英语热词：网友“面对面”

　　Fleshmeet refers to an in-person meeting, particularly between people whose regular communication is exclusively or primarily online.

　　“面对面的会晤”指的是现实生活中的会面，尤指主要或仅在网上交流的网友之间的会面。

　　The world’s geeks and technophiles have a reputation for being, oh, let’s be nice and say “socially challenged.”

　　世界上的极客和技术达人们大多“在社交方面不受欢迎”。

　　According to the stereotype¹, they’d rather code than converse², and if they must do the latter, they’d rather do it online than in person.

　　在人们的印象中，他们宁愿写代码也不愿交流，如果他们不得不交流，他们宁可在网上交流，而非面对面。

　　Of course, another stereotypical³ geek trait is a lack of personal hygiene⁴, so perhaps their face-to-face meetings result in an olfactory⁵ ambiance ripe enough to inspire only nauseating⁶ neologisms.

　　当然，另一种典型的极客特征就是个人卫生状况不好，所以也许他们与人面对面的交流会让人们创造出“令人作呕”的新词。

1 stereotype   

n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框

参考例句：

• He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
• There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。

2 converse   

vi.谈话，谈天，闲聊；adv.相反的，相反

参考例句：

• He can converse in three languages.他可以用3种语言谈话。
• I wanted to appear friendly and approachable but I think I gave the converse impression.我想显得友好、平易近人些,却发觉给人的印象恰恰相反。

3 stereotypical   

n.常规

参考例句：

• Personas should be typical and believable, but not stereotypical. 人物角色应该是典型和可信赖的，但不是一成不变的。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Anything could be stereotypical, so I guess it could be criticism. 任何东西都可以变的老套，所以我猜那就是一种批评。 来自互联网

4 hygiene   

n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）

参考例句：

• Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
• He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。

5 olfactory   

adj.嗅觉的

参考例句：

• He is to develop a sensor to substitute for the olfactory abilities of dogs.克罗克将研制一种传感器用以代替狗的嗅觉功能。
• Based on these findings, Keller suspects that each person has an olfactory blind spot.根据这些发现，凯勒推断，每个人都有一个嗅觉盲区。

6 nauseating   

adj.令人恶心的，使人厌恶的v.使恶心，作呕( nauseate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I had to listen to the whole nauseating story. 我不得不从头到尾听那令人作呕的故事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• There is a nauseating smell of rotten food. 有一股令人恶心的腐烂食物的气味。 来自《简明英汉词典》