英语点津2014年度十大英语新词

英语点津2014年度十大英语新词

1.Ice Bucket Challenge 冰桶挑战

One of the biggest stunts online and in social media right now had very low-key beginnings on the professional golf circuit.

目前在网络和社交媒体上最风靡的行为其实是在专业高尔夫球场上低调开始的。

The so-called ice-bucket challenge—dump ice water on yourself, post and tag yourself on social media and challenge others to do the same—got its start among golfers as a way to support pet charities. In just a few weeks, it has become a major fundraising coup for patients and organizations with ALS, a neurodegenerative disorder. It is commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease, after the baseball player who had it.

这个叫做“冰桶挑战”的活动要求参与人将一桶冰水浇在自己身上，然后将整个过程发布在社交网站上，并提名其他人来接受挑战，这个活动最初是高尔夫球员为支持宠物慈善发起的。在短短几周内，冰桶挑战成为为肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症（ASL）患者和相关公益组织筹集善款的重要活动。肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症通常被称为葛雷克氏症，是以曾经患有此症的一位棒球运动员的名字命名的。

One common stipulation gives 24 hours to complete the dare from the time they are nominated; otherwise, the participant has to donate at least $100 to the ASL Association.

被提名者要在被提名后的24小时内完成挑战，否则就要向ASL协会捐出至少100美元。

The campaign has caught people ranging from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and performer Justin Timberlake.

到目前为止，参与冰桶挑战的人包括美国新泽西州州长克里斯•克里斯蒂、Facebook首席执行官马克•扎克伯格以及艺人贾斯汀•汀布莱克。

As of Thursday, the ALS Association had raised $7.6 million in donations in two weeks. That compares with $1.4 million raised during the same two-week period last year. The donations came from existing donors and 145,918 new donors, said a spokeswoman for the group.

截止上周四，ALS协会已在两周内筹集到760万美元的捐款。去年同期两周内的捐款总额为140万美元。该组织发言人表示，这些捐款来自已有捐赠人和145918位新增捐款人。

2.Hands-chopping People 剁手族

The world's biggest online shopping day on Nov 11 has ended with record sales of 57.1 billion yuan ($9.34 billion) for China's Alibaba. Taobao said that the number of the so-called "hands-chopping people", has reached 1.08 million out of its 500 million registered customers.

全世界最盛大的网络购物节日“双十一”以阿里巴巴571亿元的创纪录销售额画上句号。淘宝方面表示，在其5亿注册用户中，可以称为“剁手族”的已达108万。

"Hands-chopping people" are big online spenders who self-mockingly say that they would like to chop their hands off after buying too much online.

“剁手族”其实就是网络购物大户，他们自嘲地表示，因为在网上买了太多东西，他们恨不得将自己的手剁下来。

3.Dobe 逗比

Dobe is the Japanese slang word for “idiot”. Chinese youngsters use it to refer to a ridiculous person who is a stranger, or a funny one who is a friend.

“逗比”是日语里用来形容笨蛋的俚语。中国的年轻人用它来形容那些荒唐的陌生人或好笑的朋友。

We can comprehend this composite word as a funny 2B. Simply put, it means someone is funny, a little silly and cute. With its widespread use, more and more people consider it a neutral word. If we use it to describe a stranger, we are more talking of a stupid stranger. If it alludes to a friend, then it is used to mock and make fun of the friend.

根据合成词原则可以理解为：挺逗的二比。简单的说，就是说某个人很逗，有点犯二犯傻，有点可爱。随着它的使用范围逐步扩大，越来越多人将它用作中性词。如果对陌生人说，指别人是傻叉的意思多一点。如果是好朋友之间说，那就是调侃和玩笑的意思多一点！

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