To brush off the results of a recent poll that asserts the word 'whatever' was voted the most annoying word for the third year running would seemingly be the best tribute to the news.
最近的民意调查显示whatever(随便)一词连续三年被评为年度最讨厌词汇。不把这个资讯当回事儿?最好的回敬方式莫过于说一句:whatever!
A university in up state New York announced Friday that the dismissive 'whatever' continues to reign supreme in the common lexicon.
纽约州一所大学周五公布,表示轻视鄙视意味的"whatever”再次在日常对话词汇王国中独领风骚,占据了最招人嫌的头把交椅。
For the third year in a row, the Marist University poll asked 1,026 adults what the most grating word was from a five options.
圣母学院已经是连续三年开展这样的民意调查了,该学校在全国范围内对1026名成人进行电话调查,询问最让他们讨厌的单词是什么?人们可以有5个选择。
Whatever took the cake with 38 per cent of the lot, though this is a drop of one point from last year, and even lower than it's high of 49 per cent in 2009.
“whatever”(随便)脱颖而出,以38%的比率拔得头筹。不过这个比重比去年下降了1%。2009年,whatever甚至拿到了49%的“好成绩”。
While it clearly has staying power, some balked at the thought that 'whatever', a word made popular in the 1990s cult film Clueless, was truly the worst thing to come out of society's mouths over the past decade or so.
不过很明显whatever耐力的确持久。有些人还认为“whatever”这个词确实是过去十年里公众创造的最坏的东西了。whatever自90年代非主流电影《独领风骚》中首次出现后,迅速风靡美国大陆。
The respondents do not get to suggest the words that bother them the most, but rather are given five options decided upon by the university.
调查对象的选择并不代表这个词最让他们讨厌,但是确定是在五个选项中最让人讨厌的词汇。
This year's options included the always-annoying 'like' which came in second with 20 per cent of the vote, followed shortly behind by 'you know' with 19 per cent.
今年的选项中还包括一如既往招人讨厌的“like”(比如),它以20%的投票排名第二,紧跟其后占19%的是“you know”(要知道)。
'Just saying' and 'seriously' rounded up the group with 11 and 7 per cent respectively.
五个选项中的另外两个是“just saying”(随便说说)和“seriously”(说真的),分别各占11%和7%。
Other options including: 其他的可能选项还包括:
to tell you the truth 老实告诉你
you know what I mean 你懂我的意思吧?
actually 其实
it is what it is 就是这样
anyway 总之,反正
Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
Hangry 饥饿成怒
The university of life 生活经历
In defence of shyness 为害羞的人辩护
Like reality, only better? 喜欢现实, 只会更好?
Are you a team player? 你是一名具有团队精神的人吗?
Wardrobe dilemma 面对衣橱的困惑
One good turn deserves another 以德报德,礼尚往来
The problem with big brains 聪明大脑所带来的问题
Why do we laugh? 为什么我们会笑?
Can a lie-in make you healthier? 睡懒觉能让你更健康?
Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮
Apple’s headphone headache? 令人头疼的新款苹果耳机
Is a game just a game? 游戏只是游戏吗?
The good of gardening 园艺疗法益心养神
Brain training 如何训练大脑?
Drama queen 小题大做的人
A recipe for disaster 后患无穷
White / blue-collar worker 白领,蓝领
The daily commute 每天上下班
In the blink of an eye 一眨眼之间
Test the water 试探,摸底
Closing the doors on paradise 为生态修复关闭旅游天堂岛屿
Clean up your act 改邪归正
It's on the cards 这件事十有八九会发生
The future of English 未来的英语语言变化
Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受
Get someone's goat 火冒三丈
How to become a billionaire 如何成为亿万富翁
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