Jessia 在北京学中文，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是于苗要问的：山寨
YM: Jessica, 你看我这块儿手表怎么样？
Jessica：LV 的! Nice! Did you win the lottery?
YM:中彩票？我哪有那么好的运气！这表是山寨的！
Jessica: Ah? What do you mean?
YM: 山寨，就是， 啊……not a real LV，a fake one……
Jessica: Oh, I see! The watch is a knockoff! k-n-o-c-k-o-f-f, knockoff.
YM: 哦~~~原来山寨版的假名牌儿就是 knockoff.
Jessica: Right. 朋友都告诉我 Xiushui Market is the place to go for designer knockoffs.
YM: 没错，好多人都特爱去秀水买假名牌！对了，我带上这假LV，觉得自己特有明星范儿，别人也说我是山寨版的章子怡，那我就是 knockoff Zhang Ziyi 喽?
Jessica: (Hahaha...) No, in that case, you say you're a Zhang Ziyi lookalike!
YM: lookalike, look后面跟alike，就是山寨明星脸! 哦，Jessica, 我早就想告诉你， You're a Lady GaGa lookalike.
Jessica:Thanks! I'm flattered!
YM: 对了，待会儿我要去看话剧，叫作《阿凡提.达》。
Jessica: 阿凡达? Avatar, the movie?
YM: 不是，这个话剧要模仿Avatar，搞笑的，是山寨版的阿凡达。
Jessica: Oh! You mean a spoof. That means you will imitate the movie's style, but in a humorous or sarcastic way.
YM: 原来这种有点恶搞的山寨版艺术作品叫 spoof.
Jessica: That's right! s-p-o-o-f, spoof.
YM: 我来总结一下啊，山寨版的假名牌是knockoff; 山寨明星脸是lookalike; 山寨的艺术作品是spoof。 |