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網路迷因MEMES

每個人都喜歡分享圖像和影片Images and videos that everyone loves to share

使用網際網路的人肯定都會碰到迷因；不過，很多人並不太確定迷因到底是什麼。

基本上，迷因是一種在網路上流傳的想法或影片，特別指經由社群媒體管道所傳播的信息。

迷因通常很滑稽好笑，雖然其中的幽默經常包含了對社會的評論。

迷因經常以圖片加上文字的形態出現；不過並非全都是這樣，也不是所有這種形式的圖片都是迷因圖。

加註有文字的圖片若尚未廣泛傳播開來，就還不能稱為迷因。

圖片若能幽默或清楚傳達強烈的情感，就能成為述因圖。

一個迷因圖開始流傳之際，人們常會將原圖轉搭上不同的文字來開新的玩笑。

迷因傳播迅速，這是因為社群媒體網站允許人們即時分享内容。

一個身在美國的人可以分享一個迷因圖，然後被一個在澳洲的人看到。

然後在英國的某個人可能也會注意到並轉而分享出去，就是這樣接續下去。

這種病毒式的分享，正是催生迷因的主因。

People using the internet are sure to run into memes. But many people are not sure exactly what a meme is. Basically, a meme is an idea or video that spreads online, especially through social media. Memes are usually funny although the humor can include a comment on society. Memes frequently take the form of a picture with text over it. But they don't always have this form, and not everything with this form is a meme. A picture with text that hasn't spread widely is not yet a meme.

 Pictures can become memes when they are humorous or clearly express a strong emotion. As the meme spreads, people often pair it with different captions to make new jokes.

 Memes spread quickly because social media websites allow people to share content instantly. Someone in the United States can share a meme, and it can be picked up by someone in Australia. Then someone in England may pick that up and share it, and so it goes. This viral sharing is what creates the meme.

run into 遇到；碰到

Alison ran into Margaret when she was shopping last week.

The professor told her students that if they ran into any problems with their experiments, they should see her immediately.

run into 撞上

Ethan was driving his car too fast and ran into my scooter.

Comment 意見；評論

Jason’s comment about our project were very helpful to our team.

The company president answered “no comment” when asked if he knew about the merger. 不予置評

comment （v.）

Bob never commented when our boss told us that we needed to increase our sales figures or there would be trouble

sense of humor

even if you think someone is really serious and never smiles or never jokes around, they probably still find some things funny

if someone

If someone has a good sense of humor, it could mean that they find it easy to laugh at themselves or to take a joke.

If someone has a bad sense of humor, usually that means that they don't understand jokes well or maybe they can't joke about themselves, and they're a little bit more serious.

have a dry of humor冷幽默

they crack a joke, but maybe you can’t tell it’s a joke because it sounds really serious.

has a dark sense of humor 黑色幽默

text a document

a picture is worth a thousand

words百聞不如一見

This phrase means a picture can convey information more effectively than words.

For example, I love taking photos of my kids because photos capture emotions well.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Or McCurry's photos showed the effects of war better than any essay could.

A photo of a boy with one leg playing soccer haunts me. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Yes. There is much truth in this idiom.

Many languages have similar phrases to "a picture is worth a thousand words."

The power of images is recognized by many different cultures.

humorous 幽默的

Sam always sees the humorous side of a situation, so he is fun to be around. 看見一件事的詼諧面

My favorite author writes humorous stories about people who think they are tricking someone, but they themselves are actually being tricked.

humor （n.）

Jan really doesn’t like Barb’s humor because it usually involves making fun of someone.

content 內容

This website is very poorly designed, so it is hard under to stand the content. 內容很難理解

What is the sugar content of this supposedly health beverage?　所謂的健康飲料的含糖量是多少？

content （adj.） 滿足的；滿意的【重音和當名詞時不同】

Beth is content to stay at home and read most days.

caption照片說明

whether it’s a comic and there’s some writing beneath the comic, or with a meme and there’s text on that meme, those texts are called captions.

to make jokes

pun/ play on words文字遊戲

pun

（n.）雙關語；俏皮話

（v.）說雙關語；說俏皮話

off the cuff翻譯：未經準備；未加思索；即興，當場，非正式

I usually just say what’s on my heart at the time.

So you don’t usually prepare, you just speak off the cuff.

I end up saying the best things when I speak off the cuff.

viral【喻】像病毒般瘋狂流傳的；爆紅的

The video clip of his magic performance went viral on the internet. 他變魔術的影片在網路上爆紅。