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
人們也經常將迷因圖譯成其他語言；意味著迷因可以是一種全球現象。
不過,一個迷因很可能在某些地方比在其他地方更受到青睞歡迎；因為該迷因可能對特定文化或地區的人更具有吸引力。
有一種迷因圖叫作動物勸世圖。
動物勸世圖包含動物或人的圖片；圖像上還會加上該人物或動物可能會說的話。
通常這種圖片會表達一種感受或性格特徴；其中一個例子就是「不爽貓」
《江南Style》這首韓國歌曲在幾年前便成為一支迷因影片。
許多人轉傳分享原始影片,並且以該曲為範本製作影片和笑話；討論《江南Style》的人愈多,原影片的流傳就愈廣泛。
迷因的出現和消失都極為迅速。
有時一個迷因才流行一週,隔週就退燒過時。
被遺忘的迷因迅速被新的迷因取代。
這樣看來,迷因仍很可能會持續成為網路體驗的關鍵部分。
It’s more of a riddle.
People often translate memes into other languages, too. This means that they can be a global phenomenon. But a meme might also be more popular in some places than others. That's because it might appeal more to people in a certain culture or region. One type of meme is called Advice Animals. Advice Animals memes include pictures of animals or people. The image also includes text with something the person or animal might say. Usually the picture expresses a feeling or character trait. One example of this meme is Grumpy Cat.
The Korean song "Gangnam Style" became a video meme several years ago. Many people shared the original video and made videos and jokes based on it. And the more people talked about it, the more the original video spread. Memes appear and disappear quickly. Sometimes a meme that is popular one week is out of style the next. Forgotten memes are quickly replaced by new ones. And so memes are likely to stay a key part of the internet experience.
trait特徵；特質
Honesty is an important trait for anyone who deals with money. 誠實是任何經手金錢的人的重要特質
What character traits are you looking for in a wife? 妻子人選的性格特質
Blue eyes are a recessive trait. 藍眼睛是隱性的特徵
grumpy （adj.）脾氣暴躁的；容易生氣的
I know a lot of people who are very grumpy before they have their morning cup of coffee.
When Pearl's dog gets grumpy, she knows it is time to feed him.
grump （n.）鬧情緒、發脾氣的人
Jenny is usually in a good mood, but she is being a real grump today.
phenomenon （pl.: phenomena）
Something that you can observe
Natural phenomenon
Aurora borealis, the northern lights, blue tears 極光
to have mass appeal
a lot of people like it, and everyone can enjoy it.
IPhone. It does have mass appeal. Smartphones in general certainly have mass appeal
If a certain actor or actress is very popular in movies all around the world, we could say that they have mass appeal as well. Like Mr. Bean.
a piece of advice vs. a suggestion
suggestions are usually very, very specific
if you’re susceptible to sunburns, I suggest you apply sunscreen before going out. 易受影響的
Take my advice, take good care of your skin while you’re young.
go to the dogs 一樣東西的品質越來越低廉、越來越差
The economy is going to the dogs.
My favorite restaurant has gone to the dogs.
original 原始的
Melanie gave the picture back to the original owner even though she really wanted to keep it.
The castle has its original fireplaces, so you will be warm when you stay there.
壁爐
Our original plan was to fly to Hong Kong, but since the airport is closed, we’re going to Bangkok. 曼谷
out of style過時；不流行
Since Miriam doesn’t like to spend money, her clothes are really out of style.
That kind of music was popular 50 years ago, but now it is really out of style.
Green and gold house colors were typical in the 70s but are out of style now.
parody
戲仿，又稱諧仿或諧擬，是在自己的作品對其他作品進行借用，以達到調侃、嘲諷、遊戲甚至致敬的目的。屬二次創作的一種。「諧擬」仍然是一種模擬，但卻因為語言的嬉戲而詼諧。「諧擬」不是「再現」，諧擬的再書寫必須以被模仿的客體逼真度為基礎，與模擬的客體虛中有實，但仍解構了被模仿的客體的原型。
She made a parody of Gangnam Style as a character on Youtube.
A lot of people resonate with this character.
They find her kind of funny.
There have been many different parodies of different things. The other person that comes to mind when I think of parodies is a performer named Weird AI because he has made his whole industry based off of creating parodies of other people’s music. And some of his songs have been on the charts before because his parodies were so popular.
Amish Paradise.
（n.）＋come and go
It might be popular right now or famous now, but maybe next week or next month it’s not anymore
a short shelf-life期限很短
It’s not gonna（going to） be around for long. We’re probably gonna move on to something different.
He has appeal. He’s got appeal. He is so funny and cute.
share vs. repost
a post on someone else’s FB, and you want to share it on your own. Sometimes we use the word “sharing.” But what’s the difference between sharing and reposting their stuff?
When you share somebody’s content online, it means you are putting that thing on your own account. You can still see where it come from. It belongs to someone else. But when you repost someone’s content, sometimes it’s not as clear. Your account has made that as a post. And that goes for FB and Instagram, too.
add vs. follow
adding like a friend? On FB and Line, you use the word “add.”
follow someone on Instagram
for Youtube, it would be to subscribe to their channel.
tweet vs. retweet
