伸懒腰扭脖，踢正步骨折？“脆皮大学生”引热议（朗读版）|E1024

▍原文

The buzzwords “brittle college students” have gone viral on the Internet recently amid mounting concerns over a serious decline in the physical health of Chinese college students.

The relevant hashtag has exploded on social media, with a slew of comments sharing experiences such as “I just stretched a bit but my neck got twisted” and “I twisted my ankle while dancing in the dorm.”

The term refers to the new generation of college students generally afflicted with many physical problems.

▍语言点

1. buzzword /ˈbʌzwɜːrd/ n. 热词

· buzz /bʌz/ v. 发出嗡嗡声；(引申义)兴奋地谈论某事

2. brittle /ˈbrɪt(ə)l/ adj. 易碎的，脆的

· 构词：词根brit-脆弱

· brittle bones 脆弱的骨头

3. go viral 爆火，疯传

· virus /ˈvaɪrəs/ n. 病毒

· viral /ˈvaɪr(ə)l/ adj. 像病毒一样的（传播）

· The buzzword … has gone viral on the Internet.

某热词最近在全网爆火。

· The buzzwords “lying flat” has gone viral on the Internet.

“躺平”这个热词最近在全网爆火。

4. amid /əˈmɪd/ prep.  (本文)当……的时候

5. mounting /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/ adj. 越来越多的

6. hashtag /ˈhæʃtæɡ/ n. 井号标签

7. explode /ɪkˈsploʊd/ v. (炸弹之类的东西)爆炸；(某件事短期内)瞬间增加，暴涨；(形容人的情绪)爆发，暴怒

· The population explodes to 10,000 during the tourist season. 

旅游季人数暴涨到1万。

8. a slew of 大量的(a large number of)

9. stretch /stretʃ/ v. 伸懒腰

10. twist /twɪst/ v. 扭曲

11. afflict with 受……的困扰(疾病、疼痛等)

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