逍遥右脑 2010-03-04 21:21
Mouse potato (网虫)跟couch potato(电视虫)走到一起;google正式成为一个动词;drama queen(小题大做、大惊小怪的人)终于得到关注。这些词语终于登堂入室,从通俗文化行列转入英语主流语言。近日,100个热门新词被收入 2006年新版的美国畅销词典《韦氏大词典》中。 现从中挑选出一些,献给LT的读者。
empty suit- bad boss
坏老板
google-look for information on the Internet in a quick way
搜索(在互联网上快速查找信息)
himbo- attractive, vacuous male
徒有外表却无内涵的男人
mouse potato - someone who spends a great deal of time on the computer
电脑虫(跟couch potato<电视虫>有异曲同工之妙)
ring tone - the sound made by a cell phone to signal an incoming call
手机铃音
spyware - software that is installed in a computer without the user's knowledge and transmits information about the user's computer activities over the internet
间谍软件
avian influenza - a highly variable mild to fulminant influenza of birds that is caused by strains of the influenza A virus which may mutate and be transmitted to other vertebrates -- also called bird flu