• Logic 哪一门逻辑

    14-01-23 Two people were going fishing. They went a long way to buy the equipment, bait and a video camera. Then they drove to the seaside. The roads were bad, and their car was badly damaged, with dents here and there. Most of their equipment was damaged, t...

  • phubbing 低头症

    14-01-22 Phubbing refers to the activity of being impolite in a social situation by looking at your phone instead of paying attention to the person you are with. Phubbing指在社交场合不关注身边的人,而是一个劲看手机的不礼貌行为,我们可称之为低头症。 Have you...

  • cyberflaneur 网络闲逛族

    13-12-13 Cyberflaneur refers to a person who surfs the web with no purpose beyond curiosity and inquisitiveness. Cyberflaneur指那些没有特定的目标,只是出于好奇和探究心理在网络上闲逛的人,我们称为网络闲逛族。 Cyberflaneurs have become captivated with the Inte...

  • eavesdrop 窃听

    13-12-11 Anger over Washington's extensive eavesdropping on world leaders and ordinary citizens has shown no signs of abating, as observers say using anti-terrorism as an excuse for pervasive surveillance is hypocritical and abused. 针对华盛顿方面大面积监听...

  • Post-Adolescent Idealistic Phase 后青春期理想主义阶段

    13-09-27 Post-Adolescent Idealistic Phase is the time after the pointless teen years in which a young person develops what are called standards and morals. It is a time in which eyes are opened and The Truth suddenly becomes clear. 后青春期理想主义阶段(Post...

  • 《黑衣人3》四

    13-09-23 片段对白 Agent J: You need to turn the electricity down on that damn thing. Can't taste my fricking tongue, K. Agent K: How do you know my name? Agent J: What? Because I called you K? No, I call everybody K. It's kind of my thing. Whats up, K? All r...

  • Nillionaire 穷光蛋

    13-08-15 Nillionaire refers to a person who has very little money. The term is a portmanteau of nil and millionaire, where the word nil means zero or nothing. (Source: Merriam-Webster Online) Nillionaire指手里没什么钱的人,也就是穷光蛋。这个词是nil和milliona...

  • Social bully 社交恶霸

    13-08-15 Social bully is a person who demands everyone's attendance at events and will not take no for an answer. Also, this person tends to discourage people from leaving social events and interrogates them as to the reason for the departure. (Source: merri...

  • 人体肠道中的病毒如何进化

    13-07-27 Humans are far more than merely the sum total of all the cells that form the organs and tissues. The digestive tract is also home to a vast colony of bacteria of all varieties, as well as the myriad(无数的) viruses that prey upon them. Because the...

  • 不要滥用四字格翻译

    13-06-26 高雅化趋势 翻译中的第二个趋向是高雅化,即译者在处理部分字句段落时抛开原文的字面意思和风格,一味追求高雅的大词,人为拔高。这样做如果字面意义没有重大出入,原文风格又比较文雅,那么就是精彩的译文。但一味求雅,风险很大,可能会导致两个方面的问题:一是损害...