2009年十大网络流行语英文版

第一篇：2009年十大网络流行语英文版

2009年十大网络流行语英文版

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1.不差钱

Money is not a problem.2.哥抽的不是烟，是寂寞！

What brother is smoking is not a cigarette, but loneliness!

3.贾君鹏你妈妈喊你回家吃饭！

Jia Junpeng, your mother wants you to go home to have some food.4.人生就像茶几，上面摆满了杯具。

Life is like a tea table, with bitter cups placed all over it.5.不要迷恋哥，哥只是个传说。

Don't be obsessed with brother.He is only a legend.6.人情债，我肉偿了！

My debts of gratitude have been repaid with my body!

7.你有什么不开心的？说出来让大家开心一下。

What makes you unhappy? Tell us to make us happy.8.你out了！

You are left behind the times.9.雷锋做好事不留名，但把每一件事情都记到日记里。

Lei Feng does good without seeking recognition, but he records everything in his diary.10.这事儿不能说太细。

It cannot be explained in detail

第二篇：网络流行语英文PPT

2015年即将要过去了。回首一年，都有哪些网络流行语红极一时呢？你知道用英文怎么讲嘛？跟小编一起看看吧！

1.上交给国家(handover sth to the government)“上交给国家”出自电视剧版《盗墓笔记》，为了能顺利过审，主角吴邪一改原著中的盗墓说辞，改成将所有看到的文物“上交国家”，于是片中的所有宝藏，都摆脱不了“上交国家”的命运，由此引发原著粉和看剧党的大规模的吐槽。

这个词组也是属于中国特有滴，所以小编认为直译会比较靠谱，即为handover sth to the government 或者说handover sth to the authority，你觉得呢？ 2.吓死本宝宝了(scared to death)“吓死宝宝了”这里的“宝宝”指的是自己，是吓死我了的意思，自称本宝宝只是为了卖萌，说自己很可爱！可以译成im scared to death或者说it scared my pants off!3.明明可以靠脸吃饭(could have earned a living with face)小编认为这句话用英语表达就是：she could have earned a living with face, but instead, she uses her talent.4.世界那么大，我想去看看(the world is big and i want to see it.)5.睡什么睡，起来嗨(wake up and get high with us!)6.重要的事情说三遍(important things cannot be underscored too much.)最早说的应该是某房地产网站的电台广告语：“走直线，走直线，走直线，重要的事情说三遍。”此广告一经推出，迅速火遍各大电台，重要事情说三遍被各类广告和跟风使用，洗脑作用可见一斑。

7.傻白甜(blonde)傻白甜通常指电视剧或电影中的女主角，蠢萌没有心机，后用来形容没有演技的角色。傻白甜有两个方向，一是指尽管桥段有些老旧，但剧情并不狗血，比较美好温柔甜美的爱情故事；另外可以用来形容爱情故事里的女主角，个性没有心机，蠢萌可爱，让人感觉很温馨。

在英语中相应的表达就是blonde，来形容那些容貌姣好，内心单纯甚至有点小傻的女人。8.我的内心几乎是崩溃的(i lost my control, in my heart.)某公司ceo在接受媒体采访中说了一句：“我的内心几乎是崩溃的”，鸭梨山大的表达道出很多人的心声，在播出之后被不少网友争相借用，成为2015年的热词。9.小鲜肉(he is such a young handsome!)用于形容年轻、帅气、有肌肉的男生，一般是指年龄在12-25岁之间的性格纯良，感情经历单纯，没有太多的情感经验，且长相俊俏的男生。10.城会玩(townies behaviors.)“你们城里人真会玩(we cant understand you townies behaviors.)”的简称，指某些人的行为很作。

11.心塞(feel stifled)12.么么哒(love you, my darling)一般用于情侣、闺蜜或关系较好的人之间，表示亲近的意思，可译为love you, my darling, my dear。

13.你行你上啊(you can you up/if you can do it then you should go up and do it.)14.有钱就是任性(a rich man is capricious.)这句话也在2015年红遍了大江南北，有人明知自己被骗，但还是给骗子汇去54万元。警察问他为什么时，他说就想知道骗子还能骗他多少钱！被广大网友调侃为：有钱就是这么任性！

任性一词在两会上被官方翻译翻成了capricious，更多人觉得willful比较贴切，所以“有钱任性”可以译为a rich man is absolutely capricious/willful.或者you rich men can do anything with the money you’ve got.篇二：英语网络流行语

eps: representative(销售)代表 expd: experienced 有经验的 req: required 需要 ext.: extension 延伸、扩展 sal: salary 工资 fr.ben: fringe benefits 额外福利 sctry: secretary 秘书 f/t: full time 全日制 sh: shorthand 人手不足 gd: good 好sr: senior 资深 grad: graduate 毕业 stdnt: student 学生 hosp: hospital 医院 stmts: statements 报告 hdqtrs : headquarters 总部 tech: technical 技术上 hr: hour 小时 tel/ph: telphone 电话 hrly: hourly 每小时 temp: temporarily 临时性(工作)hs: high school 高中(学历)trans: transportation 交通 immed: immediate 立即 trnee: trainee 实习生 incl: including 包括 typ: typing/typist 打字/打字员 ind: industrial 工业的 wk: week/work 周/工作 inexp: inexperienced 无经验的 wpm: words per minute 打字/每分钟 intl: international 国际性的 yr(s): year(s)年1.素质教育 ：quality education2.eq：分两种，一种为教育商数 educational quotient，另一种情感商数 emotional quotient3.保险业： the insurance industry4.保证重点指出： ensure funding for priority areas5.补发拖欠的养老金： clear up pension payments in arrears6.不良贷款： non-performing loan7.层层转包和违法分包： mutlti-level contracting and illegal subcontracting8.城乡信用社： credit cooperative in both urban and rural areas9.城镇居民最低生活保障： a minimum standard of living for city residents10.城镇职工医疗保障制度： the system of medical insurance for urban workers11.出口信贷： export credit12.贷款质量： loan quality13.贷款质量五级分类办法： the five-category assets classification for bank loans14.防范和化解金融风险： take precautions against and reduce financial risks15.防洪工程： flood-prevention project16.非法外汇交易 ： illegal foreign exchange transaction17.非贸易收汇： foreign exchange earnings through nontrade channels18.非银行金融机构： non-bank financial institutions19.费改税： transform administrative fees into taxes20.跟踪审计： foolow-up auditing21.工程监理制度： the monitoring system for projects22.国有资产安全： the safety of state-owned assets23.过度开垦 ： excess reclamation24.合同管理制度： the contract system for governing projects25.积极的财政政策 ： pro-active fiscal policy26.基本生活费： basic allowance27.解除劳动关系： sever labor relation28.金融监管责任制： the responsibility system for financial supervision29.经济安全： economic security30.靠扩大财政赤字搞建设： to increase the deficit to spend more on development31.扩大国内需求 ： the expansion of domestic demand32.拉动经济增长： fuel economic growth33.粮食仓库： grain depot34.粮食收购企业： grain collection and storage enterprise35.粮食收购资金实行封闭 2009年中国十大网络流行语英文版

