2004流行英語詞匯，你猜中幾個

美國知名網(wǎng)絡(luò)詞典 (ydc)于2004年12月26日公布了通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)調(diào)查評選出"2004年度美國流行英語詞匯"(the top word of 2004),今年特別增加了數(shù)字和色彩類流行詞匯。詞匯共分八大類別,包括 the top words, names, phrases, numbers, california youthspeak, internet, sports-related, and color-related words, as well as the top words in pop music and the most frequently spoken word on the planet。.這些上榜樣詞匯突出地反映出了美國及與世界大事件,如與美國大選相關(guān)的two americas（副總統(tǒng)候選人愛德華茲表述美國貧富差距的用語）,flip-flop/flopping（(布什嘲笑克里對伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭的觀點變化太快）,red states / blue states（美國大選各州投票支持率分別用該兩種顏色代表兩政黨）,fahrenheit(華氏9/11)等,與伊拉克及烏克蘭相關(guān)的詞匯同樣榜上有名,如1000+(伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭中美國士兵傷亡人數(shù)), orange(烏克蘭尤先科發(fā)動的橙色革命)等。

　　top ten words of 2004

　　1. incivility

　　a year characterized by the incivil war, where the shrillness of political discourse (dis-coarse) has risen (or descended to) the highest levels in memory.

　　2. red states / blue states

　　a dangerously deep split or just the simplest way of cutting an amazingly complex demographic pie.

　　3. blogosphere

　　the realm of the ‘web log’ or ‘blog’’. bloggers taken on a prominent role in vetting the mainstream media.

　　4. flip-flop/flopping

　　whether in reality or in myth, the concept helped to torpedo the kerry campaign.

　　5. esrever

　　that's `reverse' backwards, for the red sox who finally 'reversed the curse` of the bambino and won the world series after 87 years.

　　6. fahrenheit

　　9/11 that is. evidently, moore passed on the more euro-centric ‘celsius 488’.

　　7. ipod

　　another product-related verb such as 'to google' or 'to tivo'.

　　8. im

　　in 2004 instant messaging became a way of life, even in the corporate world.

　　9. liberal

　　progressive, please.

　　10. eurosceptic

　　those in the eu who think the strength of europe was in its vigorous diversity.

　　bonus word: pajamahadeen

　　those bloggers who have taken a prominent role in vetting (or ensuring the accuracy) of mainstream media news coverage. (origin: bloggers supposedly work in their bathrobes.)

　　top ten names

　　1. dubya rove (w. and karl rove)

　　an indomitable team that plowed to victory.

　　2. mel (gibson) (michael) moore

　　both filmmakers set out to tackle sacrosanct subjects and both succeeded beyond all expectations.

　　3. saddam hussein

　　crawled his way out of a spider hole and spent ’04 holed away.

　　4. john kerry

　　another liberal from massachusetts meets his fate in one-time democratic strongholds.

　　5. vladimir putin

　　consolidating power at an ever quickening pace.

　　6. howard dean

　　in the popular mind, the ‘i have a scream’ speech put an end to his prospects though it occurred after he lost iowa.

　　7. martha stewart

　　camp cupcake’s no. 1 detainee.

　　8. ahh-nold

　　the governator remains in the news with his girlie-men characterization of political foes

　　9. janet jackson

　　who won the super bowl?

　　10. yushchenko

　　leader of the ‘orange revolution’ in the ukraine who survived alleged dioxin assassination attempt.