Youmusthaveafavoritelineorpetphraseyourepeatofteninyourconversations.Studiessaythatpetphrasescanreflectourchangingsocietyandrevealinformationaboutaperson’spersonality.Herearesomeofthemostpopularpetphrasesamongyoungpeople.
脑残---nuts
IlovethewordanduseitwheneverIthinkapersonisstupid,orabehavioriscrazy.Ilearnedthetermfromoneofmyclassmates.Once,wesawtwohighschoolgirlswearingminiskirtsonaverycoldwinterdayandmyclassmatecalledthetwogirls“nuts”.Idon’tthinkthewordreflectsmypersonality.Iuseitbecauseitsoundscool.
DiaoYujie,22,computersciencemajoratNanjingUniversity.
汗---stunning
Iusethiswordveryoften.Once,myclassmatesandIwerediscussinghowamusingQQis.Oneguysuddenlyburstout,“IhaveMSNtoo”.Thiscommenthadnorelationwiththetopicwewerediscussing.Iusedthiswordandeverybodylaughed.Ithinkitisafantasticwordthatcanchangeawkwardnesstoamusement.
MuLi,20,journalismmajoratBeijingNormalUniversity.
晕死---I’mgiddy!
Iusethiswordalot---moreoftenthanmyclassmates.Ithasbecameasymbolofme,asmyfriendssometimesrefertomeastheguywhooftensaystheword.Iamapersonwhowantstobedifferentandthiswordgivesmethatfeeling.
ChenZhou,21,NanjingUniversity.
雷---stunning
Ionlyusethiswordwithmyfriends.Myparentsdon’tunderstandit.Theword,whichisonlyusedamongpeopleofmyage,isintimate.Ithinkitstandsforbeingyoungandenergetic.AndIwanttobeyoungforever,soIliketheword.
ChenJianjun,23,senioratNanjingUniversity.
小题1:Ifamanwearingsuitandatieisclimbingamountain,whatcanwesaytohimaccordingtothepassage?