这是一个充满无限可能的时代，也是一个网络推动的时代。岁末将至，盘点2009年中出现的每一句网络流行语，无一不与我们的生活息息相关；细读每一个网络流行语诙谐和无厘头的背后，无一不是对现实问题的最理性的思考。

值此之际，特别推出2009十大网络流行语的英文版，让我们一起来对刚刚走远的集体记忆温故知新。1.不差钱

money is not a problem.出处：2009年央视春晚，赵本山、小沈阳等演出了小品《不差钱》。几乎一夜之间，二人转演员小沈阳连同小品中的多句经典台词，红遍大江南北。2.哥抽的不是烟，是寂寞！

what brother is smoking is not a cigarette, but loneliness!出处：7月初，在百度贴吧里突然有人发了一张一名非主流男子吃面的图片，图片配文“哥吃的不是面，是寂寞”。之后一发不可收拾，有网友相继模仿“哥×的不是×，是寂寞”的句式，“哥上的不是网，是寂寞”、“哥爱的不是你，是寂寞”?? 3.贾君鹏你妈妈喊你回家吃饭！

jia junpeng, your mother wants you to go home to have some food.出处：贾君鹏只是个网络虚拟人物，但是在2009年7月16日百度贴吧里的魔兽世界吧里，一个只有标题《贾君鹏，你妈妈喊你回家吃饭！》的空帖，短短几个小时就被390617名网友浏览，引来超过1.7万条回复，并在接下来的一天时间内吸引了710万点击和30万的回复。入选理由：相当长一段时间内，“×××，你妈妈喊你回家吃饭！”这种兼具家庭式温馨的调侃语录成了最流行的网络问候语，并影响了社会各界和媒体们对此语录的深度分析。4.人生就像茶几，上面摆满了杯具。

life is like a tea table, with bitter cups placed all over it.出处：首先是易中天因为在一期《百家讲坛》中瞪大眼睛感叹了一句“悲剧啊”，结果就被网友截了图并上传到了网上，随即成为无数网友争相引用的签名档。其实，这句流行语的句式模板来自张爱玲笔下的———“人生是一袭华美的袍，上面爬满了虱子。”

“杯具”一词诞生后，网上出现了“杯具党”，网友们又创造了“餐具（惨剧）”、“洗具（喜剧）”和“茶具（差距）”。

入选理由：在网友看来，“杯具”这个词比“悲剧”能表现内心的无奈，同时又多了一分自嘲的乐观态度，比之前单纯的悲观也多了一分希望。5.不要迷恋哥，哥只是个传说。

dont be obsessed with brother.he is only a legend.出处：这句话的起源是猫扑大杂烩，由网友“不要迷恋哥”的一个帖子引起的恶搞。

入选理由：原本是很自恋的一句话，却给无聊的生活添加了一瓶调味剂，它火到什么程度呢？连国际知名大导演张艺谋的新任“谋男郎”小沈阳都在唱“不要疯狂地迷恋我，我只是个传说??”

6.人情债，我肉偿了！

my debts of gratitude have been repaid with my body!出处：《蜗居》用犀利的笔触讲述了现代都市白领阶层对房子的渴望以及房奴生活的酸甜苦辣。虽然仍然以上海为故事背景，但剧中人物每日挣扎与奋斗，付出巨大的大城市生活成本，却是很多都市白领的生活写照，编剧六六的犀利台词也成为很多人新的msn签名。

入选理由：除了关注热门的社会话题外，剧中的台词也很潮，不仅幽默风趣充满智慧，还贴近老百姓的生活。随着《蜗居》的热播，剧中犀利有深度的台词也随之走红，成为观众们讨论的热点。

7.你有什么不开心的？说出来让大家开心一下。

what makes you unhappy? tell us to make us happy.出处：生活很苦，开心很难。所以要看开一点，你有什么不开心的，说出来让大家开心一下。

入选理由：你失业了，那还有失恋的呢；你做生意失败了，那还有自杀未遂的呢；天不遂人愿的事多了去了，要是都如意了，还要上帝干什么——帝哥说了，你们都爽了，我还保佑谁去？！

耍贫嘴才是生活的真谛，你噼里啪啦一顿胡侃，不光自己忘了苦恼，也把别人忽悠的忘乎所以——还一本正经的拉住你的手，放在她手心，一把鼻涕一把泪的说：麦兜，我终于找到生活的真谛了~ 8.你out了！

you are left behind the times.入选理由：据了解，现在国内无论是电视媒体还是平面媒体都在统计2009的流行语，对于out这个词儿，有相当一部分人在肯定它流行的同时，也表现出了“深恶痛绝”的态度。这个词儿乍一听没什么杀伤力，可真要摊到自己身上，还真是挺不舒服的。9.雷锋做好事不留名，但把每一件事情都记到日记里。

lei feng does good without seeking recognition, but he records everything in his diary.出处：为什么雷锋做好事不留名，但把每一件事情都记到日记里？这成为今年各大论坛的热贴。人们的回答花样百出，令人捧腹。

入选理由：接过雷锋的枪，雷锋是我们的好榜样；接过雷锋的枪，千万个雷锋在成长??儿时的歌又在耳边响起。也有网友回帖道：雷锋做了好事不留名，但是每一件事情都记到日记里面，而我从来不写日记。10.这事儿不能说太细。

it cannot be explained in detail.入选理由：在天涯、猫扑等论坛，一些帖子下面，常常跟有“这事楼主说得太细了，下回注意”、“这事儿我不能说太细”之类的回帖，与去年“我是来打酱油的”、“做几个俯卧撑就走”等回帖风格十分近似。在“百度知道”，已经出现了“这事儿不能说太细”的解答，并且已有网友建立“这事儿不能说太细”吧，搜狐还有网友列出了“这事儿不能说太细”的俄语、荷兰语、法语、德语等版本译法。

第三篇：2013十大流行语英文怎么说？

2013十大流行语英文怎么说？

昨天，2013年十大流行语新鲜出炉。它们由著名语文刊物《咬文嚼字》集合国内语言文字专家评选而出，分别为：中国梦、光盘、倒逼、逆袭、女汉子、土豪、点赞、微××、大V、奇葩。透过这些小小的“热词”，窥见的是民众的大智慧和大幽默。那么你一定很好奇如何用英文表达它们吧，今天Spiiker小编为你献上新鲜整理的翻译吧。

中国梦

英文翻译：Chinese dream 中国梦以其清新的理念和亲和的风格，为广大民众所认同，成为2013的全民流行语。

光盘

英文翻译：Clear your plate

光盘就是吃光盘中饭菜的意思。2013年1月，北京一家民间公益组织发起“光盘行动”（Clear your plate campaign）。随后，中央电视台新闻联播，号召大家节约粮食。“光盘”被捧为时尚新词，“今天你光盘了吗”成为流行语。倒逼

英文翻译：reversed transmission of the pressure to get something done 倒逼，即逆向促使。倒逼来源于经济领域中货币供给的倒逼机制。如今扩大了使用范围，“由下而上”“由流溯源”“由果问因”等行为，都可以称“倒逼”。

逆袭

英文翻译：counterattack under unfavorable circumstances 从日语引进的新词，意思是在逆境中反击成功。如今意义和用法拓展，新事物冲击旧事物、后浪推前浪等待，都可称逆袭。

