最近抖音搞了一个“告别emo大会”,非常火,到现在已经有27亿次播放了。那么到底什么是emo呢?
emo这个词最早出现在20世纪80年代华盛顿地区的音乐圈,指的是朋克摇滚乐的一种类型“情感硬核”,英文叫"emotional hardcore" 或者 "emocore”。乐队成员大概长这样(有点非主流的味道……):
emo风格
在《牛津高级学习词典》(第8版)中有关于emo的准确定义:
[countable] a person who likes emo music and often follows emo fashion, wearing tight jeans and having long black hair. Emos are typically supposed to be emotional and sensitive and full of angst.
词典中的emo是(可数)名词,指喜欢emo音乐、追随emo音乐潮流的人(穿着紧身牛仔裤留着长发),这些人常常很情绪化,很敏感,而且充满焦虑。
今天这个词更多的是当形容词用,如果我们说一个人emo了,就是指他“情绪低落、抑郁或者焦虑”。例如:
-Who's this emo girl?-Leave me alone. I'm wallowing(/'wɒləʊ/ 沉溺于悲伤).
emo的时候怎么办呢?除了刷抖音,还可以试着像海报里说的:
Work hard. That’ll save you. Only work will see you through this.
努力工作或者学习,让自己忙起来,意识到自己还在进步还有价值可以帮你度过艰难的时光。
短语 see sb. through (sth.) 意思是 to give help or support to sb for a particular period of time “帮助(或支持)某人度过(艰难的时光)”,比如:
I only have $20 to see me through the week.我只有 20 元来维持我这一周了。
短语see sth. through 指的是“把(任务、工程等)进行到底”,比如:
She's determined to see the job through.她决心完成这项工作。
而see through sb. / sth. 则可以指 “看透,识破”,比如:
We saw through him from the start.一开始我们就识破他了。
最后,祝你能 see through your emo and see your work through, which will see you through your emo.
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