selfie是什么意思?它与照相有关——夏徛荣考研第335天
“selfie”的词根是“self”(自己)。想出来了吗?它的意思就是自拍。孩子们读完今天的文章之后自然会明白“selfie”的含义。今天的文章选自于《独立报》(有链接)。【回音壁】不知不觉已经到了四月份了。记住:以阅读为中轴,兼顾词汇和长句学习,全面展开基础阶段复习的战略。【精选】
(1) At the end of the day, selfies are harmless fun.
(2) Remember punk?
(3) That movement brilliantly acted as a generation-divider.
(4) Anyone could cut up a T-shirt, hack their hair and wear a black bin bag to upset their parents.
(5) Punk eventually fizzled out, but it served a purpose.
(6) The same will happen with selfies: one day they’ll be deemed passé, and we’ll move on to something else.
(7) In the meantime, there are more important things to get upset about.
【解词】
at the end of the day 总之
generation-divider 年代划分者
to hack their hair 修剪头发
to wear a black bin bag 穿黑色的垃圾袋
punk* n. (精髓在于破坏,彻底的破坏与彻底的重建就是所谓真正的PUNK精神)
to fizzle* out v. 告吹(超纲词)
to serve a purpose 满足目的
to deem v. 认为,相信
passé* a. 过时的;陈旧的(超纲词)
【解句】(就几个写作手法的分析)
(1)作者采用的是类比(analogy)写作手法。提到了punk的目的是为了说明selfie作为一种短暂的社会现象,也会以同样的结局告终。
(2)文中多数词汇都不是多音节词汇,流露出了轻松愉快的语气。
【译文】
(1)总而言之,自拍无害而且颇有乐趣。
——At the end of the day, selfies are harmless fun.
(2)还记得庞克(PUNK)吗?
——Remember punk?
(3)那场运动轰轰烈烈,起到了区分年代的作用。
——That movement brilliantly acted as a generation-divider.
(4)任何人都可以裁剪T恤、剪头发和穿黑垃圾袋,目的是冲撞父母。
—— Anyone could cut up a T-shirt, hack their hair and wear a black bin bag to upset their parents.
(5)庞克最终偃旗息鼓,但也起到了作用。
——Punk eventually fizzled out, but it served a purpose.
(6)自拍也会发生同样的事情:某天也会被视为过时,人们又有其他新玩意儿。
——The same will happen with selfies: one day they’ll be deemed passé, and we’ll move on to something else.
(7)在此期间,还有更重要的令人烦心的事情兴起。
——In the meantime, there are more important things to get upset about.
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