女汉子 英文翻译：tough girl, manly woman “女汉子”指带有“纯爷们性格”的女性。土豪

英文翻译：Nouveau riche 本是汉语中固有词语。在20世纪上半叶，特指有财有势横行乡里的地主恶霸。今日之“土豪”泛指现实社会中富而不贵的群体。点赞

英文翻译：like 起源于各大社交网站的“赞”功能。当下频频出现在报刊上的“点赞”，词义有了演变，它成了点评的一种。与点评不同的是，点赞只说好话。

微×

英文翻译：micro-“微”本指小、细、轻、少、弱等，如今成了一个时尚语素，生活中出现了一批以“微”命名的新事物，如微博（microblog）、微新闻（micro news）、微电影（microfilm）等等。“微XX”正在改变人们的生活方式以及思维方式。

大V

英文翻译：big V(verified weibo users who have more than 500,000 followers)指的是在微博上十分活跃并拥有众多粉丝的公众人物，通常把粉丝超过50万的微博用户成为网络大V。大V几乎都是网络上的意见领袖，有着不容小觑的号召和影响力。

奇葩

英文翻译：weirdo 本来指珍奇而美丽的花朵，常用来比喻不同寻常的优秀文艺作品。如今广为流行的“奇葩”，则来源于网络，常用来比喻某人某事或某物十分离奇古怪，世上少有。

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第四篇：2009十大网络流行语的英文版

2009十大网络流行语的英文版

2010-01-04 14:15

这是一个充满无限可能的时代，也是一个网络推动的时代。岁末将至，盘点2009年中出现的每一句网络流行语，无一不与我们的生活息息相关；细读每一个网络流行语诙谐和无厘头的背后，无一不是对现实问题的最理性的思考。

值此之际，英语点津特别推出2009十大网络流行语的英文版，让我们一起来对刚刚走远的集体记忆温故知新。

1.不差钱

Money is not a problem.出处：2009年央视春晚，赵本山、小沈阳等演出了小品《不差钱》。几乎一夜之间，二人转演员小沈阳连同小品中的多句经典台词，红遍大江南北。

入选理由：赵本山的小品历年来都不乏经典台词，这次有了小沈阳的加盟，语录更是经典。春晚过后，老百姓去餐馆点菜，和餐馆服务员之间最常见的对白就是“这个真没有”，“这个可以有”“咱不差钱”。

2.哥抽的不是烟，是寂寞！

What brother is smoking is not a cigarette, but loneliness!

出处：7月初，在百度贴吧里突然有人发了一张一名非主流男子吃面的图片，图片配文“哥吃的不是面，是寂寞”。之后一发不可收拾，有网友相继模仿“哥×的不是×，是寂寞”的句式，“哥上的不是网，是寂寞”、“哥爱的不是你，是寂寞”……

入选理由：今年，“寂寞体”成为很多人的MSN、QQ签名，仿佛什么事情都可以化作“寂寞”两个字，它折射出现代人需要抚慰的心灵。寂寞是一种病，我们都在寻找治愈它的药片。

3.贾君鹏你妈妈喊你回家吃饭！

Jia Junpeng, your mother wants you to go home to have some food.出处：贾君鹏只是个网络虚拟人物，但是在2009年7月16日百度贴吧里的魔兽世界吧里，一个只有标题《贾君鹏，你妈妈喊你回家吃饭！》的空帖，短短几个小时就被390617名网友浏览，引来超过1.7万条回复，并在接下来的一天时间内吸引了710万点击和30万的回复。

入选理由：相当长一段时间内，“×××，你妈妈喊你回家吃饭！”这种兼具家庭式温馨的调侃语录成了最流行的网络问候语，并影响了社会各界和媒体们对此语录的深度分析。

4.人生就像茶几，上面摆满了杯具。

Life is like a tea table, with bitter cups placed all over it.出处：首先是易中天因为在一期《百家讲坛》中瞪大眼睛感叹了一句“悲剧啊”，结果就被网友截了图并上传到了网上，随即成为无数网友争相引用的签名档。其实，这句流行语的句式模板来自张爱玲笔下的———“人生是一袭华美的袍，上面爬满了虱子。”

“杯具”一词诞生后，网上出现了“杯具党”，网友们又创造了“餐具（惨剧）”、“洗具（喜剧）”和“茶具（差距）”。

入选理由：在网友看来，“杯具”这个词比“悲剧”能表现内心的无奈，同时又多了一分自嘲的乐观态度，比之前单纯的悲观也多了一分希望。

5.不要迷恋哥，哥只是个传说。

Don't be obsessed with brother.He is only a legend.出处：这句话的起源是猫扑大杂烩，由网友“不要迷恋哥”的一个帖子引起的恶搞。

入选理由：原本是很自恋的一句话，却给无聊的生活添加了一瓶调味剂，它火到什么程度呢？连国际知名大导演张艺谋的新任“谋男郎”小沈阳都在唱“不要疯狂地迷恋我，我只是个传说……”

6.人情债，我肉偿了！

My debts of gratitude have been repaid with my body!

出处：《蜗居》用犀利的笔触讲述了现代都市白领阶层对房子的渴望以及房奴生活的酸甜苦辣。虽然仍然以上海为故事背景，但剧中人物每日挣扎与奋斗，付出巨大的大城市生活成本，却是很多都市白领的生活写照，编剧六六的犀利台词也成为很多人新的MSN签名。

入选理由：除了关注热门的社会话题外，剧中的台词也很潮，不仅幽默风趣充满智慧，还贴近老百姓的生活。随着《蜗居》的热播，剧中犀利有深度的台词也随之走红，成为观众们讨论的热点。

7.你有什么不开心的？说出来让大家开心一下。

What makes you unhappy? Tell us to make us happy.出处：生活很苦，开心很难。所以要看开一点，你有什么不开心的，说出来让大家开心一下。入选理由：你失业了，那还有失恋的呢；你做生意失败了，那还有自杀未遂的呢；天不遂人愿的事多了去了，要是都如意了，还要上帝干什么——帝哥说了，你们都爽了，我还保佑谁去？！耍贫嘴才是生活的真谛，你噼里啪啦一顿胡侃，不光自己忘了苦恼，也把别人忽悠的忘乎所以——还一本正经的拉住你的手，放在她手心，一把鼻涕一把泪的说：麦兜，我终于找到生活的真谛了～

8.你out了！

You are left behind the times.出处：时下最流行的微博客你写了吗？现在微博客人气最火的明星是姚晨还是黄健翔？都不知道？那你是彻底OUT了……英语单词OUT在英汉词典中的解释是“出外；在外；向外”，如今，这个词被赋予了“落伍”的新意，无数追赶时尚潮流的年轻人时刻将其挂在嘴边，不为别的，就为了能在适当的时机鄙视一下被潮流落在后头的人。

入选理由：据了解，现在国内无论是电视媒体还是平面媒体都在统计2009的流行语，对于OUT这个词儿，有相当一部分人在肯定它流行的同时，也表现出了“深恶痛绝”的态度。这个词儿乍一听没什么杀伤力，可真要摊到自己身上，还真是挺不舒服的。

9.雷锋做好事不留名，但把每一件事情都记到日记里。

Lei Feng does good without seeking recognition, but he records everything in his diary.出处：为什么雷锋做好事不留名，但把每一件事情都记到日记里？这成为今年各大论坛的热贴。人们的回答花样百出，令人捧腹。

