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Oct.11 春夏季-sprummer
Date:2009-10-11
春夏季 (chun1 xia4 ji4)
sprummer
The term, developed by Australian scientist Tim Entwisle, is a combination of spring and summer together with another new word “sprinter” indicating an early spring. The term refers to the season between spring and summer, the suggested additional period that is not clearly differentiated from the conventional four. Entwisle has argued that Australia requires five or six seasons to help people better understand their environment and monitor signs of climate change rather than the “arbitrary” four currently in use.
金砖四国 (jin1 zhuan1 si4 guo2)
BRICs
In economics, BRIC or BRICs, is an acronym that refers to the fast-growing developing economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Brazil is known as the “World’s Raw Material Base,” with Russia known as the “World’s Gas Station,” India known as the “World’s Office,” and China known as the “Factory of the World.” The term was first proposed by Jim O’Neill, chief economist of Goldman Sachs on November 20, 2001, in a published report entitled “The World Needs Better Economic BRICs.”
贫二代 (pin2 er4 dai4)
the second poor generation
The term refers to children of poor families in China who are usually very frugal and work hard to help their dependents overcome impoverished conditions. The phrase appears online in China as a result of a report saying that a freshman in the Xiangtan University in Hunan Province walked 10 kilometers to the school to save money for lunch. The term is opposite to the “second rich generation” who are usually born with a silver spoon.
数字游民 (shu4 zi4 you2 min2)
digital nomad
Digital nomad refers to a person who uses technology, particularly wireless networking, to work without the need for an office or other fixed address. They reach their colleagues via instant messaging, Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and occasionally by voice on their iPhones or Skype.
世博水 (shi4 bo2 shui3)
Expo water
It refers to high-quality drinking water now available in the World Expo 2010 area to the west of Huangpu River. Drinking water there used to be of low quality before a major local water factory was renovated and recently commissioned.
拼爹 (pin1 die1)
hardworking father
It refers to a father who had a rags-to-riches story. The son, however, usually idles away time by squandering money accumulated through his father’s hard work.
大众脸 (da4 zhong4 lian3)
public face
The term refers to people with very ordinary faces that are hard to remember among others. The reality is that they proliferate in general society. The term is opposite to “star face” people, whose looks resemble celebrities and are easy to recognize.
sprummer
The term, developed by Australian scientist Tim Entwisle, is a combination of spring and summer together with another new word “sprinter” indicating an early spring. The term refers to the season between spring and summer, the suggested additional period that is not clearly differentiated from the conventional four. Entwisle has argued that Australia requires five or six seasons to help people better understand their environment and monitor signs of climate change rather than the “arbitrary” four currently in use.
金砖四国 (jin1 zhuan1 si4 guo2)
BRICs
In economics, BRIC or BRICs, is an acronym that refers to the fast-growing developing economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Brazil is known as the “World’s Raw Material Base,” with Russia known as the “World’s Gas Station,” India known as the “World’s Office,” and China known as the “Factory of the World.” The term was first proposed by Jim O’Neill, chief economist of Goldman Sachs on November 20, 2001, in a published report entitled “The World Needs Better Economic BRICs.”
贫二代 (pin2 er4 dai4)
the second poor generation
The term refers to children of poor families in China who are usually very frugal and work hard to help their dependents overcome impoverished conditions. The phrase appears online in China as a result of a report saying that a freshman in the Xiangtan University in Hunan Province walked 10 kilometers to the school to save money for lunch. The term is opposite to the “second rich generation” who are usually born with a silver spoon.
数字游民 (shu4 zi4 you2 min2)
digital nomad
Digital nomad refers to a person who uses technology, particularly wireless networking, to work without the need for an office or other fixed address. They reach their colleagues via instant messaging, Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and occasionally by voice on their iPhones or Skype.
世博水 (shi4 bo2 shui3)
Expo water
It refers to high-quality drinking water now available in the World Expo 2010 area to the west of Huangpu River. Drinking water there used to be of low quality before a major local water factory was renovated and recently commissioned.
拼爹 (pin1 die1)
hardworking father
It refers to a father who had a rags-to-riches story. The son, however, usually idles away time by squandering money accumulated through his father’s hard work.
大众脸 (da4 zhong4 lian3)
public face
The term refers to people with very ordinary faces that are hard to remember among others. The reality is that they proliferate in general society. The term is opposite to “star face” people, whose looks resemble celebrities and are easy to recognize.
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