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【題目】 “My heart was pricked, Laotie.” Do you know what it means? The phrase was one of the 2017’s hottest internet slang phrases (俚語). The National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center has released its list of the top 10 most-used slang phrases. These words show us some of the trends (潮流) that took place in 2017. Let’s see what they are and how they became popular.

Beat a call

The phrase “beat a call” is used to show support for people or things. It came from Japanese. It refers to a cheering dance performed by “otaku”, or people who are crazy about pop culture. They jump, clap and wave glow sticks (熒光棒). In October, the Xinhua News Agency used the phrase in an article about the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (黨的十九大), which made the phrase even more popular.

My heart was pricked, Laotie.

The word “Laotie” comes from northern Chinese dialect (方言) and means “good friends”. “Pricked heart” used to mean “hurting someone’s feelings”. The phrase has been used often on video-streaming (視頻播放) websites. It is now used between close friends who jokingly complain about each other.

Can you freestyle?

In 2017, hip-hop swept across China and brought new slang phrases. On the music program The Rap of China, judge Kris Wu often asked, “can you freestyle?” Freestyle refers to coming up with impromptu lyrics and performing them on the spot.

Awkward chat

“Awkward chat” means chats with boring people, you can’t avoid the chat, but your mind wanders off (走神) all the time. This may happen when the person you are talking with doesn’t have good communication skills, or your conversation comes to a dead end.

【1】Who makes the phrase “Beat a call” more popular?

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【2】What word do people in northern China use to describe “good friends”?

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【3】Does the phrase “My heart has pricked” mean my feelings are hurt now?

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【4】Why will your mind wander off when you talk to others?

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【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】The Xinhua News Agency.

【2】Laotie

【3】No.

【4】Because the person you are talking with doesn’t have good communication skills or your conversation comes to a dead end.

【5】What 2017’s hottest internet slang phrases are and how they became popular.

【解析】

本文主要介紹了四種流行的網(wǎng)絡(luò)俚語。

【1】

根據(jù)第二段中“In October, the Xinhua News Agency used the phrase in an article about the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (黨的十九大), which made the phrase even more popular.”可知，The Xinhua News Agency是的“Beat a call”流行起來了，故填Beat a call。

【2】

根據(jù)第三段中“The word “Laotie” comes from northern Chinese dialect (方言) and means “good friends”.”可知，“Laotie”指的是“good friends”，故填Laotie。

【3】

根據(jù)第三段中“It is now used between close friends who jokingly complain about each other.”可知，“My heart has pricked” doesn’t mean my feelings are hurt now，故填No。

【4】

根據(jù)最后一段中“This may happen when the person you are talking with doesn’t have good communication skills, or your conversation comes to a dead end.”可知，答案應(yīng)該是Because the person you are talking with doesn’t have good communication skills or your conversation comes to a dead end。

【5】

根據(jù)文章大意和第一段中“These words show us some of the trends (潮流) that took place in 2017. Let’s see what they are and how they became popular.”可知，本文主要介紹了網(wǎng)絡(luò)詞為什么受歡迎。故填What 2017’s hottest internet slang phrases are and how they became popular。