入选理由：接过雷锋的枪，雷锋是我们的好榜样；接过雷锋的枪，千万个雷锋在成长……儿时的歌又在耳边响起。也有网友回帖道：雷锋做了好事不留名，但是每一件事情都记到日记里面，而我从来不写日记。

10.这事儿不能说太细。

It cannot be explained in detail.出处：2009年1月12日，央视《焦点访谈》播出节目《广受质疑的“通行费”》。面对“天津市每年要偿还的公路建设的贷款量有多大”的提问时，天津市市政公路管理局规费处副处长刘博的回答是：“这事儿不能说得太细。”

入选理由：在天涯、猫扑等论坛，一些帖子下面，常常跟有“这事楼主说得太细了，下回注意”、“这事儿我不能说太细”之类的回帖，与去年“我是来打酱油的”、“做几个俯卧撑就走”等回帖风格十分近似。在“百度知道”，已经出现了“这事儿不能说太细”的解答，并且已有网友建立“这事儿不能说太细”吧，搜狐还有网友列出了“这事儿不能说太细”的俄语、荷兰语、法语、德语等版本译法。

第五篇：英文毕业论文 网络流行语及其英文翻译

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院 系： 外国语学院 专 业： 英 语

I A Study of English Translation of Network Catchwords

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随着中国国际化进程日益加快和互联网的普及，越来越多的外国友人更加密切地关注中国。与此同时，中国网民也创造了不少幽默诙谐、充满智慧的语言，一些鲜活的流行语不仅在网络上迅速传播，还渗透到社会生活中。然而通过对汉语网络流行语翻译的研究现状来看，汉语网络流行语的翻译工作还有待进一步的发展。本文首先介绍了流行语和网络流行语的背景以及它们之间的从属关系。其次，网络流行语主要来源于网络用语、影视用语和外来语。通过对其来源的分析，进一步概括出网络流行语之所以流行的原因。从广义上来说，网络流行语的形成不仅是语言继承性和创新性的有机结合，它的简洁、幽默、流行性和周期性也让众多网民对其更加追捧和使用。然而，在网络流行语不断追求个性、不断创新的洪流中，也不可避免地出现了粗俗化现象。本文根据奈达的功能对等理论，对汉语网络流行语的翻译技巧进行了分析和总结之后发现，在网络流行语的翻译中直译、直译夹注、意译、意译加注、加缀法和改译法仍是十分有效和常用的技巧。

关键词：网络流行语；来源；特征；翻译

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With the accelerating process of China Internationalization and popularity of the Internet, more and more foreigners pay closer attention to China.At the same time, Chinese netizens also create many humorous and witty words some of which spread like wildfire through Internet and also deeply enter the social life.However, through the translation situations of Chinese network catchwords, the translation problem needs further development.The thesis firstly introduces the background of catchword, network catchwords and their subordinate relationship.Secondly, network catchwords mainly originate from network expression, expression in entertainment industry and foreign words.By analyzing its sources, the causes of popularity of network catchwords have been displayed clear for us.Broadly speaking, network catchwords are not only combination of linguistic inheritance and innovation, but also adored and used by netizens because of its concision, humor, popularity and periodicity.However, continuous pursuit for uniqueness and innovation also emerge vulgar usage of it.After analyzing and concluding the translation skills of Chinese network catchwords according to Nida’s Functional Equivalence theory, it is found that the translation methods including literal translation, literal translation with interlinear notes, free translation, free translation with interlinear notes, affixation method and adapted translation are still effective and common ones.Key Words: Network Catchwords;Sources;Features;Translation

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Table of Contents Acknowledgements.......................................................................................错误！未定义书签。摘要................................................................................................................................................II Abstract.......................................................................................................................................III Table of Contents..........................................................................................................................IV Chapter 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................1 Chapter2 Sources of Network Catchwords.....................................................................................3

2.1 From Network Expression.................................................................................................3

2.1.1 From Current Affairs..............................................................................................3 2.1.2 From Network Paste Bar........................................................................................4 2.2 From Entertainment Industry............................................................................................6

2.2.1 From Television Play..............................................................................................6 2.2.2 From Film and Variety Show.................................................................................7 2.3 From Foreign Words..........................................................................................................7 2.4 Causes of the Popularity of Network Catchwords.............................................................8 Chapter 3 Features of Network Catchwords.................................................................................11 3.1 Combination of Linguistic Inheritance and Innovation...................................................11 3.2 Economic effect...............................................................................................................12 3.3 Popular and Periodic Tendencies....................................................................................12 IV 3.4 Vulgarness Expression....................................................................................................13 Chapter 4 Translation Methods of Network Catchwords..............................................................15 4.1 Literal Translation...........................................................................................................15 4.2 Literal Translation with Interlinear Notes.......................................................................16 4.3 Free Translation...............................................................................................................17 4.4 Free Translation with Interlinear Notes...........................................................................18 4.5 Affixation Method...........................................................................................................19 4.6 Adapted Translations of Sentences..................................................................................19 Chapter 5 Conclusion....................................................................................................................21 Bibliography..................................................................................................................................23

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Chapter 1 Introduction Catchwords as a lexical phenomenon reflect people’s general concern on problems and issues of specific periods of time in one country or one district.Different period has different catchwords.In the early days of new China, the word 同志（people who hold same aspirations/comrade）originated from Soviet Union was popular among different strata;During the cultural revolution period, 阶级斗争（class struggle）,上山下乡(going to the mountainous areas and the countryside)became catchwords of that time;between 1980s and1990s, 脱贫致富（cast off poverty to get rich）, 奔小康（strive for a relatively comfortable life）were prevalent in those two decade years;Since the new century, all kinds of catchwords have become popular by means of network transmission.Furthermore, different social groups also hold distinct catchwords.Therefore, catchword as a piece of social sensitive nerves represents various changes of society and widespread responsive reflection of public attitudes.Having carried out reform and opening-up policy for thirty years, China has given birth to many new thoughts and things while so-called catchwords appropriately bear witness to these changes.Changing times arouses surge in people’s mind, which seeks innovation methods from a linguistic point of view.Therefore, based on complicated psychology and social background, catchwords mostly result form era of social changes which carry much higher cultural contents.Meanwhile, some also originate from dialects and influenced by regional cultures.In a word, the existence and prevalence of catchwords is both a cultural phenomenon and a linguistic phenomenon.From a positive aspect, catchwords are pipelines to multiply lexis and also accesses to some certain social culture or emotional abreactions.Moreover, network catchwords are one type of whole catchwords.Network catchwords namely prevalent words in internet which are the expressions established by netizens through common usage.With popularization of the internet, Chinese netizens create many humorous and witty words some of which spread like wildfire through internet and also gradually enter the 1

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social life.These network catchwords as a type of special linguistic variants also hold cultural connotations besides denotations.All in all, network catchwords use vivid forms to express special meanings, which enrich our discourse space, generalize the raw style and content for living together with build up aesthetic value through ridicule person and ridicule words.With social development, cultural diversification and flourishing mass media as well as thriving network, the popularization range of network catchwords will be expanded step by step.Thus, it is necessary to research its Chinese-English translations because they have a realistic meaning in current society.The thesis consists of five chapters.Chapter one is an introduction to background information of catchword and network catchword.Chapter two firstly focuses on the sources of network catchwords then concludes the causes of its popularity.Chapter three introduces main features of network catchwords.By means of arduous analysis and generalization, chapter four have given priority to the English translation versions of Chinese network catchwords.Finally, the thesis comes to a conclusion.本科毕业论文

