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1、汉语新词新译系列-AA型城市(Axing2cheng2shi4)type-AmetropolisThe termreferstoboomcitieswheremanypeopleliveatafastpaceandworkundergreatpressure.ThetermisderivedfromthetheorythattendstodividepersonalitiesintotypeAandB.TypeApeoplearesaidtobearrogantandirritable,eagerforquicksuccess.拗
2、断(ao2duan4)Separate/breakawayItcanrefertoeitherthebreakdownofgoodrelationsbetweenacouple,orgoodfriends,orthebreakupofashowbiz演艺圈artistfromhisorherbroker.AB制(ABzhì)ABtreatInChina,peopletendtocall"goingDutch"an"AAtreat,"meaningdividingthebillequallyamongallthediners.But
3、now"ABtreat"hasbecomeafad时尚amongyoungpeopleassomemalesnowchoosetopayabiggersliceofthebill,say70percent,whilefemalefriendsdiningwiththempaytherest.拗造型(ao3zao4xing2)poseur装腔作势的人TheChinesetermderivesfromShanghaidialectandhasbecomeverypopularamongyoungpeople.Itdescribesso
4、meonewhoattemptstoachieveastatus,lookorappealwhichtheydonothavethetraitstopossess.TheChinesetermmayalsobeusedasverbtomeansomeone'sactingthatway.安全岛(an1quan2dao3)safetyislandShanghaipolicearetryingtoimprovetrafficfacilitiestoensureroadsafety.Safetyislandshavebeenbuilti
5、nthemiddleofsomewideroadsaroundthecitytoofferpedestrians步行者atemporaryhaven安全地方fromrushingtraffic.阿木林(a1mu4lin3)moron傻子TheexpressioninShanghaidialectisatransliteration音译fromthe English word.Itcameintouseafterforeignpowerssetupconcession妥协areasinthecityinthemid-19thcent
6、ury.奥特曼(ao4te4man4)outmanTheexpressionisatransliterationfrom"Ultraman,"aheroinananimatedTVseries.Butthesedays,manypeopleuseitasatransliterationfortheEnglishwords"outman"todescribe"out-datedrubes土包子."肮三(ang1san1)indecent,wicked,problematicOriginally,thiswasPidginEnglis
7、hmeaning"onsale"inShanghaidialect.Thenitwasusedtodepictsubstandardorbadqualityproducts.Now,itisoftenusedtodescribeapersonorhis/herbehaviorthatisimmoralorhighlyoffensiveandobnoxious可憎的.Itmayalsobeusedtotalkaboutabadsituation.安瓶(an1ping2) ampoule 浓缩精华Anampoule,alsoampul
8、e,originallywasasmallbottlecontaininginjectionliquid.Nowadays"beautyampoules'arepopularamongbridesastheycontainaconcentrated
