Fashion English 时尚 英文

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furkid 丁宠 = fur + kid
• ―Furkid‖ is a relatively recent term used to describe a pet, such as a dog, cat, or other furry companion, which is treated as though it were the owner‘s child. The term has also been used to describe a new kind of DINKs who have two incomes and no kids but have pets: the pets are their kids.
['kæ ndid] adj. 忠实的，率 直的，坦诚的
photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines • paparazzi [pl]
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English Show Time
• The media have been quick to exploit this new resource. It‘s now commonplace for showbiz 【口】娱乐性行业;娱乐界 magazines to offer the public cash incentives to submit photographs of celebrities. • Snapperazzi 手机狗仔队 means amateur phonecam photographers who love celebrities and love taking their pictures with cell phones. Any ordinary people can be snapperazzi if they have mobile phones, with built-in camera, video, dictaphone n. 口述录音机 and email facilities.
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metrosexual都市美型男
= metropolitan + sexual
• In Word Spy, the word ―metrosexual‖ is used to describe an urban male with a strong aesthetic sense who spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.
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ft faint ftf face to face gf girlfriend iae in any event ic I see lol laugh out loud nrn no reply necessary plz please Q cute sp support ttyl talk to you later 13
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hard candy
《水果硬糖》
• Internet slang means underaged girl on web.
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English Show Time
• • • • • • • • • • afaik as far as I know asap as soon as possible atm at the moment bbl be back later bf boyfriend b4n by for now btw by the way csl can‘t stop laughing cul8r see you later fe for example
freeter
飞特族
= Freeter is used to desceibe people who take a series of temporary jobs. • Now many young people are choosing to be freeters, and decide to work in a lowpaid part-time job rather than a non-free permanent job. • The word is invented by a Japanese man Ninoru Koshida 越田念 in an article called ―More Japan College Graduates Rebel Against Jobs for life‖. • ―临时工作者”的其他表达法：job-hobber, freelancer, temp worker
without a back which make a sound like ―flip flop‖ if worn while walking, and that is why people describe the shoes as flip-flops.
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English Show Time
• Wear your flip-flops as often as you can, because they are a hot and stylish item! • Though it is almost impossible to know the origin of flip-flops, they have been a social and cultural phenomenon. Men and women wear flip-flops to go to church, shopping malls, parties, the beach, schools, the office, and even to the White House. After winning the 2005 NCAA Championship 美国大 学生体育协会锦标赛, the Northwestern University women‘s lacrosse [lə'krɔs] n. 长曲棍球 team gained a rare opportunity to meet with the president at the White House. During the visit, many of the girls wore flip-flops.
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English Show Time
• The sandwich generation is under significant financial and emotional stress: parents may be ill or lack a sufficient pension, while kids may require tuition and training. At the same time, the members of the sandwich generation must contribute to their own work.
Fashionable English Words
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paparazzi
[.pɑ:pə'rɑ:tsi] 狗仔队
• paparazzo [.pɑ:pə'rɑ:zəu] • a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid
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Original Sin 原罪
• In Christian theology [θi'ɔlədʒi]神学, we can see that Adam and Eve committed sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. It is called the original sin and all descendants of Adam have to inherit it both physically and spiritually when they are born.
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flip-flops 人字拖
• Flip-flops, often made of foam rubber 泡沫塑料 and held to foot with a V-shaped strap n. 皮带， 带子 at the big toe, are a type of sandals
['sæ ndl] n. 便鞋，凉鞋
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fashion icon 时尚教主
IT girl
• A fashion icon, most stylish man (woman), is a person who has a good sense and taste of style. holds sway in fashion knowledge over ordinary people, and displays this knowledge over time.
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sandwich generation
三明治一代/中年夹心代
• Sandwich, a typical Western food, is usually two bread slices with a filling in between. The sandwich generation, like the design of the sandwich, consists of middle-aged people who must care for their elderly parents and their growing children at the same time.
An It girl or It-girl is a charming, sexy young woman who receives intense media coverage unrelated or disproportional to personal achievements.