Chapter2 Sources of Network Catchwords The birth of internet to the production of human life brought about profound changes.Network becomes the fourth media after newspaper, radio and television and also creates new information exchanges and dissemination, which has brought communication environment, communication way to update and formed a new variant of network language-network catchwords.Xie Xinzhou(2002)considered that generalized network language could be classified into three types, firstly network technical terms like online, chat room, website, internet bar and hacker and so on.Secondly, language used in chat room, BBS or other forums namely netizens’ communication language.Thirdly, language of network news, network advertisement and network literature.However, narrowly-defined network catchwords refer to the second type.On one hand, lexis is one of the most active aspects in linguistic revolution of which network catchwords are complicated one.Furthermore, the formation and development of any language are linked with social background and cultural accumulation.It is these sources that form the new linguistic style—network catchwords.2.1 From Network Expression

With the coming of internet era, network has penetrated into people’s daily life.Though closely linked with communication activities of daily life, Language used in the virtual world is different from it.2.1.1 From Current Affairs

CNN(Cable News Network)originally is a US cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner.Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24 hour television news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States(Wikipedia).In the CNN report of 2008, it appeared foreign media’s twisted coverage of Tibet happenings.Many Chinese thought it was biased.It drew more attention after CNN commentator Jack Cafferty’s rude talk of China 3

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during the Olympic torch passed in the United States.Later, network catchword做人不能太CNN(do not be too CNN)which means how to keep one’s integrity towards some falsification events becomes popular among netizens.In previous time, 打酱油(to get some soy sauce)was a true portrayal of people’s daily life.Nowadays, it is given a new meaning it is none of my business to imply audiences’ attitudes of drawing veil over politics and sensitive topics to protect themselves.As far as we know, Phoenix was a miraculous animal and king of birds in Chinese ancient mythology and legend.However, in Western mythology, there still has such kind of bird called fire bird or immortal bird.As Chinese saying goes golden phoenix flying from the deep hill, the new compounding catchword凤凰男(phoenix man)is prevalent in society because it represents a kind of men who grew up poor and in the countryside, but later move to a big city and married a city girl.Are you obsessed with football? If you are, you must know the source of network catchword叉腰肌(Psoas muscle).Xie Yalong, the former head of the Chinese Football Association, once criticized women players, saying they have weak psoas muscles.(this is the muscle that links the trunk to the legs ,it is important for motion.)However, nobody knew where the muscle is.Altogether, about the network catchwords of this type, it is hard to find corresponding English versions in the progress of translation.As long as event-backgrounds are defined, translation versions will be better understood by foreigners.2.1.2 From Network Paste Bar

What is paste bar? Paste bar is an online community bound tightly with searching service in which people express what they think about a specific topic, like a big group.In this big group, there are so many smaller groups, each group has its own keywords which is the common interest of every members.Generally, users search or create a bar by keyword.They type the keyword and enter the bar.If the bar has not been created before, it will be created at the time you search it(Wikipedia).Due to the convenience of senting pictures into internet, sometimes, many netizens are struck 4

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dumb with astonishments even without uttering any words to depict them when faced with these weird, peculiar pictures.So the word雷(stun)becomes an replacement to express netizens’

embarrassing feelings of that specific moment.After that, these new lexis 雷人(stunning),雷倒(stunned)and 雷文(stunning words)came out but not briefly translated as surprise or astonishing just with literal meanings.From internet forum mop hodgepodge in March,2009, a netizen named don’t be infatuated with me have a spoof on some pictures and then others quickly transmit the catchword不要迷恋哥，哥只是一个传说(Don’t be obsessed with me, I’m only a legend.)in internet.Later, in September, someone posts a photograph of an non-mainstream man eating noodle adding a sentence哥吃的不是面，是寂寞(What I’m eating is not noodles, but solitude)in Baidu paste bar.After that, this catchword turns out to be the greatest love of people.With fertile imaginations of new generations about new social fashion, they create different kinds of network catchwords to generalize some kinds of people.Nowadays, many job-seeking youngsters including college students devote their time and energy to preparing exams that award an array of certificates in order to prove their language and computer skills in the hope of securing an edge over other applicants in the job market.Because of this phenomenon, the network catchword哈证族(Certificate maniac)emerges as the times require.On the contrary, a graduate student once issued a post to claim that he was employed without knowing.Behind the scenes, we could imagine what the true employment percentage of university graduates is.Additionally, the word 被就业(falsification of graduates employment status)comes into people’s view.In other cases, some traditional words change or completely change its original semantic meanings to some degree in current society.Some small factories started by small workshops imitate famous brands to create low-price, civilian products.Owing to their cheapness and popularity, the catchwords 山寨(copycatting)becomes a top hit because it reflects common phenomenon in Chinese manufacturing industry.Therefore,山寨(copycatting)originally means a mountain fortress but later transforms into new meaning duplicates of world class brands criticized by foreigners on this phenomenon.Moreover, Google gives a suitable 5

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translation version copycatting which has been included to network dictionary.2.2 From Entertainment Industry

The entertainment industry(also informally known as show business or show biz)consists of a large number of sub-industries devoted to entertainment.However, the term is often used in the mass media to describe the mass media companies that control the distribution and manufacture of mass media entertainment.In the popular parlance, the term show biz in particular connotes the commercially popular performing arts, especially musical theatre, vaudeville, comedy, film, television play and variety shows etc.Broadly speaking, as a type of tertiary industry, the bloom of entertainment not only brings about mental and psychological pleasure in people, but also makes us have an opportunity to taste new-appeared network catchwords.2.2.1 From Television Play

A television sketch不差钱(Money is not a problem)of Spring Festival Evening Party in 2009 becomes popular all over the country after the classic performance of Zhao Benshan,Xiao Shenyang.Nowadays, some guests always use this catchword when having meals in restaurants.Along with audiences’ high concern on house slave of television play蜗居(dwelling narrowness),two catchwords 蚁族(the ant tribe)and 房奴(house slave)of this type are becoming hit catchwords during the two meetings(National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)of 2010.Meanwhile,the classical lines人情债，我肉偿了(My debts of gratitude have been repaid with my body!)also receives an unexpected reaction in the recesses of people’s heart.As far as I am concern, the reason why these words of dwelling narrowness are conspicuous in current society is that this teleplay deeply touches white-collar employees to the sweets and bitters of battling strenuously for a house.While at the early time of previous year, Topics in Focus of CCTV broadcasts a programme suspicious toll which immediately causes public concern on it.When questioned how large amounts of Tianjin annual road construction loan, Liu Bo, deputy director of Tianjin municipal highway

