日期：2012-07-26 Teetotalism refers to either the practice of or the promotion of complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. A person who practices (and possibly advocates) teetotalism is called a teetotaler or is simply said to be teetotal. 禁酒主义（teetotalism... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-26 PS generation describes the phenomenon that many people would like to polish their photos to perfection with Photoshop software before uploading them to social networking websites or microblogs, which may show others a man-made beautiful image but a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-26 Sleep debt is the cumulative effect of not getting enough sleep. A large sleep debt may lead to mental and/or physical fatigue. 睡眠负债（sleep debt）指长期睡眠不足产生的影响。睡眠负债过多可能会导致精神或身体疲惫。 There are presumed to be two kinds... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-26 Daylighters are workers who manage to work two jobs during one shift. Sure, most of us wear many hats in our jobs, but daylighters actually perform tasks for two different businesses while physically present at just one of them. Some of these career... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-26 Talking to a colleague sitting next to you through instant messaging instead of vocal communication, mass texting friends and relatives with downloaded festival greetings instead of calling them in person, e-mailing work reports to your boss without... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-26 A fish pedicure is a beauty treatment that involves immersing the feet in a tank of water containing Garra rufu fish, which nibble off dead and thickened skin. 鱼疗（fish pedicure）是一种美体方式，主要做法是将双脚浸在有墨头鱼（也称医生鱼）游弋的水池... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-19 Many people like to put stickers or posters on the rear window of their car, which can show the unique personality of the car owner and start a new trend known as rear window culture . 越来越多的人喜欢在汽车后窗张贴各类图释或标语。不同个性的车主，所... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-19 Blind date lies are social formulae that are frequently used out of courtesy in blind dates, the most popular one is said to be lets keep in touch. 相亲谎言（blind date lie）就是相亲时出于礼貌而说的一些客套话，其中最常用的一句是以后再联系。 A survey... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-19 Free-range husband is a man who enjoys a fair amount of freedom in married life. His wife would allow him a private space, understand the pressure he is suffering from work and encourage him to take part in social activities and make new friends. 放... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-19 Lunch phobia is a new buzzword widely spread on the Internet. Symptoms include: not knowing what to eat and not knowing who to eat with. 午饭恐惧症是网络盛行的流行词汇之一，主要症状表现为：不知吃点什么好，更不知道该跟谁吃。 Many employees have to ea... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-19 Time travel party is a new type of schoolmates gathering held by the post-80s generation, who have been away from campus for years. 穿越式聚会指踏入社会多年的80后一代举办的一种新式同学聚会。 In this gathering, all the participants are supposed to ta... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-19 As the label implies, people with Alpha personality are those who arent happy unless they are the top dogsthe ones clearly calling the shots. 从字面就可以看出，阿尔法人格的人就是那些乐于当老大、喜欢自己说了算的人。 Alphas reach the top ranks in larg... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-13 Trend-benders are people who try to bring back old trends. They ride a bike to work when they can afford a car, write snail-mail whenever possible in preference to e-mail and prefer reading real books and publications instead of e-books. 反潮族（tre... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-13 Architects have designed an incredible 65-storey ' earth-scraper ' which plunges 300 metres below ground. The stunning upside down pyramid in the middle of Mexico City is designed to get around height limits on new buildings in the capital. 墨西哥建... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-13 Fuel collar refers to those either in the travel industry or who very regularly travel as a part of their job, i.e. door to door salesmen, field salesmen, airline pilots, etc. They spend the bulk of their time traveling, consuming quite amount of fu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-13 Dumbphone is the opposite of a smart phone. It generally has lower specs than a smart phone in terms of screen size, wireless connectivity, storage space etc. However the critical differentiator is that there is no development environment that allow... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-13 Trashion (a portmanteau of trash and fashion) is a term for art, jewelry, fashion and objects for the home created from used, thrown-out, found and repurposed elements. Trashion（trash垃圾和fashion时尚的合成词）指用旧的、废弃的、捡来的或者重新改装的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-13 iSad . That was the reaction of many as millions took to the web with the news of the death of 56-year-old Steve Jobs. iSad（我悲伤）。这是数百万人听闻56岁的史蒂夫乔布斯去世的消息后，在网上发布的悼念信息。 Facebook and Twitter messages were filled w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-13 First there was spam. Now there is bacn (pronounced bacon), the latest buzzword to infiltrate the Internet. 刚开始是垃圾邮件，现在又来了个培根邮件。培根邮件（bacn）是目前互联网上无处不在的一个热门词汇。 According to the bloggers who invented the ter... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-07-13 An encore is an additional performance added to the end of a concert, from the French encore, which means again, some more; multiple encores are not uncommon. Encores originated spontaneously, when audiences would continue to applaud and demand addi... 阅读全文>>