Slangisapopularlessofficialandoftenverycurrentformoflanguage.Itisanimportantpartofalivinglanguageandisconstantlychangingaslanguagechanges.Slangisoftenplayfuldirectandsometimeslessrespectfulthanthemoreofficialandtraditionalversionoflanguage.SonowI'mgoingtolayitonyou!To“layiton”isAmericanslangfor“totell”or“toexplain.”
Slangcantakemanyforms.Forexampleslangcanbelocaltoonecityorarea.InWashingtonD.C.thereisawholesetofslangtodescribepoliticsandbusinessinthecity.ForexamplethetermPOTUSstandsforPresidentoftheUnitedStates.POTUScanoftenbefoundwithhiswifeFLOTUSthefirstladyoftheUnitedStates. “InsidetheBeltway”isapopularexpressionthatdescribestheareaofWashingtonD.C.Thebeltwayisthelargehighwaythatcirclesthecity.
TheInternethashelpedcreateawholenewkindofcomputer-relatedslang.An“angryfruitsalad”isanexpressionthatdescribesaWebsitewithtoomanybrightcolors.“Netiquette”isslangforcorrectbehaviorwhenusingtheInternet.
Youngpeopleoftendevelopthelatestslang.ForexampletosaySpecialEnglish“rocks”oris“phat”meansSpecialEnglishisreallygreat.A“kegger”isapartywherebeerisserved. Ifsomethingis“wack”itiswildandcrazy.
Differentprofessionsoftenhavetheirownslangaswell.Forexamplemedicalworkersmightrefertoacomplainingpatientasa“gomer”. A"toughstick"issomeonewhoseveinsaredifficulttofindwhenheorsheneedstohavebloodtaken.
NomatterhowwellyouspeakEnglishtherearealwaysnewandinterestingslangwordstodiscover.Thereareentiredictionariesfordescribingslang.Manyexpertsdonotevenagreeonwhatisandwhatisnotslang.Oftenslangwordslaterbecomeapartofofficiallyacceptedlanguage.OfficialornotslangisanenergeticandexcitingpartoftheAmericanlanguagethatcontinuestochange.
46.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueforslangcomparedwiththeofficiallanguage?
A.Playful B.Direct
C.Lessrespectful D.Moreofficial
47.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.ifyouspeakEnglishver