Chapter 21 Part Three: Our Golden Key to the Waves of the Future

The Wave of the Future wave of the future Once, I browsed an English website that introduced fashion, including pop music, fashion, art and design, shopping, and so on.In a column, some interesting topics are specially discussed, and those sentences are very interesting. Perhaps it should be said that this is pop English.for example: I'm dying to see you. (I want to see you very much.) His fortune was nasdaqued. (His fortune has dwindled.) Ive got a pretty tight schedule today. (I have a very tight schedule today.) Gee! Why is life always so rushie-rushie? (Oh! Why is life always in such a hurry?)

I didnt sleep a wink last night. (I didn't close my eyes all night yesterday.) I dont have the foggiest idea. (I don't understand at all.) Think nothing of it. (Don't take it to heart.) Give me a break! (Please forgive me!) I am not myself today. (I don't feel right about anything today!) Don't beat around the bush. (Stop beating around the bush.) It's up in the air. (This matter is still pending.) Ah, this kind of English is concise and clear. I like it very much. Compared with the formal English in textbooks, it makes people feel more intimate.I think that language is always changing and improving, and it is also constantly enriched and practical.Language is being smelted every day in people's daily life, and many wonderful languages ​​have emerged. There are also many artists and writers who have worked hard to grind and refine language, and even linguists and lexicologists have recorded all this. down.Life is always the source of language, and life is updated every day. New things, new ideas, and new fashions are always coming in, colorful and dazzling.

In today's world, fashion is getting more and more attention.Because fashion is first and foremost the latest, and new things always attract those who are sharp-eyed and good at capturing, especially young people.In the relatively closed era in the past, people had to go through a period of twists and turns before new things could be accepted, just like the flared trousers, sunglasses, and jeans that were popular in China in the 1980s, all once caused Controversy, people talking about it, criticism and ridicule in the media. However, since fashion is the latest trend, it cannot be stopped.Entering the 1990s, especially after entering the new century, the Internet has rapidly shortened the distance between people and the world. Our vision, in turn, becomes part of our lives.Now, fashion has become a pursuit and enjoyment of people. Various fashion magazines, fashion shows, fashion exhibitions, etc. lead the trend of fashion, and English plays an irreplaceable role in this fashion trend: Communicate, introduce, identify, promote.

The fashion that quickly entered our life seems to be music, such as jazz music (jazz), which was introduced very early, which gave people who are used to classical music and folk music a refreshing feeling.Music is a part of culture and one of the expressions of history and national identity. Jazz and other music types and forms enrich the treasure house of world music.As jazz, country music (country music), rock music (rolling stone music), blues (blues music), hip-hop (strong rhythmic swing music), and other forms of pop music also prevailed, popular songs gained Very widely popular.There are also various modern dances, tap dances, Latin dances, samba dances, etc., which are also loved by people and become our fashion. Therefore, our lives are becoming more and more abundant, and there are more forms of our artistic enjoyment. Autonomy and choice...

In fact, fashion is more reflected in clothing. People always pursue the latest styles and styles in clothing. Especially in this ever-changing society, seeking newness has become a trend.Young people, especially young women, are always in this trend.not long ago.I saw an English dialogue that vividly demonstrated this fashion mentality of seeking newness. Connie: Look at this catalog, John. The ski parka is on sale. Cornie: John, look at this catalog.The ski windbreaker is on sale. John: Whats on your mind? You have one already. John: What are you thinking about?You already have one.

Connie: But I bought it a long time ago. Cornie: But I bought that a long time ago. John: Yeah right! One year is long? John: Ah!Is a year a long time? Connie: You don't understand! This was last years style. Cornie: You don't understand!That was last year's style. John: I think it still looks perfect even though it has gone out this year. John: I think it still looks good, it's just out of fashion this year. Connie: Thats because youre not a woman. Cornie: That's because you're not a woman. Under the guidance of this trend, people's pursuit of fashion has spread from clothing to all areas of life. For example, whenever a new mobile phone is launched, it will appear on the chest of a fashionable girl.The fashion mentality also drives big companies to continuously launch novel and unique new styles. In the fierce fashion competition, the products in the big department stores are full of beautiful things, competing for beauty-fashion has become the vanguard of the consumption trend.

Fashion is still subtly changing people's concept of life.Now Starbucks cafes in some big cities are full of young people, and even the tables facing the street outside the cafes are full of people. It seems that Starbucks coffee has become a fashion for young people just like MacDonald back then.I think, maybe one day the word Starbucks will become a synonym for coffee fashion and be included in any English dictionary. Now, fashion has begun to guide us, guide our vacation plans, guide our home style, guide our clothing styles, and our beauty salons... And English also guides our interactions with people. The way of life guides people's speech, behavior and expression of will.

At the moment of the 9.11 incident in the United States, New York—the paradise in the hearts of many people—turned into hell in an instant. Therefore, 9.11 will become a special word and be recorded in the new English dictionary.Likewise, on August 14, 2003, the massive blackout in New York and parts of Canada became a new term: New York Blackout.Young people in New York even took to the streets to buy T-shirts related to the event, and those T-shirts were printed with words like this: WE SURVIVED 9.11 AND NOW THE BLACKOUT WHAT NEXT NYC? (we went through 9.11 now again blackout What's next in New York? )

This is popular English, brand new or up-to-date English (latest or most fashionable English).It is closely related to people's life, and also closely connected with people's thinking, and may have a long-term impact on future life. In this world that is undergoing globalization, a major event in one place may have a huge impact on the entire region or even the whole world. English, as a global language, always reflects in time The latest changes in this trend of globalization, from this perspective, if we don’t pay attention to the changes in English, especially the new English words that are being produced every day, maybe one day, when we open an English newspaper, we will publish Surprised, why are there so many new words?Not long ago, I saw this passage in an American newspaper:

Pop culture remains a vibrant source of new words, with such additions as, (Pop culture is always an active source of new words, such as: Dead presidents (paper currency) Frankenfood (genetically engineered food) (genetically engineered food) Headbanger (defined as both a hard rock musician and a fan) Longneck (beer served in a bottle with a long neck) McJob (low paying and dead-end work) (low paying and dead-end work) Moreover: cocooning (like spending most of the time in the comfort of your home) congestion charging gap-year (students in the UK have a gap of one year between leaving school and going to university)

hot-desking (office workers use an empty desk instead of their own desk) rat-run (a sidewalk for drivers to avoid congested roads) Faced with these endless new vocabulary, what should we do?I think there is only one way, and that is to keep track of the new changes in English, never to be called out-dated by a girl like the guy below, but to keep yourself in style forever. Do you know what girls think about? The girl in the dialogue tells you what she thinks about.... (You know what girls are thinking? The girl in the conversation is telling you what she is thinking...) Julie: Her dress looks funny. (Juliet: Her dress looks so funny.) Daniel: I wouldn't say that. It looks fine to me. (Daniel: I don't think so, I think it's pretty.) Julie: Are you kidding? Shes behind the time. That style went out last year. (Juliet: Are you kidding me? She's out of date. That style was out last year.) Daniel: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her. (Daniel: Oh, never mind, it's still fine for her.) Julie: Wow, you're really as out-dated as she is. (Juliet: Oh, you're as old-fashioned as she is.) Daniel: You're darn right. Im out of style. So what? Whats the point of keeping yourself in style? (Daniel: You might be right. I'm out of date. So what? What's the point of being so trendy yourself?) Julie: No wonder you never buy me a new dress. (Juliet: No wonder you never buy me a new dress.) Ha, after Juliet said that, I really want to go to the newly opened VeriStyle store and buy the most beautiful fashion.