轻松英语之旅15:The rise of Myspace

　　[00:05.85]轻松英语之旅
[00:36.00]In the UK, young people have traditionally done their socializing
[00:40.15]in bars, pubs and clubs.
[00:43.12]However, there is a new generation growing up
[00:46.62]that finds it easier to manage their social lives on the net,
[00:50.52]using free websites like MySpace, Bebo or MSN Spaces.
[00:56.39]Briana Dougherty, a 25-year-old MySpace devotee, said,
[01:01.04]"It’s a casual way to stay in contact without appearing weird¹."
[01:06.11]It seems that many people do not feel comfortable
[01:09.10]giving out their phone number or personal e-mail address to new acquaintances
[01:14.26]but are perfectly² happy to trade MySpace profiles.
[01:39.84]online socializing
[01:41.24]网络社交
[01:53.41]socialize
[01:56.58]社交，与…交往、联谊
[02:18.05]social lives
[02:18.75]社交生活
[02:38.30]go pubbing 泡吧
[02:46.07]There is a new generation growing up.
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[03:05.90]devotee 爱好者，热心家
[03:09.80]It’s a casual way to stay in contact without appearing weird.
[03:26.92]casual 随意、随便的
[03:32.04]casual clothes 便装
[03:33.97]weird 奇怪的，怪异的
[03:37.89]He’s got some wired ideas.
[03:39.89]他有一些怪异的想法。
[03:42.73]to stay in contact with sb.
[03:45.20]与…保持接触、联系
[03:48.60]We’re no longer in the same city,
[03:50.01]but we still stay in contact with each other.
[03:52.83]我们已不在同一个城市了，但我们还互相保持着联系。
[04:09.77]Many people do not feel comfortable
[04:12.01]giving out their phone number or personal e-mail address
[04:15.00]to new acquaintances.
[04:31.62]They are perfectly happy to trade MySpace profiles.
[04:35.30]很乐意在MySpace上交换个人资料。
[04:40.37]trade 交换
[05:12.10]I’d like to trade my MP3 player for your digital camera.
[05:15.60]我想用我的MP3播放器来换你的数码相机。
[05:34.44]profile 个人资料，个人简介
[05:49.65]socializing 社交，交往
[05:51.75]casual 随意的，随便的
[05:53.70]stay in contact
[05:54.70]保持联系
[05:56.27]weird 奇怪的，怪异的
[05:58.50]trade 交换

1 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。