Fashion English 时尚英语

Fashion嬉皮士布波族乐活族飞特族闪客波西米亚风哥特风机车风Fashion：Subcultures时尚：亚文化圈篇Hippies嬉皮士•hip(AmericanSlang美国俚语）:•intheknow（消息灵通的）;cool3嬉皮士指生活在主流社会之外的不顺从的青年人。其特点是他们寻找一种极端自由的生活方式，偏爱奇异服装和发型，常服用引起幻觉的麻醉剂或大麻。嬉皮一词始见于1960年代。Thehippie(orhippy)subculture（亚文化）wasoriginallyayouthmovementthataroseintheUnitedStatesduringthemid-1960sandspreadtoothercountriesaroundtheworld.雅皮士（Yuppies）是youngurbanprofessional的缩写，这个词在上个世纪80年代诞生于美国，指的是那些受过高等教育、住在大城市、有专业工作而且生活很富裕的年轻人。他们去高档的餐厅、喝上等的酒、穿名牌的衣服、用顶级的化妆品、开豪华的轿车，总之就是衣食住行一率求名牌、赶时髦，比小资还小资。Yuppie(shortforyoungurbanprofessional）isatermthatreferstoamemberoftheuppermiddleclassorupperclassintheir20sor30s.Itfirstcameintouseintheearly1980s.雅皮士（Yuppies）Chuppies=Chinese+Yuppies•ChuppiesareChina'syoungwell-offgeneration.Chuppiesdescribethemselvesasbeingopen-minded（思想开明的）,beingreadytolearn,andlovingnewthings.5随着中国中产阶级的崛起，“华人雅皮士”（China'sYuppies）逐渐成为媒体、高端消费的热门。为此，国外媒体甚至还新创了一个词“Chuppies”（由“China'sYuppies”缩合而成）来形容中国新一代拥有良好教育背景、收入不菲的年轻人。6bobo布波族=Bourgeois['buəʒwɑ:]+Bohemian•BoBo族是布尔乔亚(Bourgeois)和波希米亚(Bohemia)的缩写组合单词，来自一本翻译所引进的书《天堂中的布波族》，布尔乔亚和波希米亚这两种完全不同性质，甚至相互冲突的社会阶层混合在一起，构成了一个自相矛盾的“布波族”。布波族既讲究物质层面的精致化享乐(讲究所谓的“质感”)，又标榜生活方式的自由不羁和浪漫主义风度。7cosplayer=costume+player角色扮演族•CosplayisaJapanesesubcultureinwhichfansdressup（装扮）astheirfavouriteJapanesecartooncharacters.•CosplayappearedinJapanintheearly1990s,andthentheplayspreadtocountriesliketheU.S.andCanada,tobecomeafashionculture（时尚文化）.8fashionicon时尚教主•Afashionicon,moststylishman(woman),isapersonwhohasagoodtaste（品味）.hasfarmorefashionknowledgethanordinarypeople,andleadsthetrendoffashion(时尚潮流）.ITgirl时尚女郎AnItgirlorIt-girlisacharming,sexyyoungwomanwhoreceivesintensemediacoverage.9FashionIcon—KateMoss凯特·摩丝(1974-)•KatherineKateAnnMoss(born16January1974)isanEnglishtopmodel.Shehasappearedonover300magazinecovers.Sheisknownforherfigure,uncommonlyshortheightforafashionmodel.Sheisalsonotorious（声名狼藉）forherhigh-profile(高调的）relationships（恋情）andpartylifestyle.In2007,shecame2ndontheForbestop-earningmodelslist,estimated（估计）tohaveearned(赚）$9millioninoneyear.10flashmob快闪族（闪客）•Flashmobreferstoalargegroupofstrangerswhogatherusuallyinapublicorapredetermined（事先决定的）placeataspecifictime,performsomebriefandodd（古怪的）action,andthenquicklydisperse（散开）.Flash-mobExperiment•HansPeterNiesward,aprofessorinMunich,recruited（招聘）600,000,000volunteerstojumpsimultaneously（同时地）onJuly20at11:39:13GMT(GreenwichMeanTime)toshiftEarth'sposition.NieswardclaimsthatonthisdayEarthoccupiesoneofthemostfragile(脆弱的）positionsinitsorbitsforthelast100years.Accordingtothesite,theshiftinorbitwillmaketheEarthalittlefurtherwayfromthesunandstopglobalwarming（全球变暖）.HansPeterNiesward教授招募6亿志愿者,让他们在7月20日格林尼治标准时间11时39分13秒这一刻一起跳跃,以改变地球的位置。