新词新译：奥运婚/懒婚族/味道美女/绿游/代排族/男人妆/拍砖/控盐勺/福利腐败

奥运婚
Olympic marriage
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are not just a party for sports fans but also for many brides and grooms. The number of wedding registrations in Shanghai hit a record on August 8, the opening day of the Games, as many young couples wanted the memorable day as their wedding anniversary.

懒婚族
single-life clan
It refers to those who have a decent and well-paying job and live a comfortable life but are reluctant to get married.

味道美女
belle waitress
The Chinese term literally means "delectable beauty." And many gourmets believe that beautiful waitresses are the sine qua non of a fine feast.

绿游
green tour
A term used these days to classify those people who prefer a tour operator and a hotel that provide environment protection information, refuse to eat or buy anything made of protected species and refrain from littering and using detergents.

代排族
hired queuer
People, usually migrants from rural areas and jobless citizens, are hired to queue up for train tickets and hospital appointment tickets in large cities in return for a pittance.

男人妆
unisex makeup
Some women make themselves up in a way that is unisex instead of purely feminine.

拍砖
knock, pick apart
The term, which literally means "smacking with a brick" in Chinese, is now widely used among Chinese Internet users when they strongly criticize someone's idea or act.

控盐勺
salt-control spoon
Shanghai government has decided to give out 6 million salt-control spoons free to local families in order to help control local residents' daily salt intake. Scientists have found that locals are putting too much salt into their food. Surveys found an average resident in Shanghai takes in about 9.90 grams of salt every day, far above the recommended amount of 6 grams.

福利腐败
welfare corruption
It refers to special welfare enjoyed by those work in a certain sector (usually a public sector) but denied to others. For example, employees of an electrical power company can enjoy free electricity, while those of a bus company are entitled to take free bus rides.

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