当有人说你“You're such a snowflake.”的时候，你以为是夸你像雪花一样“洁白、纯洁、美丽”？
可不是！这里的“snowflake”不是个褒义词。雪花还有“易碎、易融化”的特点，它形容“脆弱的、过于敏感的、容易生气的人”，说的是“你真是个玻璃心的人”呢。
还有人说现代的年轻一代是“generation snowflake雪花一代”。这个用法有诋毁他人之意，用的时候可要格外小心。
来听，学习一下：
… from BBC Learning English.
【词汇学习，有备无患】
sensitive /ˈsensətɪv/ adj.敏感的，易受影响的；脆弱的
deliberately /dɪˈlɪbərətli/ adv.故意地；从容不迫地，小心翼翼地
unique /juˈniːk/ adj.独一无二的，独特的
offend /əˈfend/ v.得罪，冒犯；令人不悦 → get offended受到冒犯
delete /dɪˈliːt/ v.删除
comment /ˈkɒment/ n.评论，意见；批评 → deleted a comment删除评论
criticism /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/ n.批评，批判；意见
insulting /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/ adj.侮辱的，无礼的；污蔑的 → insultv.侮辱，污蔑
你get到了吗？
【原文参考，细节掌握】
Neil：Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, I'm Neil. Feifei will be joining me in just a second. She's a little bit…sensitive, so I'm going to try to deliberately upset her - just to teach you an expression in English!
Feifei：Hi, Neil.
Neil：Oh, hi Feifei! What do you think of the new One Direction album?
Feifei：Oh, it's just great. I love it!
Neil：Really? I think it's rubbish. You must have terrible taste to like One Direction.
Feifei：Neil, that's so rude!
Neil：It's not rude – it's just a difference of opinion. Honestly, Feifei, you're such a snowflake.
Feifei：Oh, you mean beautiful and totally unique?
Neil：Err, no… I mean you melt easily. You can call someone who gets offended or upset too easily（定语从句） a 'snowflake'. Here are some Examples.
【Example】
A so-called friend of mine deleted a comment I made on his social media page（定语从句） just because I didn't agree with him. What a snowflake!
There are so many places you can express yourself（定语从句） these days, but at the same time everyone gets offended so easily. You can see why it's called 'generation snowflake'.
Neil：That’s right. 'Generation snowflake' refers to young adults who are too sensitive to handle criticism of their opinions（定语从句）.
Feifei：But this is pretty insulting, Neil.
Neil：It is pretty insulting, Feifei – but you're only upset because you're such a snowflake. Though, of course you're also unique and beautiful.
Feifei：Oh, I see – trying to be nice in case you offend me? Who's the snowflake now, Neil!?
Neil：Well, it's just better if we all get along, isn't it? Goodbye!
Feifei：Bye!
【案例注释】
我一个所谓的朋友只是因为我不同意他的观点，在他的社交媒体主页删除了一条我写的评论。他可真是一个容易生气的人。
现在有那么多可以吐槽、可以发表意见的平台。但是同时，人人都很容易受到冒犯。为什么被叫作“雪花一代”，你明白了吧。
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