How is your new work? 新公司怎么样?
  B: Oh, I can't even... 别提了,叫我从何说起 ......
  #5.The struggle is real
  什么意思?
  A tough problem or real hardship, a difficult situation or choice: 艰难、困难的局面,非常纠结
  怎么用?
  2 things a girl wants: 1) lose weight 2) eat. 每个女生都想要的两件事:减肥和吃。
  The struggle is real. So real! 真是纠结、太纠结了!
  学这10个词 你的英语不过时!
  #6.Bae
  什么意思?
  Bae: 爱人间的昵称, babe, baby的更新版。男女之间都能互相称呼。
  发音是[be?]
  怎么用?
  I'm planning a surprise birthday party for my bae: 我在给我的宝贝儿策划一个惊喜生日派对
  #7.V
  什么意思?
  V: very
  这个很简单,就是very非常的意思。
  怎么用?
  发短信、发消息的时候常用。
  A: Are you going on a holiday soon? 你要去度假了吗?
  B: Yup! I'm v excited! 对啊,超激动!
  #8.Perf
  什么意思?
  Perf (perfect): 完美
  怎么用?
  Nobody's perf: 没有人是完美的
  A: Want to catch a movie tomorrow night? 明晚想去看电影吗?
  B: Perf! 太棒啦!
  #9.TBH
  TBH (to be honest): 说实话、老实说
  怎么用?
  年轻人说口语,常会直接说字母的缩写
  Acronym 4: 首字母缩写
  A: How was the date? 约会怎么样?
  B: TBH, not that good. 老实说,不太好。
  #10.Side hustle 5
  什么意思?
  Side hustle: 开展各类副业,不论是开专车、接私活,总之为更好的生活打拼
  Hustle: 个体户、自己打拼赚钱
  怎么用?
  Side hustle instead of a stable job is the new reality for many young people: 做各类副业,不是找一份固定工作,是很多年轻人的工作方式

一千年的,千福年的
  • Both Russia and America looked to the future to fulfill their millennial expectations. 俄国和美国都把实现他们黄金时代的希望寄托于未来。
  • The millennial generation is celebrating the global commons every day, apparently unmindful of Hardin's warning. 千禧一代显然对哈丁的警告不以为然,每天都在颂扬全球“公地”。
n.一千年,千禧年;太平盛世
  • The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
  • We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。
vt.伪造,造假,假装;n.假货,赝品
  • He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
  • You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。
n.首字母简略词,简称
  • That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说,这是一个很绕口的缩写词。
  • TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理,储存和处置设施的一个缩写。
v.推搡;竭力兜售或获取;催促;n.奔忙(碌)
  • It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
  • I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。
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