世界节假日博览 第102期:呆子骄傲日

 Nerd Pride Day, also called Geek Pride Day, is a fun and serious day which celebrates nerds and geeks. Anyone around the world can feel proud to be a nerd or geek on this day. The day started in 2006 and takes place on May 25. This is a very special date because it is the world premiere of the first Star Wars movie in 1977. The day is a Spanish creation¹ but crossed the Atlantic in 2008. It is now officially celebrated² in America and other countries. Many nerd and geek bloggers hold parades and write special blogs about nerdiness and geekiness. There is a manifesto³ that contains the basic rights and responsibilities of nerds. This includes the right to be “even nerdier;” to “not leave your house;” and to “have few friends (or none at all)”.

“呆子骄傲日”旨在庆祝书呆子和技术控，人们也称它为“技术控骄傲日”。全球所有“呆子”都能引以为豪。起始年份为2005年，日期为5月25日。这一天极为特殊，1977年的这一天，首部“星球大战”上映。“呆子骄傲日”起源于西班牙，但于2008年漂洋过海来到美国。该节日已成为美国等国的官方节日。“呆子”博主会举行游行活动，撰写“呆子”博客。宣扬“呆子”的基本权利与基本义务。包括保有“更痴”的权力；“不出屋”的权力，以及朋友一二（或一个都没有）的权力。

It is hard to find a definition of a nerd or geek on the Internet. Perhaps the best clue is; “You know one when you see one.” A few common characteristics of nerds and geeks might include the following. 1. Having dreams of achieving things normal people don’t have. 2. Being unusually interested in technology, especially more unusual hardware and software. 3. An interest in a hobby or pastime⁴ others might think is obsessive⁵. Geeks are extremely important to society. It was because they stayed at home, had big dreams and spent hours every day on their hobby that we now have computers. Nerds and geeks tend not to be interested in modern fashions and are not always the best at sports and dancing.

人们很难在网上找到关于“呆子”的准确定义。或许关于“呆子”的最好提示是；“一就是一，二就是二”。呆子们的普遍特征如下。第一，大脑洞开。第二，痴迷技术，特别是硬件与软件。第三，热衷兴趣爱好，致他人认为痴迷的境地。呆子对社会非常重要。因为他们总呆在家里，做白日梦，整天跟电脑打交道。呆子们热衷现代潮流，但不擅长体育和舞蹈。

1.dream of 梦想，渴望

例句：We dreamed of having a car and a house.

我们想望有车有房。

2.be interested in 对……感兴趣

例句：That is how I first came to be interested in the behaviour of prices.

这就是我首次对股票价格的变化产生兴趣的原因。

3.tend to 倾向于

例句：Her style tends to elaboration.

她的文风倾向于雕琢。

4.basic right 基本权利

例句：Education is a basic right in itself.

教育本身是一种基本权利。

1 creation   

n.创造，创造的作品，产物，宇宙，天地万物

参考例句：

• Language is the most important mental creation of man.语言是人类头脑最重要的产物。
• The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children.新游戏场的建立将有益于当地的儿童。

2 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

3 manifesto   

n.宣言，声明

参考例句：

• I was involved in the preparation of Labour's manifesto.我参与了工党宣言的起草工作。
• His manifesto promised measures to protect them.他在宣言里保证要为他们采取保护措施。

4 pastime   

n.消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Playing chess is his favourite pastime.下棋是他最喜爱的消遣。
• Baseball is the national pastime.棒球是全民性的休闲运动。

5 obsessive   

adj. 着迷的, 强迫性的, 分神的

参考例句：

• Some people are obsessive about cleanliness.有些人有洁癖。
• He's becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality.他对守时要求越来越过分了。