Buzzword from Shanghai Daily
回炉
+ B4 @4 c) W, _, x: ~3 M/ Dretraining, 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. ( X/ n; D: X+ X3 b4 G
$ l9 H) C& ^$ ~崩盘 market crash, business collapse
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2 E# F6 I2 D6 u! T. y3 J7 ]This 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. ! j( Y( ^: E7 K& q) A K% Y
0 f. `# _$ T* n2 |- c, ~翻台面 clear the table
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8 u! ?3 S) ]8 B7 U5 w8 DMany 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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住家男人 house-husband
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5 M s6 j) x% c& t8 ^1 ?0 s环球语 globish
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7 j. S1 s" ?( {# ^, Y3 m. eThis 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.+ l# k* U9 `0 j- [$ ]3 F1 b% c- j
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闪离 flash divorce
p: H9 Z: l! V, e7 i" s1 ^& jAs more and more people flirt with speed dating and speed marriage, the inevitable spinoff is a quick divorce.
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) R( k# A& T0 a3 H, OTo be continued...
