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The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen the neologism (new word) "omnishambles" as its Word Of The Year for 2012. The OED's blog defines this recent addition to the English vocabulary as "a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations". It is a noun and is used informally. The word is a combination of the prefix "omni," which means "in all ways" or "of all things," and "shambles," which means "a state of total disorder from every possible angle". The word was first coined in 2009 in a BBC political comedy but rose to prominence earlier this year after it was used to attack the British government by at least eight politicians in the British Parliament.
Other words in Oxford's top ten include "Eurogeddon" , the threatened financial collapse in Europe and "second screening" , to watch television and a device such as an iPad simultaneously. The texting acronym "YOLO" you only live once also made it onto the list. Oxford said there was no guarantee omnishambles would be added to its dictionary. It said the word first had to "stand the test of time". Oxford selects its Word Of The Year "to reflect the ethos of the year and its lasting potential as a word of cultural significance". Past winners include "podcast," "carbon footprint" and "credit crunch". This year's American winner is "gif" the format extension of many images on the Internet.
中文翻译
牛津英语词典将“Omnishambles”评选为2012年度热词
排名在牛津前十的新词还包括“Eurogeddon”,意指欧洲的金融危机,还有“second screening”,意思是电视和电子产品同时看,例如Ipad
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重点讲解
1.define as 解释为
例句:Collins English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively addicted to work'.
《柯林斯英语词典》给“工作狂”一词下的定义是“一个过分沉溺于工作中的人”
。2.carbon footprint 碳足迹
例句:We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
我们都需要寻找减少我们碳足迹的办法
。3.credit crunch 信贷危机
例句:The credit crunch may also be having lingering effects.
信贷动荡也许还存在延续效应.
4.add to 增加
例句:Add the grated cheese to the sauce.
把磨碎的干酪加到调味汁里
。听力题目
1.The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen the
a. oldologism (old word) "omnishambles" as its Word Of The Year
b. neologism (neo word) "omnishambles" as its Word Of The Year
c. neologism (new word) "omnishambles" as its Neologism Of The Year
d. neologism (new word) "omnishambles" as its Word Of The Year
2....a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged
a. mismanaged comprehensively
b. completely managed
c. comprehensively mismanaged
d. managed comprehensively
3.characterized by a ______ of blunders and miscalculations
a. string
b. ripe
c. cotton
d. thread
4.a state of total disorder from...
a. possibly every angle
b. every possible angle
c. every angle possibility
d. angle possibly every
5.______ prominence earlier this year
a. roses too
b. two roses
c. rose to
d. to rose
6.the ______ financial collapse in Europe
a. threats of
b. threatening
c. threat of
d. threatened
7.The texting acronym "YOLO" – ______ - also made it onto the list.
a. youth owes life one
b. you only live online
c. youth owns life once
d. you only live once
8.It said the word first had to...
a. "understand the timed test".
b. "stand the testing time".
c. "stand the test of time".
d. "understand the test of time".
9.reflect the ethos of the year and its lasting potential as a..
a. word of cultural significance
b. word of political significance
c. world of cultural significance
d. word of significant culture
10.gif" – the format _______ of many images on the Internet
a. extensive
b. exhaustion
c. expansion
d. extension
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.a
4.b
5.d
6.b
7.a
8.c
9.d
10.a