新词新译 #195 冷知识 trivial knowledge

冷知识
trivial knowledge
It refers to rarely known, but sometimes amusing, trivial facts, like there are more chickens than humans on earth, the YKK on the zipper stands for the initials of the world’s largest zipper maker Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, 80 percent of Americans like the color blue, you can’t sneeze with your eyes open, humans shed an average of 40 pounds of skin over a lifetime, and so on. Some of the knowledge falls into the believe-it-or-not type, such as Marilyn Monroe was born with 11 toes.

虾米族
shrimp clan
The term is derived from a popular KFC item featuring seven intact fried shrimps between two pieces of regular bread. It triggers deep thoughts among young consumers over how to live a better life in limited space. The clan refers to those who make the most of their available resources to handle soaring housing prices and salary cuts to maintain their living standards during the global downturn.

网络劳务
online labor services
The virtual labor relationships mainly exist on the Internet and the services offered center around the online world. Charges vary from 5 yuan (73 US cents) to 50 yuan per hour. The part-time jobs include picture uploading, data entry and online chatting. Among the most popular jobs is taking care of virtual vegetable gardens for clients when they are on holidays and have no access to the Internet.

换草运动
acquaintance blind date
The term literally means “exchanging grass” with grass referring to young men. Such events are usually initiated by “leftover women” — single women who have passed the best age for getting married. These women may bring single male friends, colleagues or relatives to a get-together and expect to find their Mr Right among their counterparts’ male friends.

麻豆
online shop model
It refers to models who only appear on online shops. The word is a transliteration from the English word for model.

袜裤
treggings
A trendy fashion for women is wearing leggings and trousers together. While a close fit and flexible is the main idea, it does draw closer scrutiny to the legs of the wearer.

比婚女
marriage comparison woman
The term refers to women who appear zealous in comparing the size of their diamond rings, how luxurious their wedding was, as well as their houses and vehicles after they get married.

黑暗期
star twilight/obscurity period
Most pop stars toil through a period of obscurity before they gain fame.

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