早安英文 第590期:美国年轻人最爱说的潮语

 

buzzwords：时髦的流行的，术语和行话

salty：非常生气激动，攻击性很强，不好接近

salty food

很咸的食物

salty sea air

海边咸咸的空气

Why are you so salty today Dillon?

你今天很狂躁啊迪伦？！

She didn't drink her coffee today, so she is really salty.

她今天没有喝咖啡所以很狂躁。

sb gets all salty when...

当某事发生的时候，某人就会变得很狂躁。

low key：低调的，不招摇的意思，不去吸引太多的注意力

The wedding will be a low-key affair, with fewer than thirty guests.

婚礼会办得非常的低调，不超过30个客人。

I want to keep this relationship low-key.

我想要谈一段低调的恋爱。

Keep it low key./Let's keep it low-key.

低调点低调点！

fleek/on fleek = stylish¹ 很潮，很精致完美

eyebrows² on fleek

眉毛修得很精致

outfit³ on fleek

穿得很潮

Dillon your shirt is totally not fleek?

迪伦你今天这衣服，很不潮啊！

clap back at somebody：回击

I'm not great at clapping back because I get easily flustered⁴ by criticism.

我是一个很不擅长回击的人，因为面对批评和恶语，我会很慌乱不安。

woke：警觉，清醒，觉醒

socially aware, progressively-minded

Stay woke!

保持清醒保持觉醒！

adulting: 像一个负责任的成年人一样行为处事

Sometimes I'm not good at adulting myself.

有的时候我真的不擅长像成年人一样成熟处事。

on fire：状态很好，火力全开，停不下来

He's on fire!

他简直火力全开啊！

dope：amazing, awesome⁵

We are pretty dope.

我们真棒！

1 stylish   

adj.流行的，时髦的；漂亮的，气派的

参考例句：

• He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
• What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。

2 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

3 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

4 flustered   

adj.慌张的；激动不安的v.使慌乱，使不安( fluster的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The honking of horns flustered the boy. 汽车喇叭的叫声使男孩感到慌乱。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She was so flustered that she forgot her reply. 她太紧张了，都忘记了该如何作答。 来自辞典例句

5 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.