2015/05/30
有趣的英文俚語 (Slangs)
俚語的定義
Slang consists of a lexicon of non-standard words and phrases in a given language. Use of these words and phrases is typically associated with the subversion of a standard English and is likely to be interpreted by listeners as implying particular attitudes on the part of the speaker.
俚語的功能
Slang is usually used by a particular group and plays a role in constructing our identities. While slang outlines social space, attitudes about slang partly construct group identities, and that's why individuals as members of groups tend to use it. In some contexts a speaker's selection of slang words or phrases may convey prestige, indicating group membership or distinguishing group members from those who are not a part of them. Therefore, it can be said that a slang term can be a second-order index to this particular group. Employing a slang term, however, can also give an individual the qualities associated with the term's group of origin, whether or not the individual is actually trying to identify as a member of the group. This allocation of qualities based on abstract group association is known as third-order indexicality.
幾個例子
1. whatever
原用法：
Whatever you say will be recorded in this video.
You can eat whatever you see on the dining room table.
俚語用法：
(1) 我沒差 "I don't care," (2) 沒在怕的啦 "Yeah right! (sarcasm)" (3) 都可以啦 Tacked at the end of a listing of things, like etc. (4) 隨便啦 a dismissive retort; "Shut up and go away."
ex.
(1) Speaker: Do you want to go uptown?
Response: (shrugs shoulders) "Whatever."
(2) Huh? You want me to share this with you. Whatever!
(3) Bring chips, cookies, pop; whatever.
(4) I caught her cheating and She said whatever.
"You misspelled my name!" "Whatever!"
2. own
原用法："自己的"
When can I my own house?
俚語用法：________ (試著找出對應的中譯吧！)
acronym for "one with narcolepsy (嗜睡症)" or "people with narcolepsy (pwn)". Used frequently in online narcolepsy support groups
3. otaku
俚語用法：________
(1) obsessed fan of Japanese animation. From Japanese.
to be excessively nerdy, anti-social, unpopular comes from Japanese word meaning "house." Probably coined because of a nerd's habit of never leaving his/her house
ex. Brian will never have a girlfriend, he's too much of an otaku.
ex. She's a complete otaku; she's always reading manga!
(2) a Japanese word used to describe a person obsessed with a certain thing. (usually used for manga or anime)
ex. My dad is a sports otaku, he goes to every game.
與 otaku 類似的字：
nerd (geek): ________
unsociable, smart person, a clever but socially awkward person
ex. Don't waste time with those guys - they're all nerds.
4. spoiler
俚語用法：________
something that reveals important plot elements or details from a work of fiction or non-fiction; anything that ruins a person's pleasure of figuring out something unknown to them.
ex.
Person A: You're getting a road bike for Christmas.
Person B: WTF, man? Talk about a spoiler.
5. lol
俚語用法：________
(1) acronym of an online game 'league of legends'
(2) interjection, an acronym of "laugh out loud" or "laughing out loud." Used in text-based communication to express amusement.
(3) acronym for "Lots of love", used to express warm feelings.
ex.
(2) Well, he's kinda nuts. lol
(3) Good morning lol.
6. trap king
trap 原用法：陷阱，羅網，捕捉器
ex. The hunter set traps to catch foxes . 獵人設陷阱捕捉狐狸。
ex. I knew perfectly well it was a trap . 我很清楚這是一個陷阱。
俚語用法：________
ex. Would you mind keeping your trap shut?
ex. Don't be such a trap king! Show us what you got!
7. sparky
俚語用法：________
(1) used to describe someone crazy, alive, and full of energy.
ex. You are one sparky bitch!
(2) Slang for an electrician (electrical engineer) "Sparky is coming to fix the fuse box on Monday."
8. besty
俚語用法：________
very closed friends
ex. John and I are besties.
9. props
俚語用法：________
ex. In the basketball game, we gotta give him props for his nice playing.
ex. Know why couldn't she get props at prom? Cuz she is a dog.
10. dog from the horse's mouth
俚語用法：________
ex. How did you know that!? Trust me; it's from horse's mouth.
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