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administration fees said that it can not be explained in detail(这事不能细说)which turns into a conspicuous network catchwords implying the dirty trick among some governmental or regional departments.Are you familiar with Lecture Room of CCTV 10? If you are, you may be a fan of Yi Zhongtian.In a programme of Lecture Room, professor Yi Zhongtian once sighed such a sentence,悲剧啊(tragedy,ah).Later, netizens copy this exclamatory sentence into internet filled with allegorical illustration.Thus, netizens has given birth to the usage of such catchwords人生就像茶几，上面摆满了茶具(Tableware is to the table what tragedy is to life)in internet.Besides the above-mentioned catchwords, dialects of some teleplay also arouse audiences’ interest and then popularize over the whole country.For example, dialect catchwords 得瑟(arrogant/rampant)and妥了(something is done)become beloved ones in people’s mouths.2.2.2 From Film and Variety Show

In view of 2008 Chinese network catchwords issued by Google at the beginning of 2009 year, monosyllabic catchwords become eye-catching objects among people.With the hit broadcast of film Lost on Journey, 囧(sunken)originated from ancient Chinese character literally means light shining through a window while refers embarrassing or confused under the circumstance of variety shows.However, official translation issued by Google(2009)is being sunk in accordance with foreign culture because Google considers that embarrassing generally means awkward in Chinese people’s minds.With the popularity of the hit show If You Are the One, a series of catchwords闪婚(shotgun marriage),做秀(make a show)and 拜金主义(money warship)represent new hit topics on personal values towards contemporary society, family relations and individuals.For instance, Ma Nuo, a player of the hit shows If You Are the One once said ‘I would rather cry in the BMW, than smile in the bicycle’.Thought this material girl was well-known by us, how many other worldly girls are there in current society?

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which English accounts for large part.In internet, we frequently see the new catchword 酷毙了(ultra cool)and 晒(share)appeared in entertainment programmes.In fact, both two words are originated from transliteration of English words ultra cool and share.The first word is used to express astonishing, exciting feelings about performance.While the latter word is a self-released life style to share personal resources with others including innovation, life condition, pets etc.In summation, whether from network expression, expression in industry or foreign words, the whole sources reflect the complicated and dynamic features of network catchwords.It is its unique and popular sources that attract many people’s close attention to the starting and ending of each social event.2.4 Causes of the Popularity of Network Catchwords

American scholar J.B.Pride(1971)once put forward the theory Covariation between Language and Social Structure in his book The Social Meaning of Language.When social life has gradual or sudden changes, language as a social phenomenon will necessarily change in accordance with the tempo of social life progress.Nowadays, being in a transitional period, China has corresponding and intense changes in social structure and life.By the end of 2010, the number of Chinese netizens reaches 457.3 million which leaps to the first place in the world.With the fast development of the Internet, social resources like speech privilege, acquisition right and sensibility towards social events are being redistributed.Under the strict regulation of traditional media in domestic China, the Internet is regarded as a platform on behalf of freedom of speech and grassroots culture which has a dominant role in public opinions.Moreover, Linguists hold that language expresses not only contents but also closely relates to life style, economic level and current affairs.During the period of reform and opening-up, advertisement language was being the greatest love of all among citizens.While in recent years, network catchwords become the top topic in streets and lanes.Innovation of any social behavior always motivates linguistic changes.In other words, linguistic changes are the external representation of 8

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people’s social behavior.For instance, the development of network makes people actively participate into social life to express their thoughts and reach affirmative praise from other people towards their talents and innovations.In this participation society, each person has the right to give free rein to his imagination, unique thoughts.According to the table of 27th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China by China Internet Network Information Center in 19 January, 2011, the age span of Chinese netizens from 10 to 39 takes up 81.9 percent in 2009;80.5% in 2010 compared with the whole ages.Concerning academic degree and educational background of the netizen group, there are large numbers of student netizens holding a college or equivalent degree in China.Filled with agile minds and special pursuits for fashion and innovation, these youngsters spare free time in virtual world without bearing heavy burden on realistic life.Undoubtedly, they provide themselves with private spaces for exerting talents and abilities.Once social events appear in all kinds of media, netizen groups will actively express their personal judgment in the first time in order to amuse themselves or audiences.From the viewpoint of our country, public opinions play a good supervisory role in public affairs;as for audiences themselves, their reflections on social events seem to be like a flavoring of releasing stress of work and life, family friction and interpersonal relationship.Nowadays, network catchwords become fashionable for a time of which each one has an affair happened behind the scene.As for the network catchwords 范跑跑(Running Fan), it emerged in response to Fan Meizhong’s escape from classroom regardless of any student when Wenchuan earthquake happened in May,12,2008.Later, he issued a post named the moment the earth was moving and said ‘at the moment between life and death, I may care sacrificing myself only for my daughter.Other people even like my mother;I would ignore them in that case.’ His escape behavior and outrage speech cause hot topic among netizens and then they give him a nickname running Fan.On one hand, this popular catchword wakens Chinese people the loss of teachers’ virtue in current society.On the other hand, it also reflects collective concern and fierce

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response of Chinese netizens towards this event.Another network catchword 我爸是李刚(My father is Li Gang)refers to the event a 22-year-old student of HeBei University named Li Qiming, who was intoxicated, tried to speed away after a Volkswagen sedan he drove raced down a narrow lane and struck two students named Chen Xiaofeng and Zhang Jingjing head-on.Security guards intercepted him, but he was undeterred.He warned them, my father is Li Gang(the deputy police chief in the Beishi district of Baoding).Thus, the transparence of social events not only motivates people’s communication enthusiasms for thoughts, beliefs and participation but also make more netizens actively express their attitudes and judgments towards society events.Accordingly, network catchwords as recorder of social history are closely connected with realistic society in which netizens reveal their genuine attitudes towards thinking, grievances or enjoyment in society.Though being different from rigorous and complete language of traditional mass media, network catchwords always simply arouse public concentrated feelings through netizens’ opinions on top issues.Consequently, in current multicultural society, the appearance of network media provides audiences golden opportunities with new things, rich minds and fashionable life style.At the same time, the transparency of social events and people’s great concern on current affairs both motivate the popularity of network catchwords.本科毕业论文

Chapter 3 Features of Network Catchwords

Network is just like an open square towards people while anonymity breaks the bound of authority and reverse relations between center and edge.In the network stage, grassroots netizens attain unprecedented freedom of expression, which leads to depressed netizens roaring out special language to audiences.Network catchwords are just special language to some extent.Thus, most netizens regard the popularity of network catchwords as success of common people.On all accounts, network catchwords are the conventional product of social collective thoughts while containing love-hate sentiments and value judgments on social events.Why do so many people like such kind of language style? For many netizens, using network catchwords not only show their close concern on social events but also save their time to reach economic effects due to its popularity and periodic features.Of network catchwords itself, it perfectly combines advantages between linguistic inheritance and linguistic innovation to form this unique language style.3.1 Combination of Linguistic Inheritance and Innovation

The advancement and development of any language firstly can not depart from linguistic transmission and inheritance.Undoubtedly, network catchwords originate from realistic society.Thus, formations of network catchwords like monosyllable, compounding of lexis and sentence are similar to spoken language or written language in ordinary life.Moreover, innovation includes three features new, unusual and queer.New mostly refers to spoken expressions based on distinctive feature and condition of current life.For instance,富二代(second rich generation)originally appeared from an entertainment programme refers to these rich children who were born in the 1980s and might inherit property of hundred million.Unusual is not a special or rebelling but reflections of minds and dispositions which displays special thoughts of linguistic users.Like Chinese characters 槑(nuts)pronounced mei,the word is a variant of the word for 梅.but it also looks like a double version of the character 呆

