Saturday, November 28, 2015

Shout-Out

最近,学校首次利用上课时间给学生考完SAT后,校长感谢所有参与的教工 -

This is a big shout-out to each and every staff member who was flexible in their participation and support of us giving this on campus exam. 

每次表扬或感谢教工时,校长都喜欢用 shout-out 这个词语。

Shout-out: an expression of gratitude or praise that is given to someone in the presence of many people.  在众人前公开感谢或表扬某人的俚语。

Monday, November 2, 2015

剩女

今天在网上新闻看到"剩女"被译为 leftover woman, 让人看了很不舒服。新闻介绍一本书,讲述国内受过高等教育的剩女所承受的压力不仅来自家庭和社会,还有政府。政府给这些剩女施压,因为需要她们早婚以便产出优质婴儿,确保中国人口的质量。曾经出过这样的话题在官网上供大家讨论 -剩女真的值得我们同情吗?  "Do leftover women really deserve our sympathy?"