你是一个表情符号的热衷者吗?你的短信、qq、msn和email聊天中常常使用各种表情吗?今天我们要讲的词是emoticon。是不是觉得这个词的构成有几分奇怪,几分眼熟?没错啦,其实它是emotion (or emote)和icon组成的混合词。An emoticon is a symbol or combination of symbols to convey emotional content in written or message form. 就是说,我们可以把emotion叫做“表情符号”或者“表情符”,也就是把一些字母和符号放在一起做成的表情效果。 比如我们在电子邮件和短信当中经常用到的微笑表情smiley faces,或者嘴角下弯的沮丧表情,都是用引号、分号和括号这样的符号组成的。 Common Examples:
Icon Meaning Icon Meaning Icon Meaning
:-) smile, happy :-( sad, depressed ;-) wink :-D big grin :-P tongue out, happy, or being silly :-* kiss :-O surprised :-/ uncertain :-| waiting, indifferent =] smile, happy =[ sadness, depressed =O shocked :@ angry :-S or :-? confused a: a-hole 接下来,我们看段两个人有关表情符号的对话。 A: You know I always find it difficult to really express my emotions when I'm sending an instant message. B: Well, why don't you use those emoticons more? A: I could, yes, but I'm never really sure if they show the right emotion that I want to express. B: Well, there are quite a lot of emoticons you can use: happy, sad, feeling mad! They express a lot of emotions. A: Ok then, I'll have a go! 表情符号非常丰富,它们足以表达我们生活中的各种情绪。There's quite a bit of variety and you can express your emotions quite clearly, it's nearly as good as talking to them for real! 多多使用表情符号,让我们的生活充满更多色彩,更多欢乐!
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