BBC看中国：“土豪”成英语热词
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="wildly">wildly</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> - "<span word="tuhao">tuhao</span>" - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="loosely">loosely</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="nouveau">nouveau</span> <span word="riche">riche</span>". <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="references">references</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="tuhao">tuhao</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p><p>一个新词最近突然在中国爆红——“土豪”，勉强可以翻译为“<span word="nouveau">nouveau</span> <span word="riche">riche</span>”（法语：暴发户）。九月份上旬以来，“土豪”一词在中国社交网络上出现了1亿多次。</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bling">bling</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>-<span word="coloured">coloured</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span>.</p><p>从人民日报社的新大楼到明星大腕纸醉金迷的婚礼，到新款的金色<span word="iPhone">iPhone</span>，一切都可以被形容为“土豪”。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> "<span word="tu">tu</span>" <span word="means">means</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="hao">hao</span>" <span word="means">means</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tuhao">tuhao</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imply">imply</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="peasant">peasant</span> <span word="background">background</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manners">manners</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sophistication">sophistication</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> "<span word="nouveau">nouveau</span> <span word="riche">riche</span>", <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Tsang">Tsang</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Contemporary">Contemporary</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nottingham">Nottingham</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="connotations">connotations</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="vulgarity">vulgarity</span>.</p><p>在汉语中，“土” 即庸俗、土气，“豪” 即富贵。说某人是土豪即意味着此人出身卑微，后来突然暴富——却没有培养出和物质财富相应的礼貌风范和城府。来自诺丁汉大学的当代中国研究学院教授曾锐生表示，土豪有点像是法语中<span word="nouveau">nouveau</span> <span word="riche">riche</span> 暴发户，但指代更消极，还稍嫌粗俗。</p>
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