Mall rat 血拼族
Mall就是購(gòu)物中心,rat就是老鼠。Mall rat當(dāng)然并非真的指一種老鼠,它是指年輕人像老鼠那樣在mall里鉆來(lái)鉆去。
一到周末,許多年輕人都會(huì)去mall買(mǎi)東西。有的人也不見(jiàn)得想買(mǎi)什么,他們只是愿意呆在商場(chǎng)消磨時(shí)間。人們把經(jīng)常到mall去逛的年輕人叫做:mall rat。它是一個(gè)俚語(yǔ)用法,指的是 a young person who loiters about shopping malls,即指那些老喜歡到購(gòu)物中心去逛的年輕人。
例句:Hey, there’s always something to do there for us mall rats. At least a dozen fast food places where we can buy a burger, a slice of pizza, ice cream--whatever, ten different movie theaters, and a whole lot of people to watch, you know? I can spend the whole day there, you know?
嗨,對(duì)我們愛(ài)逛購(gòu)物中心的人來(lái)說(shuō),那兒總是有好玩的事的。那兒至少有十幾個(gè)快餐店,我們可以在那里買(mǎi)漢堡包,意大利餅,冰淇淋等,什么都有。那兒還有十個(gè)電影院,放映不同的電影。你還可以看到好多人,你知道嗎?我可以在那里玩上一整天。
又如:Sure, I used to be a typical mall rat hanging around watching the crowds, especially the girls. But then I went out for basketball, made the team and I don’t have time to waste anymore!
當(dāng)然了,我過(guò)去是個(gè)典型的逛購(gòu)物中心狂,喜歡在那里觀看來(lái)來(lái)往往的人,特別是女孩子。可是,后來(lái)我去打籃球,而且進(jìn)了球隊(duì),這樣我就沒(méi)法再浪費(fèi)時(shí)間了.