Buzzword from Shanghai Daily
回炉 5 U' x/ g1 F+ f+ d1 ?, R: S
retraining, further education
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It originally means to melt down scrap metal or recook bakery to get it reprocessed or achieve a better flavor. These days, the term refers to people who re-enroll into an educational institute to improve oneself to get better prepared for competition in the fierce job market.
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# D# Y3 H' x4 Y2 B1 k+ z$ a) ?崩盘 market crash, business collapse
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. I' @: J4 K3 O7 v) E& SThis term is often used to mean the stock market crash. But it may also be used to mean any kind of business collapse or even the breakup of a relationship.
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翻台面 clear the table 9 C3 i9 _; \* b% v! B1 ]
# `. y4 \. [- K* o- S3 l9 [0 IMany restaurants limit dining hours on the New Year's Eve or busy holiday seasons so that each table can be used to serve more than one group of diners at a meal time. After a table of customers finishes dining, waiters or waitresses will clear the table to attend to the next batch of customers.
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1 v4 z; A0 y. |) ^( q3 x/ O住家男人 house-husband
$ b4 z& h: l% i1 hA small proportion of married men in large cities quit their job to stay home doing all the chores and taking care of the child, as their wives usually have high-paying jobs. 0 f' f4 I1 {$ G, a* Y
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环球语 globish- m9 q4 `8 d$ b% y
' a' j' \2 o9 e9 j& U* OThis term means "Global English." It's a simplified version of the English language, using a vocabulary of about 1,500 most common words. It is used by people whose mother tongue is not English.& m& K& W* M+ q: J: K
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闪离 flash divorce
* ^4 r1 r; }% o4 v- ^As more and more people flirt with speed dating and speed marriage, the inevitable spinoff is a quick divorce. ~0 C" X& S/ \! @% q6 |9 ^
2 U& |+ }) ]0 yTo be continued...
