英語中你沒見過的新鮮辭彙

中文裡有「宅」「恐婚族」這樣的城市流行語，英文中一樣有這樣想象力與構詞法催生的新鮮詞。這些新詞的生命力有多久且不論，我們完全可以拿來讓自己的語言更生動有趣，比如說中午太困了，可以說I got a mid-day crisis. 是不是很有腔調的感覺呢？

　　Good lenses, bad frames

　　　　人不可貌相

　　Describing someone who gives a bad first impression but is actually a good person. Someone who doesn't appear to be competent, yet is extremely capable at what he/she does。

　　形容一個給人的第一印象極差、但本質很好的人，或者指表面看不出來，實則深藏不露的高手。

　　例句：Dr. Bruce is a spaz, but he's one of the best doctors I know. You wouldn't know it by looking at him...good lenses, bad frames。

　　Mid-day crisis

　　　　午間危機

　　When one is in adesperate need for a siesta because they become extremely tired in the afternoon and coffee isn't cutting it any longer。

　　指急需午睡以補充體力的情況，這種時候通常咖啡已經不管用了。

　　例句：After that wild night of drinking, I had the worst mid-day crisis ever。

　　Clock Out With My Cock Out

　　　　下班high去嘍

　　To "call it a day" at work so you can go party。

　　下班之後去派對狂歡(clock out即打卡下班，也可以說punch out)

　　例句：-Hey, dude, you coming to happy hour?

　　-Hells yeah! It's time to clock out with my cock out!

　　　Nearsighted Date

　　　　「近視」相親

　　As opposed to a blind date, where you have no idea what the other person looks like, a nearsighted date is one where you've seen a photo or chatted via web before meeting in person。

　　與blind date(事先一無所知的相親)相對，指在相親前看過對方的照片或者網聊過。

　　This can often lead to disappointment if one person or the other has supplied misleading documentation。

　　如果對方沒有給你真實照片或提供了虛假信息，nearsighted date一樣有見光死的可能。

　　例句：That's the last nearsighted date I ever go on...her profile picture must have been 5 years, 3 hair colors and 2 kids ago。(這個見光死死得徹底啊……)

　　Happy Late Year

　　　　拜個晚年

　　When people are still saying Happy New Year, even though it's already a week after the new year。

　　年後一個星期，拜年的時候就不是new year了，是late year。

　　例句：-Happy new year!!! whats up??

　　-More like happy late year... it was new years 5 days ago。

　　　Work avalanche

　　　　工作壓死人

　　When there is so much work piled on your desk, movement from under it is nearly impossible。

　　桌上一堆東西要處理，想脫身而出，不可能。

　　例句：Hey, pour me a drink! I worked up quite a thirstdigging out from my work avalanche to get to happy hour。