英语听力精选进阶版 20122

Social media words 社交媒体用语 

杨莉很生气因为有些人在她的社交网页上一味地发表负面评论。Neil 劝慰说，不要理睬那些 'trolls' and 'haters' 即 “怀恨在心的人” 他们都是互联网时代的新怪物。

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Li

Hello, this is Authentic¹ Real English, with me Li...

Neil

...and me Neil. Hello! What's the matter with you? You're upset, I can tell.

Li

我能不生气吗？！Neil, 你说怎么总有人在我的社交媒体简介页面里发负面的东西。不管我写什么东西一概是否否否，也不阐述为什么不同意我的观点，就只是一味批评，而且没完没了。气死我了！

Neil

Ah... Don't worry, Li. They might be what people are calling 'haters'.

Li

Haters 怀恨在心的人。Yes, I've heard this word before. 动词 hate 的意思是"强烈愤恨，strongly dislike something"，对吧？

Neil

Yes. And the word 'hater' has been used to describe somebody who says or writes unpleasant things about others or criticises their achievements, especially on the internet.

Li

That's right. Hater 怀恨在心的人。通常用来指那些在互联网上总是指责批评别人的、发表负面言论的人。And how is it different from the word 'troll'? 另一个词儿 troll 是不是也是这个意思？

Neil

Well, language evolves² and words can take on new meanings. A troll is an ugly creature from folk tales who often behaves in an antisocial way. But these days we call people who leave deliberately³ annoying or upsetting messages on the internet - while hiding their true identity⁴ - 'trolls'. 

Li

语言在发展。有些老词有了新意。比如 troll 这个词在最初的民间传说里面指一个丑陋的，经常违背社会公德的人。不过，在互联网统领的当今，人们往往用这个词来形容那些不透露真实身份在网上发表恶意中伤言论的人。称这类人为 trolls，类似中文网络用语里的"钓鱼、小白、引战"。

Neil

'Troll' and 'hater' are today's expressions in Authentic Real English. Let's hear some examples of how they're used.

Examples

Joan is fed up with a troll who posts comments on her cooking blog saying that she is fat and should only eat lettuce⁵.

Haters will always have something negative to say. As I read in a comment on Pinterest: "Haters will see you walk on water and say it's because you can't swim."

Neil

You shouldn't bother about 'haters', Li. As singer Taylor Swift⁶ says in her song Shake It Off, "haters are gonna hate".

Li

Yes，我非常希望来一场痛快地辩论，可是这些 haters and trolls 肯定不愿意。All they want is to annoy people. 

Neil

That's more like it. Now let me go and update my Facebook status and check my Twitter account.

Li

Me too. Bye bye!

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 evolves   

v.演变，进化( evolve的第三人称单数 )；（动植物等 ）进化，进化形成

参考例句：

• As medical knowledge evolves, beliefs change. 随着医学知识的逐步发展，观念也在发生变化。 来自辞典例句
• Consideration of these actions evolves into a mixed force-displacement analysis. 对于这些作用的考虑导致了一种混合力--移位分析法。 来自辞典例句

3 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

4 identity   

n.身份，本体，特征；同一(性)，一致

参考例句：

• He never revealed his identity.他从未暴露过自己的身份。
• He showed his identity card and went in.他把工作证亮了一下就进去了。

5 lettuce   

n.莴苣；生菜

参考例句：

• Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。
• The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。

6 swift   

n.雨燕，大滚筒；adj.迅速的，快的，敏捷的，立刻的；adv.迅速地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He is swift to hear,but slow to speak.他听力敏锐，但不善言辞。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery.他康复得相当快。