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-- 作者：southernsky -- 时间：2007-3-4 13:00:16 -- 阴影 shadow It is used these days when someone says he or she is still reeling from the negative influence from a certain event that made him unhappy or unsuccessful. 小字辈 obscure person Compared with big shots or people of a higher status, fledgling artists or people at the grassroots level of a company are often called xiaozibei . 骂山门 make a fuss about nothing The dialect commonly used in Shanghai and neighboring areas is believed to have originated from making a scene without any good reason to show anger at monks at the gate of a temple, who are generally too tolerant to offend others. 真人秀 reality show If refers to TV programs which feature common people caught in real life situations instead of acting as the producer directs. 煞根 shocking; extreme The Shanghai dialect is one of the typical examples of the Chinglish developed in the colonial period of Shanghai as shagen is a near transliteration of the English word shocking. It may also roughly translate as extreme. 海姆 Ham, amateur radio operator This is the transliteration of the English word ham, or amateur radio operators. The source of the name ham is not known but it has been around almost from the beginning of amateur radio in the early 1900s. The name amateur has nothing to do with skill or knowledge but rather implies that ham radio cannot be used for commercial purposes. i-世代 i-generation This term, translated from English, refers to people who have grown up with Internet and digital technology, and for whom online plays a pivotal role in shaping their opinions and aspirations, and how they approach their personal relationships and professional lives. 百搭药 panacea Many people take antibiotics whenever they get a fever, cough, or slight headache, as if antibiotics cure all. The state has recently banned doctors from indiscriminately prescribing antibiotics for their patients. 群租 collective renting Most migrant workers like to participate in the collective renting program as they cram as many people as possible into a small house in order to cut the share of the rent each has to pay. 网络视频女郎 camgirl This term refers to a girl or young woman who broadcasts live pictures of herself over the World Wide Web. Nowadays, more people are choosing to live in front of a camera, hooked up to the Internet via a high-speed connection. Most of them are girls and young women broadcasting from the most private spaces of their bedrooms, bathrooms and living rooms. 钻石王老五 diamond bachelor The Chinese term translates directly as “an old Joe with diamonds.” A diamond bachelor has usually passed the optimum marriage years, but is much valued because he is successful in his career and has status in society. Many women desire such bachelors. 二奶 kept mistress This Chinese term was used in the past to refer to the number two of a man’s wives. But today, it is widely used to call a kept mistress who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man. She is usually financially supported by the man. 款爷 moneybags, fat cat This term consists of two Chinese characters, namely, “money” and “big shot.” So its meaning is self-evident. But it’s a slangy term and used often in the northern part of the country. 维实 ality This term is a translation of a new English word “ality,” which means a reality as defined by a consensus, particularly in a collaborative online endeavor such as pedia. Any user can change any entry and if enough other users agree with them, it becomes true. 积分族 bonus-point clan It refers to those urban people, especially the young people, who spare no effort in paying by credit card instead of cash to earn more bonus points from the card issuer. 强档 prime time Prime time is the block of time with the most viewers and is generally when television networks and local stations attract the largest audience and reap much of their advertising revenues. 体商 body quotient It has come to refer to the health state of a person these days as more people pay increasing attention to their physical well-being. 放水 act leniently It refers to when an authority or superior intentionally bends the rules to let someone off the hook. 软文广告 advertorial The Chinese term translates literally as ‘soft-article advertising.” It derives from the English word “advertorial,” a portmanteau of “advertising” and “editorial.” Advertorial is an advertisement presented in the form of a legitimate and independent news story in a publication. 出花头 novel scheme or funky idea, play hanky-panky This Shanghainese parlance means to introduce some new and funky plans or ideas. But it can also be used to mean someone’s playing hanky-panky. 辟情操 highbrow chat It’s quite trendy these days for young men and women to find a private place in a teahouse, bar or restaurant to chat casually on highbrow topics such as art, philosophy and human emotions. Sometimes, such talk can become quite chummy. 漂婚 false marriage It refers to the kind of extramarital affairs that takes place in a place away from the hometown of both lovers, but it takes on the appearance of a legal marriage. 翻台面 clear the table Many restaurants limit dining hours on the New Year’s Eve or busy holiday seasons so that each table can be used to serve more tha |