中文里有“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(gòu)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(dòng)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(diào)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(gè)給人的第一印象極差、但本質(zhì)很好的人，或者指表面看不出來，實(shí)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(jī)
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(bǔ)充體力的情況，這種時(shí)候通�？Х纫呀�(jīng)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。
下班之后去派對(duì)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(duì)，指在相親前看過對(duì)方的照片或者網(wǎng)聊過。
This can often lead to disappointment if one person or the other has supplied misleading documentation。
如果對(duì)方?jīng)]有給你真實(shí)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(gè)見光死死得徹底啊……)
Happy Late Year
拜個(gè)晚年
When people are still saying Happy New Year, even though it's already a week after the new year。
年后一個(gè)星期，拜年的時(shí)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。