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which means stupid.So netizens have borrowed it to mean 槑 nuts.Queer partly means going against even destroying linguistic convention on the basis of arbitrariness and dynamics.Some catchwords surpass lexical collocation standard like被就业(falsification of graduates employment status)and abuse usage of linguistic arbitrariness as 歇菜(finished，dead, napoo).However, just these unconventional usages of network catchwords bring about netizen unique feelings.3.2 Economic effect

Economic principle is a fundamental one to conduct human behaviors.Usage of language as one of human behaviors also accords with the influence of economic principle.In other words, the smallest cognitive expense exchanges the biggest communication profits.American pragmatic scholar Laurence Horn(2002)holds that people are apt to choose the least words to satisfy both speakers and hearers.Formation and pragmatic aspects of network catchwords reflect both concision and condensation trait.Such as Chinese-English abbreviative words Happy(开心)一下,今天太high(兴奋)了(it is so exciting today!),你真out(落伍)了(you are behind the times).3.3 Popular and Periodic Tendencies

The essential feature of network catchwords is its popularity.Unlike these steady traditional words, some catchwords will be gradually gone out of use until accepted and recognized by citizens to become ordinary lexis.For this reason, network catchwords are dynamic phenomenon and go through the process of appearance-popular-disappearance with exception of turning into ordinary words.In view of late network catchwords found in television programme, and hot social issues by netizens, the catchword打酱油(get some soy sauce)gradually fade away with the end of influence and then is replaced by newly-appeared event magic horses are floating clouds(神马都是浮云).When netizens type Chinese characters 什么啊 by means of Sogou pinyin input method, without remembering the usage of delimiter ′, so pinyin s′m′a always turns

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into s′ma(神马).Thus, magic horses(神马)become a top hit in current internet due to its humorous effect.Whereas, the word floating clouds(浮云)namely illusory or fleeting meaning nothing is worthy of being mentioned.During the national day of 2010, a post named thank you a perfect friend for bringing me a sentimental national day reminds us of these weird and thunderous words spoken by xiaoyueyue.Hence, netizen connect magic horses with floating clouds to describe her because other words are less insipid than these two words.These two catchwords give us desperate but detached feelings which represent certain mental features of social people.Of course, other catchwords also keep its consistent popularity like English abbreviation PK concerned by people in 2005.Though some local government definitely prohibiting its usage in textbooks or media, this word is still prevalent in spoken language, mass media, and advertisement.Another example Gelivable(给力)originally comes from Japanese humorous animation Journey to the West-the destination of Pilgrimage.When the four people reach tianzhu(Just have a flag marked two words tianzhu)through trials and tribulations, meanwhile, Wukong complains ungelivable, master.During the period of 2010 world cup, the word gelivable(给力)becomes all the rage for football fans and netizen.Thereby, popular and periodic features of network catchwords become a general trait accepted by netizens and linguists.3.4 Vulgarness Expression

Network as a virtual space in which netizens hide their ages, genders, identifications and social status in order to gross over their natural countenances.Without concerning about actual condition, they always speak their minds without reservation to show off so-called self-righteous attitudes.Owing to the platform in revealing gloomy sentiments, someone unscrupulously create language rubbishes to get rid of their grievances or satisfy vulgar tastes such as appearances of TMD(他妈的)/ NND(奶奶的)/ SB(傻逼).These vulgar words may penetrate into traditional media step by step even some become new favorite of mainstream press.Therefore, it is necessary for us to draw

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the essence and discard the dregs from current network catchwords.Although network catchwords are prevalent among people because of its weird, special formation, some of which directly form rude even obscene linguistic phenomenon.Thus, it is necessary for us to have right judgments from the scurrilous network catchwords.Certainly, besides above-mentioned four main aspects, there are also other features of network catchwords like background trait, holding strong cultural color, usage of irony and metaphor as well as analogical devices duplicated into network.本科毕业论文

Chapter 4 Translation Methods of Network Catchwords In the informal verbal communication, network catchwords cater to popular tastes and also bring about translators a lot of troubles.In the thesis, it mainly refers to Eugene Nida’s Functional Equivalence and Formal Equivalence theory as a whole.Functional Equivalence and Formal Equivalence are two approaches to translation, of which the former attempts to convey the thought expressed in a source text(if necessary, at the expense of word order, the source text’s grammatical voice, etc.)while the latter means to render the text word-for-word(if necessary, at the expense of natural expression in the target language).The two approaches respectively represent emphasis on readability and literal fidelity to the source text.There is no sharp boundary between Functional and Formal equivalence.Broadly, the two represent a spectrum of translation approaches.Furthermore, the terms Functional Equivalence and Formal Equivalence are associated with the translator Eugene Nida, and were originally coined to describe ways of translating the Bible, but nowadays the two approaches are applicable to any translation(Wikipedia).Therefore, Nida acclaims that there are no such things as identical equivalence in translating, what one must in translating seek to do is find the closest possible equivalent.Here he identifies two basic orientations in translating based on two different types of equivalence, Functional Equivalence and Formal Equivalence theory.In specific translation skills, the thesis will contain literal translation, literal translation with interlinear notes, free translation, free translation with interlinear notes and adapted translation etc.the following translation references all originate from China Daily Website(2009/2010)and Google(2009).4.1 Literal Translation

Literal translation or direct translation is the rendering of text from one language to another word for word rather than conveying the sense of the original(Wikipedia).Spoken network catchwords always refer to new words that appeared in casual or informal circumstance used by netizens.Literal translations of catchwords always appeared in the forum and entertainment

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news like狗仔队(paparazzi/ dog packs),做秀(make a show),拜金主义(money warship).For example, the network catchword狗仔队 translated as paparazzi or dog packs has a vivid which seems to be like a pack of dogs chase something at top speed.Some popular sentences are still used by netizens as follows.哥吃的不是面，是寂寞.(What I’m eating is not noodles, but solitude.)不要迷恋哥，哥只是一个传说.(Don’t be obsessed with me, I’m only a legend.)

