欧美人文风情第62篇:韩国网路新风潮--看我吃东西

 Park Seo-yeon lays a Korean feast in front of her computer. Park Seo-yeon在她的电脑前摆上一桌韩式大餐。

Then she turns on the video camera, she eats, and thousands of viewers watch her. 接着她打开视讯、她用餐然后上千位观众看着她。

This is the latest fad¹ in South Korea: 这是南韩最新的风潮：

gastronomic² voyeurism³ in a country with one of the best Internet connectivities in the world. 美食偷窥症，在一个拥有世界上最好网路连线之一的国家。

Park, known as "The Diva," broadcasts herself eating in her apartment for up to three hours every day. Park，以“天后”为人所知，播放她自己在家里吃东西，每天高达三小时。

Viewers can chat with her or send virtual balloons that translate into cash. 观众可以和她聊天，或是寄送转换成现金的虚拟气球。

People enjoy the vicarious pleasure with my online show 人们透过我的线上节目享受替代的乐趣，

when they can't eat that much, or don't want to eat food at night, or are on a diet. 当他们不能吃那么多、或不想在晚上吃东西、或在减肥的时候。

She earns more than 9,000 U.S. dollars a month doing this and has quit her job at a consulting firm. 她这么做一个月赚超过九千美金，并已经辞掉她在顾问公司的工作。

There are about 3,500 people in South Korea doing such online programs 在南韩有大约三千五百人做这种线上节目

—some sponsored by restaurants. －－有些是由餐厅赞助。

Some say it makes eating alone feel less awkward. 有些人说这让独自用餐感到比较不尴尬一点。

It feels as if I'm eating that much food with her. I think that's what the show is about. 感觉好像我正和她一起吃那么多食物。我认为那是这节目的宗旨。

And probably, it's comforting for people who eat alone. 也许，对于独自用餐的人是很欣慰的。

In South Korea, one-person households could comprise one-third of the population in 15 years, 在南韩，十五年内一人家庭会构成三分之一的人口，

the fastest rate among developed countries. 在已发展国家中速度最快的。

 

1 fad   

n.时尚；一时流行的狂热；一时的爱好

参考例句：

• His interest in photography is only a passing fad.他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了。
• A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。

2 gastronomic   

adj.美食（烹饪）法的，烹任学的

参考例句：

• The gastronomic restaurant is a feature of the hotel. 美食餐厅是这家饭店的一个特色。 来自互联网
• The restaurant offers a special gastronomic menu. 这家餐馆备有一份特别的美食菜单。 来自互联网

3 voyeurism   

n.窥阴癖者

参考例句：

• Portraiture merges here with voyeurism and surveillance. 肖像拍摄中夹杂着偷窥和监视。 来自互联网
• And while Wife Swap was pure voyeurism, Boss Swap hints at some real issues. 《换妻》纯粹反映了一种偷窥心理，而《互换老板》则影射了一些真实的问题。 来自互联网