经济学人双语精读｜语言与互联网：你为何那样说话?

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点击文章末端“ 阅读原文 ” 获取完整电子版 （ PDF + Word + MP3音频） 每天分享一篇经济学人双语精读 全文翻译+全文注释+长难句分析 背景知识+写作技巧+短语+段落大意+词汇精析 本期同步音频 01 经济学人原文 Language and the internet ： Why do you Tok like that?   TikTok is changing how Gen Z speaks 【 1 】 The word “ demure ” is old—it describes the sort of  modest  lady Victorians  esteemed —but it is  freshly fashionable . There are some  800 , 000  posts on TikTok with the tag # demure .  youngsters  today are using the word with  lashings  of  irony ,  invoking  it to describe everything from Saturn to  sunset  to New York City’s bin service. 【 2 】 TikTok is changing how young people talk. Other  fusty  words, such as “ coquette ”, are  fashionable  again. Colloquialisms are on the rise: members of Gen Z say “ yapping ” instead of “talking” and  trim  “ delusio ………………………………