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1、汉语新词A型城市(Axing2cheng2shi4)type-AmetropolisThetermreferstoboomcitieswheremanypeopleliveatafastpaceandworkundergreatpressure.ThetermisderivedfromthetheorythattendstodividepersonalitiesintotypeAandB.TypeApeoplearesaidtobearrogantandirritable,eagerforquicksuccess.拗断(ao2duan4
2、)Separate/breakawayItcanrefertoeitherthebreakdownofgoodrelationsbetweenacouple,orgoodfriends,orthebreakupofashowbizartistfromhisorherbroker.AB制(ABzhì)ABtreatInChina,peopletendtocall"goingDutch"an"AAtreat,"meaningdividingthebillequallyamongallthediners.Butnow"ABtreat"hasb
3、ecomeafadamongyoungpeopleassomemalesnowchoosetopayabiggersliceofthebill,say70percent,whilefemalefriendsdiningwiththempaytherest.拗造型(ao3zao4xing2)poseurTheChinesetermderivesfromShanghaidialectandhasbecomeverypopularamongyoungpeople.Itdescribessomeonewhoattemptstoachieveas
4、tatus,lookorappealwhichtheydonothavethetraitstopossess.TheChinesetermmayalsobeusedasverbtomeansomeone'sactingthatway.安全岛(an1quan2dao3)safetyislandShanghaipolicearetryingtoimprovetrafficfacilitiestoensureroadsafety.Safetyislandshavebeenbuiltinthemiddleofsomewideroadsaroun
5、dthecitytoofferpedestriansatemporaryhavenfromrushingtraffic.阿木林(a1mu4lin3)moronTheexpressioninShanghaidialectisatransliterationfromtheEnglishword.Itcameintouseafterforeignpowerssetupconcessionareasinthecityinthemid-19thcentury.奥特曼(ao4te4man4)outmanTheexpressionisatransli
6、terationfrom"Ultraman,"aheroinananimatedTVseries.Butthesedays,manypeopleuseitasatransliterationfortheEnglishwords"outman"todescribe"out-datedrubes."肮三(ang1san1)indecent,wicked,problematicOriginally,thiswasPidginEnglishmeaning"onsale"inShanghaidialect.Thenitwasusedtodepic
7、tsubstandardorbadqualityproducts.Now,itisoftenusedtodescribeapersonorhis/herbehaviorthatisimmoralorhighlyoffensiveandobnoxious.Itmayalsobeusedtotalkaboutabadsituation.安瓶(an1ping2)ampouleAnampoule,alsoampule,originallywasasmallbottlecontaininginjectionliquid.Nowadays"beau
8、tyampoules'arepopularamongbridesastheycontainaconcentratedessencetokeeptheirfaceingoodcondition.阿姨(a1yi
