The Chinese Culture In Neologism
...and English new words
概要：
语言不只是一种表达工具，它跟一个民族的思维方式，文化心理密切相关。它记录了一个民族的文化踪迹，成为延续历史与未来的血脉。任何文化特性都能通过语言来展示。本文在分析所给英语新词的基础上，对比总结了汉语中出现的消极新词及其折射的社会心理。
一 解词示例
WORDS IN OCTOBER (按字母排序)
arsenic hourn.
（—Marguerite Kelly and Elia Parsons, The Mother's Almanac I, 1975）
指一天中任何一段忙乱的时间， 尤指和孩子打交道的时间。
Eg： This is the time of day known as "the arsenic hour."
Camgirln.
（—Edward Marriott and Lisa O'Carroll, "In the air," The Evening Standard (London), January 28, 1998）
芙蓉姐姐。 指那些把自己的照片粘贴在各个网站的年轻女子。
Eg： These "camgirls" rule the world of amateur Web sites
Cremainsn.
（—Rob Wilson, The Associated Press, September 13, 1977）
骨灰。火化尸体的残留物。
Eg: Each hollow monument has a plaque and a discreet pocket to hold the ashes — or cremains
do-it-herselfern.
（—The San Francisco Chronicle, January 1, 1992）
指那些可以胜任房子维修或建筑施工的女子。
Eg :She is one of a growing number of dedicated do-it-herselfers.
Faxloren.
(—Mary Schmich, "This rumor relies on fax, not facts," Chicago Tribune, September 15, 1993)
通过传真传播的谣言或是一些趣味性的谚语故事等。
Eg： This bit of faxlore needs participation.
financial pornographyn.
(—Bruce Ingersoll, "Regulating Advice," The Wall Street Journal, November 15, 1984 )
指那些赞扬企业家，理财者的文章报道。
Eg ：In The Four Pillars of Wisdom, [author William Berstein] devotes a well-deserved chapter to the financial press and its weakness for "financial pornography"
hedgehog conceptn.
（—Jim Collins, "Level 5 Leadership," Harvard Business Review, December 2000 / January 2001）
制胜法宝。一种理念或是一个主意，若能顺利付诸实际的话可使个人事业或是公司业绩达到最大优势。
Eg：you get the hedgehog concept
hygiene hypothesisn.
（—Alfredo Pisacane et al., "Breast feeding and acute appendicitis," The British Medical Journal, April 1, 1995）
卫生假设。一种新的理论，认为若幼儿时很少接触细菌将会导致成人以后免疫系统较差。
Eg ：The new findings add to a growing collection of evidence for the "hygiene hypothesis."
Ideopolisn.
（—"Don't drop the dead donkey," The Economist, April 13, 2002）...
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