日期：2013-10-31 The sharing economy (aka the shared economy) refers to economic and social systems that enable shared access to goods, services, data and talent. These systems take a variety of forms but all leverage information technology to empower individuals, c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-31 A poll commissioned by the China Youth Daily in April 2010 found that 83 percent of the 2,072 respondents admitted having problems writing characters, forgetting how to write traditional Chinese characters literally, take pen, forget character or ch... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-31 A staycation (or stay-cation, or stacation) is a neologism for a period of time in which an individual or family stays at home and relaxes at home or takes day trips from their home to area attractions. Staycations have achieved high popularity in t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-31 Title inflation is the practice of assigning a more impressive-sounding name to a job position, usually without providing additional responsibilities, resources, or benefits. Title inflation指给某个工作岗位定一个听起来很厉害的名字，而工作职责、资源... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-31 The casual utterance of four-letter words among colleagues, a.k.a. social swearing , allows co-workers to bond, while annoyance swearing (dropping an expletive in the context of doing business) can cut the tension in the office. 跟同事在一起时随意说... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-19 We have seen increasing numbers of people with a cluster of issues and symptoms associated with the stress and anxiety of sudden success or wealth. We have coined the term Sudden Wealth Syndrome to describe their shared psychological issues. 我们见... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-19 Attempting to generate a little extra cash by flogging off one or two unwanted items on the Internet is now a common pastime in 21st century life, usually via online auction sites such as eBay. 在21世纪，到网上兜售一两件自己不要的物品来赚点小钱已经... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-19 A paywall is a system that prevents Internet users from accessing webpage content without a paid subscription. Paywall（收费墙）指阻止非付费订阅用户看到网页内容的一个屏蔽系统。 There are both hard and soft paywalls in use. Hard paywalls allow minima... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 Blue-spoof means causing someone to believe you are speaking to them while actually using the hands-free device for your cell phone, or believing someone is talking to you, but they're using their blue-tooth. (Source: merriam-webster.com) Blue-spoof... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 According to a new study, divorce is catching. The researchers have called it divorce clustering and say that a split up between immediate friends increases your own chances of getting divorced by 75%. The effect drops to 33% if the divorce is betwe... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 Bloatware refers to pre-installed software on your phone that provides more bells and whistles than you'd ever need in your wildest dreams, but irritatingly occupies so much space that there's no room for the things that you actually want to use! Bl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 Malware reunion describes the situation when a computer virus or other malware sends junk mail to recipients on your contact list and that results in a correspondence between you and someone on your contact list with whom you have not communicated i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 Fauxductivity , faux + productivity, means pretending to work hard, or busyness that consists of trivial or unproductive activities. Fauxductivity，即faux（假的）和productivity（生产力），指假装很努力工作或很忙碌的样子，其实都是在做一些微不足道或没... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 Hint fiction is an extremely short literary work, typically no more than twenty-five words, that hints at a longer, more complex story. Hint fiction（即中文的微小说）指极其简短的文学作品，基本不超过25个字，但却隐含着一个更长更复杂的故事情节。 Those... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 In the tech-centered world in which we live, it's inevitable that electronic devices might be periodically subjected to a bit of an overhaul, but what if our attempts at maintenance or improvement leave them worse for wear? This is the circumstance... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 Digital detox refers to a period of time during which a person refrains from using electronic devices such as smartphones or computers, regarded as an opportunity to reduce stress or focus on social interaction in the physical world. (Source: Oxford... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 The concept of a zero hours contract (also sometimes zero hour contract) is effectively a situation which allows employers to hire staff but give them no guarantee of work. Such contracts mean that employees only work as and when required, so that t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 Shampaign is a fake, insincere, or misleading campaign, particularly for political office or commercial gain. Shampaign指虚假的、不诚恳的，或者有误导性质的宣传活动，尤其是以政界职位或商业利益为目的的宣传活动，我们可称之为虚假宣传。 The word shampaig... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-10-18 Guerrilla proofreading means marking up a public sign to correct or point out a grammatical error or typo. Guerrilla proofreading does seem to be a popular hobby for some people. They can get quite agitated about apostrophes, invisible hyphens, miss... 阅读全文>>

日期：2013-09-27 Hate hug is a hug given as an unavoidable social grace even though one or both people engaged in the hug hate each other and would not willingly hug if they were alone. Hate hug is characterized by being a very fast and going through the motions hug... 阅读全文>>