5. BLOGGING/VLOGGING 博客/播客

　　Blogs are an essential part of Internet culture and are the driving force behind the social change that the Internet represents. Blogs give individuals the power to publish their content worldwide, fostering a culture of new ideas and unique perspectives.

　　The word blog itself is a contraction (shortening) of the phrase 'web log' and was coined by Peter Merholz in 1999. Similarly, 'vlog' is a contraction of the phrase 'video blog'.

　　Blogging can be a great way of keeping track of and practicing your English studies. Why not give it a go?

　　Blogging is a way to let anyone from anywhere express their opinion or share their interests.

　　博客是网络文化很重要的一部分。它让我们把全新的观点和独特的见解分享给全世界。blog其实是web log的缩写，它是由Peter Merholz在1999年发明的。类似的，vlog是video blog的缩写。

　　发博客是很好的记录和练习英语学习的方式，为何不尝试一下呢?

       driving force = someone or something that has the most influence例如：

　　Ron is the driving force (= the person who has the most influence) behind the project.

　　Who was the driving force (= the person with the strongest influence) in the band?

      coin = to invent a new word or phrase that other people then begin to use例如：

　　The term ‘cardboard city’ was coined to describe communities of homeless people living in cardboard boxes.

       keep track of = to have information about what is happening or where somebody / something is例如：

　　Bank statements help you keep track of where your money is going.

      give it a go = try doing something例如：

　　I doubt if he'll listen to advice from me, but I'll give it a go (= I'll try but I don't think I will succeed).

　　She's been thinking about learning to fly for many years, and she's finally decided to give it a go.

　　6. UNLIKE 撤销点赞

　　Before the Internet, the opposite of 'to like' was always 'to dislike'. However, in the age of Facebook and Twitter, the verb 'like' has gone through some subtle changes of meaning.

　　With the introduction of the Facebook like button, liking turned from a passive activity to a live action - we 'like' something by clicking a button and registering our approval. Conversely, we can now 'unlike' something when it stops being cool, removing our approval forevermore. One day, it may even be possible to also 'relike' items, but let's not open that crazy kettle of fish.

　　在Internet出现之前，like的反义词是dislike。但是，在Facebook和Twitter的时代，like这个动词的意思有了微妙的变化。

　　Facebook有了“点赞”功能之后，相反的，我们也可以“取消点赞”。有一天可能还会被发明出来个“重新点赞”功能，不过想想还是别了吧。

　　7. SRSLY = Seriously

　　Despite it's fatal lack of vowels, 'srsly' is now a dictionary defined word. As a contraction of 'seriously', often being used to mean either 'seriously' or 'serious', it's a relatively common word that is used frequently in instant messaging text conversations. For example:

　　"OMG bro u srsly?" Translation: "My good friend, are you serious?"

　　Whilst this contraction is fairly self-evident, 'srsly' gives us a fascinating insight into the way in which language itself changes over time. As languages age, the words we use tend to become reduced to their shortest form. This is unless the word is being used actively to contrast against other words, or as a marker of a speaker's social identity. On the Internet, this process happens at an extremely rapid pace!

　　虽然srsly这个单词里严重缺少元音，它已经是个在字典里可以查到的单词了(好好奇是哪本字典)。它是seriously的缩写，高频的被用在即时通讯的对话里，例如：

　　“天呐，哥们儿你是认真的么?”

　　So there you are: 7 words that were invented solely on the Internet, each of them giving us some unique insight into the way languages change. What word will you invent next?

　　以上就是7个应运而生的单词，它们每一个都让我们对语言的变化有了特殊的了解。接下来你会创造什么新单词呢?

       self-evident = obvious and needing no further proof or explanation例如：

　　The dangers of such action are self-evident.

　　a self-evident truth

　　英文来源：https://www.kaplaninternational.com/

　　教师简介：

　　朱博，新东方口语讲师，毕业于985院校大连理工大学，硕士保送一等奖学金。在校期间曾游学美国，任出版社英语出版中心校对四年，工作严谨，活泼开朗，让大家快乐的学习英语。

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