尼斯瓦德教授说,在7月20日这一天,地球处于运行轨道上一百年来最薄弱的位置上.根据网站上的解释,地球位置的改变将使其离太阳远一点,从而“阻止全球变暖,12freeter飞特族=free+arbeiter德语工人•Freeterisusedtodesceibepeoplewhotakeaseriesoftemporary（临时的）jobs.•Nowmanyyoungpeoplearechoosingtobefreeters,anddecidetoworkinalow-paidpart-timejobratherthananon-freepermanentjob.•ThewordisinventedbyaJapanesemanNinoruKoshida（越田念）inanarticlecalled“MoreJapanCollegeGraduatesRebelAgainstJobsforlife”.•相关词汇：job-hobber（频繁跳槽者）,freelancer['friːlɑːnsə]（自由职业者）13furkid丁宠=fur+kid•“Furkid”isarelativelyrecenttermusedtodescribeapet,suchasadog,cat,orotherfurry（毛绒绒的）companion（伴侣）,whichistreatedasthoughitweretheowner’schild.ThetermhasalsobeenusedtodescribeanewkindofDINKswhohavetwoincomesandnokidsbuthavepets:thepetsaretheirkids.14LOHAS乐活族=lifestylesofhealthandsustainability（可持续发展）•LOHASisawordmadetodescribeanewlifestyleofpeoplewhofocusonhealth,fitness（健身）,theecology（生态）,sustainability,theenvironment,personaldevelopment,andsocialjustice（公正）.•LOHAShasrapidlygrownworldwide,andintheU.S.,thereareapproximately50millionLOHASpeople,orabout30percentofAmericanadults.15•Onwebsitelohas.com,youwillseeaconsumptionlist（消费清单）ofLOHAS.Includedaregreenbuildings（绿色建筑）,organic（有机的）clothingandfood,yoga瑜伽andotherfitnessproducts（健身产品）,andeco-tourism（生态旅游）.eco-friendly:不损坏生态环境的eco-friendlydesign环保设计eco-friendlymaterial环保材料16sandwichgeneration三明治一代/中年夹心代•Thesandwichgeneration,likethedesignofthesandwich,consistsofmiddle-agedpeoplewhomustcarefortheirelderly（年长的）parentsandtheirgrowingchildrenatthesametime.17mallrat卖场游鼠•Theterm“mallrat”referstoaperson,usuallyateenageroryoungadult,whospendsmanyhourshangingaround（闲逛）shoppingmalls,usuallymakingnopurchases.18metrosexual都市美型男=metropolitan+sexualInWordSpy,theword“metrosexual”isusedtodescribeanurban（都市的）malewithastrongaesthetic[iːs'θetɪk]sense（审美感觉）whospendsagreatdealoftimeandmoneyonhisappearanceandlifestyle.19EnglishShowTimeTobeametrosexual,youmust:1.Beyoung.2.Haveagreatdealofmoneytospend.3.Liveinorbewithineasyreachofametropolis（大都市）sothatyoucanquicklyreachdepartmentstores,pubs,gymsandbeautysalons.4.Haveastrongaestheticsense.5.Takegoodcareofappearance.6.Enjoyfashionable（时尚的）lifestyle.20shoppingboyfriend购物男伴Shoppingboyfriend,anewcareer（职业）,referstoamanwhoishiredtoaccompanyaladyduringshopping.Fashion：Apparel时尚：服饰篇Fashion•Fashionisthemostpowerfulforceincreation.Itrulesthewomen,whorulethemen,whoruletheworld.22hoopskirtlongsk