Hot words(1)

March 16th, 2010 by elaine

Learning these hot words with me and becoming a native speaker from now on!

1.刺儿头(cìr  tóu)

It means troublesome or difficult person

Eg:他是单位有名的刺儿头,没有人愿意与他打交道。

Eg:He is known to be a troublesome person in his unit.Nobody likes to deal with him.

2.  打工仔 ( dǎ gōng zǎi )

This word is quite popular in China ,it means “Young man,usually from the countryside,working in the city”.

Eg:他原来只是一名打工仔,如今成了一家公司的老板。

He used to be a young emplyee.Today,he is the boss of a company.

3.  大片儿 ( dà piànr )

Big-budget films that were great box-office successes

Eg:年底阿凡达将在全国电影院放映。

Avator will be shown in cinemas across the country at the end of the year.

4.粉领(fěn  lǐng)

That is a pink-collared worker,working in a position traditionally considered to be women’s work.

Eg:大学毕业后,几经周折,她最终成了一名粉领。

After graduation from college,She underwent several setbacks and finally decided to be a pink-collared worker.

5.倒胃口(dǎo wèi kǒu)

Spoil one’s appetite,kill one’s interest

Eg:吃饭的时候你说这么恶心的话题,真让人倒胃口。

The disgusting topics you talked about while eating really spoiled my appetite.

6.审美疲劳(shěn měi pí láo)

Aesthetic fatigue

Eg:“审美疲劳”是婚姻的杀手。

Aesthetic tiredness has become a killer of marriages.

(to be continued…)

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