令家长倍感困惑的语言变化
<p>语言的变化飞快，新词汇可能会让家长吓出一身冷汗，好似一门全新的语言，家长经常为孩子讲话时夹带的奇特词汇困惑不已……</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teen">teen</span> <span word="son">son</span>?2</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="slang">slang</span>3 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="morphs">morphs</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="unfamiliar">unfamiliar</span> <span word="vernacular">vernacular</span>.4 <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="fragment">fragment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="swag">swag</span>."5 <span word="When">When</span> <span word="my">my</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="uttered">uttered</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="guard">guard</span>.6 <span word="Here">Here</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>: "<span word="Jesse">Jesse</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="swag">swag</span>."7 <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="swag">swag</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goodies">goodies</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="toiletries">toiletries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span>.8 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>, "<span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="Jesse">Jesse</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span>?" <span word="he">he</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pained">pained</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="incredulously">incredulously</span>, "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span>?"9</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> "<span word="swag">swag</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="Anton">Anton</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> – <span word="laughed">laughed</span>! – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span>. "<span word="OK">OK</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> '<span word="swag">swag</span>' <span word="mean">mean</span>?" <span word="His">His</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>: "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="know">know</span>."</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="swag">swag</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meant">meant</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="Catch">Catch</span>-2210. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enlightenment">enlightenment</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span>-<span word="grader">grader</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mentor">mentor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="school">school</span>.11 <span word="During">During</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="pored">pored</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="homework">homework</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="broached">broached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="topic">topic</span>.12 "<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="swag">swag</span> <span word="is">is</span>?" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span>. "<span word="Sure">Sure</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="cool">cool</span>."</p>
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