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一对好基友
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Today we'll be talking about blended words in English that combine two existing words: 今天我们要说说英语里把两个词混在一起，组成一个新的混成词
For example:
Bromance: brother + romance 基友、基情
Murse: man + purse 男人的小夹包* T( B$ ~$ w' ]
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这类词叫“破馒头”
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These words are called portmanteaus: 这些词叫混合词
Portmanteau sounds like 破馒头: Portmanteau听起来很像破馒头
Portmanteau is originally a French word. It means a suitcase with two compartments: portmanteau是一个法语词，原意指有两个夹层的皮箱
There are a lot of fun and useful portmanteaus in English. They'll help you sound very native and plugged in: 英语里有很多有趣的、实用的混成词；使用它们会让你的英语听起来很地道、对美国文化很了解
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我很hangry!
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Hangry: hungry + angry 肚子一饿、脾气就很臭$ g9 S4 G/ n3 v+ @/ K! B. u
Hangry is a pretty new word. It's been around for 2 or 3 years: hangry是个挺新的词，大概就是这两三年发明的# P1 d8 j6 D5 d, x) z! d
To coin a word: 发明一个词7 q U, O" F6 i' N0 A3 [
Most of these terms have been newly coined, but some older portmanteaus have been in the English language for a long time, such as neither and brunch: 很多混成词是这两年才涌现的，但是也有一些历史悠久的混成词，比如： j& ^8 I. x0 A- L4 }; N- v7 p
6 }2 [. r+ _2 L# `8 oNeither: not + either ; ^; k8 O" u' b$ t7 QBrunch: breakfast + lunch 5 }- w2 n: w7 z$ K6 g
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直男癌
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Mansplain: man + explain 直男癌说教 1 p4 c' V/ a8 Q& [1 o5 v/ nIt means to talk down to woman, in a very condescending way: 意思就是用很不懈、很轻蔑的口吻跟女人解释、说话3 D" P, i. G4 P5 E: b9 i
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A man who mansplains is a mansplainer: 一个这样说教的男人是个mansplainer ' Q& L/ a2 o2 C# D: rSomething they might say is, "You're a woman, you wouldn't understand": 他们典型的台词就是“你们女人不懂”4 i) E% F, a! H/ q' B; N# W1 I
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视频网红
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( a9 H5 k# X4 x/ K0 FVlogging = video + blogging 视频博客- y4 \7 o. c0 T+ l% d
Blogging = web + logging - t4 S2 W# P$ d' j' gVideo clip, clip: 短视频( h& M% r) C0 U/ p0 Z: G
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Vlogging became a really popular term when YouTube started becoming a more commonly used platform for people to post videos: Youtube推动了vlogging红人 % L1 x0 {- n" D, ` ) y( e$ W( \! _9 yVlogger: 视频创作者' D8 s; F' f, Y9 t
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Cronut: croissant + donut 羊角甜甜圈 " q- m4 a$ Z% w/ _& g6 Y7 f" @Cronuts became famous in New York a few years ago, and lines to get them were very long: cronut诞生在纽约，前几年特别红，要排几小时队才买得到' W# Q) N6 m) x2 d
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豆腐火鸡
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Tofurkey: tofu + turkey 素火鸡 ( M# j. [7 I, ^# E1 w) j9 aDuring Thanksgiving, being a vegetarian can get quite lonely, so tofurkey was born: 感恩节，素食主义者没东西吃，所以素火鸡诞生了 7 g6 y6 d7 P5 u1 z1 W3 t1 ]* T 1 a, z% {% t; a( a - B* m7 ^+ K# T# W# [. P! {( Z1 L1 Z& v" n% i- s
哇，鸡中鸡！
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Turducken: turkey + duck + chicken 火鸡＋鸭＋鸡 # o& Y$ I z7 D: cIt's a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey: 就是把一只鸡塞在一只鸭里面，再塞到一只火鸡里- v. N3 _! s# P1 Z
It's pretty advanced cooking: 这真是功夫菜 3 [) n) n( W3 A* L! o. I3 s J: S- a8 r# _% l- v0 e- {8 J p
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电影电视类
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Romcom: romantic + comedy 浪漫喜剧 1 y; R3 p% \" L1 y& s. I* TDramedy: drama + comedy 剧情喜剧# n) X$ x1 T/ G' u |6 r
- b% r% W9 Z/ R 7 k$ Z$ j% e2 C# O1 bJeggings: jean + leggings 贴身紧身牛仔裤 " G/ i. P- S5 E7 R0 o2 u: u6 n- ?! Q8 [" ]. ]9 d
Jeggings look like jeans but feel like leggings and always contain a lot of stretch: jegging看起来像牛仔裤，但材质更像紧身裤，很有弹性6 {" P4 t# G! ^4 N/ \1 ~
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每天都能用的混成词
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Chillax: chill + relax 放松休闲' \' _/ }8 w7 s! Q, H
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是朋友也是敌人
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1 N F/ i' p! X1 `7 p, lSmog: smoke + fog 雾霾 , G: U) h$ x0 L4 r1 j) W5 T$ @ ( U0 o- Y; x4 W Z/ G9 wPleather: plastic + leather 人造革7 G2 P# Q+ d% J- d" @; ]! {
In North America, people who are concerned about the environment and animal rights will wear pleather, and apparel made from this material is often quite expensive: 在北美，很多环保人士会买pleather, 人造革制品，这些通常都很贵，可能比真皮还贵 9 `! A1 k7 ~/ x+ |* Z# r5 c% K
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