当今最热英语流行词

     闪孕 (shan3 yun4)quick pregnancyIt refers to some white-collar women who get pregnant in a hurry to avoid being fired. China’s labor¹ law prevents a company from firing a pregnant employee unless the company isinsolvent。

    闪孕，即突击怀孕、将“生子计划”提前，是一些白领为躲避经济危机中的裁员风险，突击怀孕。根据劳动法规定：女员工在孕期、产期、哺乳期间如果被裁，可以申请劳动仲裁，要求单位经济补偿。这就是职场女性突击怀孕的最大理由。

    躲猫猫 (duo3 mao1 mao1)hide-and-seekThe Chinese term for “hide-and-seek” has become abuzzwordovernight among Chinese Netizens after a 24-year-old man died in policecustodyin south China’s Yunnan Province and an official report said he ran into a wall blindfolded² while playing hide-and-seek withinmates. Unconvinced, a large number of Netizens are taking part in an investigation⁴ into the young man’s death. The investigation showed he was beaten to death by inmates³ while playing the game。

    “躲猫猫”意为捉迷藏，属南方方言，北方则称作“藏猫猫”。不管“躲”还是“藏”，这种游戏显然来自于猫和老鼠捉与被捉的游戏。当这个游戏发生在2009 年2月8日下午的云南省晋宁县看守所里时，却引发了一场悲剧：据当地警方说，因盗伐森林被拘押的24岁男子李乔明，和同监室的狱友在天井里玩“躲猫猫”游戏时，遭到狱友踢打并不小心撞到墙壁，导致“重度颅脑损伤”，送医四天后不治身亡。

    小月 (xiao3 yue4)femalespendthriftA pun on the Chinese word for “moonlight,” the term refers to those who spend all their income before next payday. Since the term uses part of the Chinese word and sounds like a female name, it is used to describe women in this category。

    类似“月光族”的表达方式。专指女性。

    小光 (xiao3 guang1)male spendthriftLike above, this term uses another part of the Chinese word for “moonlight” and is used to describe male spendthrifts。

    同“小月”类似，专指男性。

    赖校族 (lai4 xiao4 zu2)campus dwellersIt refers to those who have already graduated from college but choose to stay on campus, scared by the bleak⁵ job market and wanting to live on campus at a low cost。

    既不深造，也不就业，而是继续“赖”在学校的大学毕业生。“赖校族”“赖校”的理由十分复杂：贪恋学校的环境、找工作挑剔、等女朋友一起离校……卧槽族 (wo4 cao2 zu2)job-huggingclanA twist on the Chinese word for "job hopping," this term means "job-hugging" as many people now cling to their current jobs because companies no longer hire new staff due to global economic crisis。

    所谓“卧槽族”，是指在职业生涯中，立足做好手头工作，在选定的岗位上扎实工作，不愿冒险跳槽的职场人士。金融危机下，保住饭碗成为许多白领的首要任务，跳槽风险空前增大，“卧槽”一词在白领当中广泛流传开来。

    肌肉车 (ji1 rou4 che1)gasguzzlerThis term refers to high gasoline-consuming and big-sized automobiles⁶, usually driven by high-power engines. The automobiles are generally designed with hard lines, hence the name in Chinese which means "muscular car."肌肉车是指大马力，高耗油，低操控性外形尺寸大的美国车，也只有这样的车才能称得上是肌肉车。 肌肉车可谓一个贴切的称谓。所谓肌肉车是美国70年代以道奇(Dodge)为首的一种车型，在当时风行美国，甚至成为一代美国精神的代表。

    经济适用男 (jing1 ji4 shi4 yong4 nan2)budget husbandMore and more women now tend to seek a "budget husband" instead of wealthy men just as home buyers now look for budget houses rather than villas⁷ during the economic crisis. Although not earning a lot, the budget husbands don't have bad habits such as drinking, smoking or gambling⁸ and are family-oriented。

    经济适用男的定义：身高一般、发型传统，相貌过目即忘；性格温和，工资无偿上缴给老婆；不吸烟、不喝酒、不关机、不赌钱、无红颜知己；月薪3000~10000元，有支付住房首付的能力；一般从事教育、IT、机械制造、技术类行业的男人。

    语音钓鱼 (yv3 yin1 dia4o yu2)vishingThis is a portmanteau by blending "voice" and "phishing" and means an attempt to fool a person into submitting personal, financial or password data either by sending an email that includes a scammer-controlled phone number, or by spoofing an automated⁹ phone call from a financial institution using VoIP。

    网络钓鱼案件的不断增多使得人们逐渐提高了警惕，现在，大多数用户在看一封来历不明的电子邮件时通常会充满怀疑，但是，人们却通常很容易轻信打来的电话。

    对电话的信任，其实体现了人们对传统交流方式的认可。其结果就是，基于VoIP的语音钓鱼诈骗攻击不断增多，而且资料显示，其成功率比电子邮件方式的钓鱼诈骗要高很多。

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 blindfolded   

v.（尤指用布）挡住（某人）的视线( blindfold的过去式 )；蒙住（某人）的眼睛；使不理解；蒙骗

参考例句：

• The hostages were tied up and blindfolded. 人质被捆绑起来并蒙上了眼睛。
• They were each blindfolded with big red handkerchiefs. 他们每个人的眼睛都被一块红色大手巾蒙住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

6 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 villas   

别墅，公馆( villa的名词复数 )； （城郊）住宅

参考例句：

• Magnificent villas are found throughout Italy. 在意大利到处可看到豪华的别墅。
• Rich men came down from wealthy Rome to build sea-side villas. 有钱人从富有的罗马来到这儿建造海滨别墅。

8 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

9 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。