4.2 Literal Translation with Interlinear Notes While faced with some social events on the basis of backgrounds, when translate it directly, the additional explanations of events are necessary to make foreigners understood clearly and concisely as follows.When a person in Guangzhou was asked to give his opinion of the sex scandal involving Hong Kong star Edison Chen(Chen Guanxi), the man answered, it is none of my business and I am just out to get some soy sauce.Later, this catchword implies audience’s attitudes of being worldly-wise and playing safe.Thus, the network catchword 打酱油 Get some soy sauce(it implies the meaning it is none of my business)become popular in different strata.凤凰男 Phoenix man(a man who grew up poor and in the countryside, but later moved to a big city and married a city girl.)Another case like this, Xie Yalong, the former head of the Chinese Football Association, once criticized women players, saying they have weak psoas muscles.(This is the muscle that links the trunk to the legs;it is important for motion.)However, nobody, including the players, knew where the muscle is.So the catchword叉腰肌Psoas muscle(having nothing definite in mind)takes on overnight.At the same time, one night in late October of 2010 in Baoding, China.A college student named Chen Xiaofeng was in-line skating with a friend on the grounds of Hebei University in

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central China.They were gliding past the campus grocery when a Volkswagen sedan raced down a narrow lane and struck them head-on.The impact sent Ms Chen flying and broke the other woman’s leg.The 22-year-old driver named Li Qiming, who was intoxicated, tried to speed away.Security guards intercepted him, but he was undeterred.He warned them, ‘My father is Li Gang!’ Later, the network catchword我爸是李刚 My father is Li Gang(it implies morbid psychology of the second officer generation)represents us the genuine psychology of some contemporary adolescents.4.3 Free Translation

Free translation is applied when there is conflict between the source language meaning and the form of target language expression, that is to say, when the language form in the target language can not faithfully convey the meaning that is expressed in the corresponding target language form.In this case, meaning is the first choice.The translator has to give up the original language form and try to keep the meaning instead.Free translation does not mean that the translator can ignore the source text;it only means that the surface structure of the source text is not completely rendered while the deep structure is faithfully reproduced.Free translations always apply to these words when netizens conclude specialized name after reading representative articles such as 闪婚(shotgun marriage),山寨(copycatting),哈证族(certificate maniac).For instance, the word 闪婚 literally gives us a shock feeling of quick marriage as startled as a clap of thunder.So the translation version shotgun marriage just conforms to the charm of source language.Other spoken catchwords originally come from dialect language then become popular in society.For example, Northeastern catchwords 得瑟 was also prevalent along with television play Country love meaning rampant, aggressive or arrogant.妥了(something is ok / done)from television named Happiness of the eldest among siblings is also frequently quoted by netizens.In order to save time and improve efficiency, many monosyllabic catchwords appear to suit 17

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audience tastes as follows.在这里碰到他，雷！(It is embarrassing to meet him here!)可真够雷人的！(It is so stunning!)你女友的身材简直酷毙了！(How slim your girlfriend’s figure is!)人在囧途(Lost on journey)囧事(Embarrassing things)Some network popular sentences have vivid meanings and regional differences.Due to the cultural differences, there might be existing semantic vacancies, namely, Chinese cultural connotations have not corresponding elements in English language.Under this circumstance, translation materials should satisfy foreign culture and psychology.Such as,(R represents right, W represents wrong)不差钱！R: Money is not a big deal / problem!W: there is no lack of money!人情债，我肉偿了！R: I have paid the debt of gratitude by selling my self!

W: I have paid the debt of gratitude with my flesh!

晒工资 R:

Wages online exposure

W:

Shine one’s wages

4.4 Free Translation with Interlinear Notes

During a CCTV interview about a new Internet censorship regulation, a girl said that an uncensored web page once popped up on her computer.She called it ‘very pornographic, very violent’.Some believe the girl was told to say it by CCTV, so it is now used to mock the way the network covers news.So the word很黄很暴力 very pornographic, very violent(it implies some

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websites’ unrestricted regulations on many pornographic pictures)reflect the falsification coverage of some websites on unhealthy web pages.做人不能太CNN do not be too CNN(It emerged in response to foreign media’s falsification of Tibet happenings even the commentator Jack Cafferty’s rude talk of china to express how to keep one’s integrity towards some falsification events).In this translation version, 做人 could not be given priority to the translation of to conduct yourself, to behave.In western countries, people stress on done or undone in the influence of democracy and freedom.For this reason, do not be too CNN is much better for foreigners’ psychology.4.5 Affixation Method

Nominal catchwords always add to an affixation to state its meaning by use of suffix and prefix.××族(adding a suffix –ers）

刷卡族(card-users), 工薪族(wage-earners)×奴(adding a suffix word slave)房奴(mortgage slave), 婚奴(wedding slave)While 巨搞(spoof), 卧槽族(job-hugging clan)is exception without adding to affixation mega-and –ers.4.6 Adapted Translations of Sentences

Some network catchwords are formed in the way of imitation, analogy, pun or conferring traditional words to new meanings, unconventional word-making to receive humorous and ridicule effect.In order to reach this effect, adapted translation skills are good for keeping functional equivalence.人生就像茶几，上面摆满了杯具(Tableware is to the table what tragedy is to life).In

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Chinese character, 悲剧(tragedy)is the homonym of 杯具(tableware).So, corresponding translation is fit for delicate touch of pun usage

被就业(Bei jiuye, which is impossible to translate.Literally, is be hired, but it really means be hired without one’s knowing).This is a passive structure and also an unconventional phrase.The word 被 implies a black humor to express unavoidable obsession upon some social phenomenon.Due to the complicated and dynamic features of network catchwords, it is difficulty for many translators to have identically accurate English translation versions of Chinese network catchwords.As for the translations of network catchwords of this type, acquainting with foreign cultures and target language expressions plays a key role in the translation equivalence between the source text and the target language.本科毕业论文

Chapter 5 Conclusion After previous discuss on the thesis, it will have a conclusion of the whole paper.The thesis starts with an introduction to background information of catchword and network catchword, of which their relationship and difference have been displayed clear for us.The second part firstly introduces the sources of network catchwords mainly from network expression, expression in industry and foreign words.With the appearance of network, people gradually indulge in their opinions on social events.It is the concerned thoughts of netizens from transparency of social events that stimulate the popularity of network catchwords.After the detailed analysis of its sources and causes, people begin to pay more attention to features of network catchwords.Thus, on one hand, the formation of network catchwords is a combination of linguistic inheritance and innovation to some extent.On the other hand, because of its concision, humor, popularity and periodicity features, the usage of network catchwords save most time for audiences but abuse formations also bring about vulgar linguistic phenomenon.By way of detailed and vivid introductions of three previous chapters, the English translations versions of Chinese network catchwords will be represented under the guidance of Nida’s Functional Equivalence theory.In specific conditions, the thesis will contain literal translation, literal translation with interlinear notes, free translation, free translation with interlinear notes and adapted translation etc.The famous translator Eugene Nida sets forth the differences in translation, as he accounts for it, within three basic factors.(1)The nature of the message.In some messages, the content is of primary consideration and in others the form must be given a higher priority.(2)The purpose of the author and of the translator.To give information on both form and content;to aim at full intelligibility of the reader so he/she may understand the full implications of the message;for imperative purposes that aim at not just understanding the translation but also at ensuring no misunderstanding of the translation.(3)The type of audiences.Prospective audiences differ both in decoding ability and in potential interest(Wikipedia).As far as I am concerned, based on its 21

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detail causes, sources and features, the English translations of Chinese network catchwords should not only take cultural differences between natives and foreigners into account, but also need finding corresponding or appropriate target-language versions with the accurate grasp of foreign cultures.As long as conforming to reflections of target-people, it might be appearing much better translation versions.Due to its complicated and dynamic features, there are all kinds of network catchwords in different category.What is more, for current linguists, they mainly have given priority to the research on the definition, formation of network catchwords.In view of academic blank in this aspect, the thesis will have a brief discuss on translation methods to find corresponding English versions of Chinese network catchwords according to the four previous aspects.Owing to the lack of relating translation materials, please oblige me with your valuable comments and criticism.At last, I thank all of you for giving me your generous helps and enormous enthusiasms to motivate me complete the thesis.本科毕业论文

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