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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1 M; O/ ^; X4 r' t3 V
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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!
) C. T* `7 {( J& ` 3 @5 K6 x, O& ~* F1 [( c$ a& NHangry: hungry + angry 肚子一饿、脾气就很臭, u, ?1 t4 S9 M# c1 b
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4 u( w, q" e: d7 d. A+ R* ?! N1 {( {
To coin a word: 发明一个词 1 B; V/ }" ~1 t' ~; rMost 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：+ ]2 a4 d: A7 H9 |
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Neither: not + either0 u% I4 j6 x& X6 e
Brunch: breakfast + lunch 9 J: w& a- d) s2 q, M . t$ J/ e6 h4 |8 P" m( o ) h+ h+ C6 W" I" i
直男癌
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Mansplain: man + explain 直男癌说教' Q6 c7 @) g/ F S
It 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 |3 }+ `5 a0 V. l4 V4 o
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A man who mansplains is a mansplainer: 一个这样说教的男人是个mansplainer / L' X7 H- E$ u0 i5 E; ]: B1 P
Something 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” 3 v5 \( X0 W( X0 V- t! e. O . L3 _7 j3 U, b& g& \( w: l( C- ~ 3 `$ N9 u! I9 D1 i4 F R7 B' y- x2 s8 k u
视频网红
4 Y0 J) U# a% ~9 n& n. g # h. U( d" i. e# F; Q( B( [Vlogging = video + blogging 视频博客 ( Y8 r: o* A* A; xBlogging = web + logging 0 q0 V. J& m% h2 X6 S( e6 ]Video clip, clip: 短视频 9 ]5 }! u$ Q K; U! I, |3 v% J0 J " X2 e7 d& E) a% Z. _' q4 F+ {/ oVlogging 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2 c3 C1 i6 _2 ~1 h
, C: Z6 |; [' U- K1 R! xVlogger: 视频创作者 4 I+ }6 I, u& D2 J2 Y2 ^7 q* J5 n G/ U6 x
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吃货一定要知道的混成词
, g5 J1 R& h* `, _6 iCronut: croissant + donut 羊角甜甜圈 : Z) M2 B w& A9 t4 `% A: B# 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' Z. r* R7 R" l7 j) o$ r2 f
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豆腐火鸡
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Tofurkey: tofu + turkey 素火鸡 ; l3 q e0 N l9 eDuring 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 ) F% u+ c# }$ b" z7 ?) X- \2 {6 n! W
( Z. L' u: W% \: q }: `Jeggings: jean + leggings 贴身紧身牛仔裤- o5 ]1 j: A' [
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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 . ?4 `7 A" P* _( Q: I* I0 Y$ D& Q" E' X8 ?! [, @ }& I
Murse: man+purse 男人用的小皮包 7 E8 M6 v/ L+ k6 q- H7 \7 q, R2 z" [+ Y3 x. G
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每天都能用的混成词
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Chillax: chill + relax 放松休闲" b. ?# t. b5 K1 R8 P6 X( J
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是朋友也是敌人
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Pleather: plastic + leather 人造革4 @8 X B, e3 K) c; P
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 % {. D( H' L* d, N" ?( U; N% w# T T" @
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最后来个魔性词
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0 N. u/ I' D- f* J( nFantabulous: fantastic + fabulous 魔性美丽 , T0 i4 P |1 Z7 m* T3 L5 tWe wish you a fantabulous day! 祝大家有fantabulous的一天！9 e4 R( f* J) d' }, h
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没说错吧，这些有意思的词保证你爱上学英语！1 Z+ n5 L! r. y/ B( _
你最喜欢哪个“破馒头”词？你知道哪些“破馒头”？! S2 q: i6 M6 F9 S* |
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