Teenagers on social networking site Bebo have created a secret language to stop adults knowing what they are up to, researchers say.
研究人員表示,青少年在社交網(wǎng)站Bebo上創(chuàng)造出一種讓大人看不懂他們想干什么,而只有他們自己能明白的秘密語(yǔ)言。
Youngsters are using slang words to keep parents and employers in the dark about their social activities such as partying and drinking.
青少年創(chuàng)造出這種新式表達(dá)方式,是為了不讓父母和雇主看懂他們?cè)诰W(wǎng)上發(fā)起的聚會(huì)和喝酒之類(lèi)的活動(dòng)。
Instead of writing they are drunk, teens post "Getting MWI"--or mad with it.
如果要說(shuō)自己喝醉了,他們不說(shuō)"getting drunk",而是說(shuō)"getting MWI",或者"mad with it"。