(CNN) — This photograph of two men sharing a drink 30 meters below the water is part of an art project exploring the mysterious world of freediving — a form of underwater diving that relies on a diver’s ability to hold his or her breath until resurfacing rather than on the use of oxygen tanks (氧气瓶).
Each man, dressed in shirt, jeans and sunglasses, sits in a chair at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea with local sharks — harmless to humans — swimming just meters away. Of course, these aren’t ordinary men, but freedivers: extreme athletes who dive on a single breath of air.
American photographer Lia Barrett had been taking pictures of brave divers competing at the Caribbean Cup off the coast of Honduras, when she decided to create a fantastic underwater world in which humans go about everyday tasks — such as drinking coffee or riding bikes.
“After the competitors had a great time in the new national and world records set at the competition, I took advantage of their breath-holding skills to do photo shoots I had only dreamed of before,” said the 29-year-old.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Barrett is often asked whether the amazing pictures are Photoshopped. She laughs quietly as she insists they’re 100% real.
The picture of two men having coffee took 50 minutes to create, with the men receiving oxygen from standby assistants around every three minutes.
“On the way back up, we were holding onto the table during our decompression (减压) stop in the strong current (水流) — it was quite a scene.”
The underwater models made an 11-minute stop on the way back to the surface, making sure they didn’t rise too quickly and suffer decompression sickness — which can cause deadly blackouts (眩晕).
1. The photograph mentioned in the first paragraph _____.A.has set a new world record |
B.aims to call on people to protect sharks |
C.realizes the photographer Barrett’s dream |
D.is one activity of the Caribbean Cup |
A.swimming skills |
B.Photoshop skills |
C.photography skills |
D.breath-holding skills |
A.not real | B.not perfect |
C.not surprising | D.not interesting |
A.To have more photographs taken. |
B.To enjoy the underwater world. |
C.To bring back the table. |
D.To avoid getting sick. |
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【推荐1】Welcome to art-collecting.com. After the successful maintenance of the website, we want you to know that art-collecting.com will continue to aim to make information about art available to all as we have been doing for the past 24 years. Here are some art galleries.
Art of the World Gallery
The gallery provides a contemporary, complex and rich cultural experience for art enthusiasts and collectors from all around the world. Directly representing some of the most important living artists from Asia, Europe, and Latin America, Art of the World Gallery is one of the most famous galleries in the U.S., located in Houston’s finest hot spot for locals and tourists.
Halvorsen Fine Art Gallery
Established in Houston Historic Art District, at Sawyer Yards, Halvorsen Fine Art Gallery with 2,000 square feet features amazing paintings of landscapes and seascapes by impressionistic artists. In addition to hosting artist exhibitions, it provides art consultation services for collectors, designers and art enthusiasts.
Zatista Contemporary & Fine Art
With over 4,000 works from the most talented emerging and established artists, Zatista provides access to the types of works previously only accessible to seasoned collectors. Buying online with Zatista is easy with their free art consultation, certificates of authenticity (真实性), and a buyer guarantee that allows you to try art in your home with free returns.
John Palmer Fine Art
It’s located in the avenue in the Historic Heights. The combination of a saved 1930’s bungalow (平房) with museum-quality new construction is the perfect atmosphere to showcase the great works of artist John Ross Palmer. John Palmer Fine Art is open by appointment only. You can set an appointment by calling 7138616726. We look forward to showing you the beautiful world of John Palmer Fine Art!
1. What does art-collecting.com aim at?A.Collecting artworks. | B.Helping talented artists. |
C.Offering art information. | D.Founding art organizations. |
A.Hold personal exhibitions. | B.Experience diverse cultures. |
C.Obtain authentic certificates. | D.Admire impressionist paintings. |
A.It is in Houston’s best spot. | B.It offers art consultation services. |
C.It displays only one artist’s works. | D.It can be visited without an appointment. |
【推荐2】Every day since 2007, the artist Beeple has created a new piece of digital art. On 11 March 2021, a collage ( 拼贴画) made up of 5,000 pieces of Beeple’s daily digital artworks went on sale and became the world’s most expensive piece of digital art. The sale was made possible thanks to non-fungible tokens (NFTs指虚拟商品所有权的电子认证或证书). There are pieces of code that make someone the official owners of the digital artwork. This means digital artworks can now be bought and sold like physical paintings. In 2021, more than $ 15.7 billion was spent on NFTs. According to Beeple and other artists, NFTs represent the next step in art history. For others, they are nothing but a short-lived fashion and will never replace the real thing.
Some people advocate digital artworks. They argue that from streaming services to e-sports, the world is becoming more digital, why should art be different? Artists can make beautiful pieces of work on their computers. They should be able to make money from selling digital art in the same way as artists throughout history. Art evolves according to the tools available to us. Embracing digital methods could lead to exciting new works that would never have been possible in the past. Plus, the art world can be exclusive (排他的), with paintings only on show at certain galleries. Digital art gives more people the chance to enjoy art.
However, opponents believe that only a line of computer code is not the same as owning a painting. Even though you can’t touch most artworks, they are meant to be seen up close with your own eyes. A digital art displayed on a computer screen will never match the experience of walking through a gallery. Even worse, the technology behind it is bad for the environment. NFTs rely on a network of computers that have to be running at all times to process information. This uses up a lot of power and it’s a big source of greenhouse gas emissions, which are the primary cause of climate change.
1. Why are Beeple and his digital artworks mentioned at the beginning of the passage?A.To share a story with the reader. |
B.To introduce the topic of the passage. |
C.To show how promising the market of digital artworks is. |
D.To illustrate how successful Beeple is in his field. |
A.Going digital is the unavoidable trend of the modern world. |
B.The power that NFTs require will do harm to our planet. |
C.NFTs will make the art world more available for art lovers. |
D.Digital artworks will make a lot of profits for galleries. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Supportive. | C.Objective. | D.Critical. |
A.Digital artworks will replace physical paintings. |
B.Digital artworks will lead to environmental problem. |
C.Physical paintings are the best choice for gallery exhibition. |
D.Are digital artworks better than physical paintings? |
【推荐3】Every month we look at a different artist. We think Haroshi is super cool—he makes sculptures(雕塑) from skateboards.
Haroshi is in his late 30s. He’s a skateboarder but he also makes things from wood. He began skateboarding when he was 15 years old and he loved it. He used to skate every day. Now, if you know anything about skateboarding, you’ll know that skateboards don’t last forever because they break. But Haroshi didn’t throw his out because he was fond of them. Over time he built up a big collection and at the same time he learnt about all the different types of skateboard. Surprisingly, not all skateboards are of the same shape and actually they are often built in different ways. By the time he was 25, he had an enormous collection of old skateboards.
He decided he had to do something with them so he started to cut them up. As he was doing that, he noticed some interesting patterns in the wood. He then cut more and stuck them on top of each other. The first thing he created from the wood was a piece of jewelry. He created something new from something old.
Nowadays, however, he is known for his extremely large 3D wooden sculptures. His ideas generally come from skateboarding culture, ranging from skateboarding cats to cool trainers, but also everyday topics such as hurting yourself, getting better, being crazy about something and of course, growing up. All skateboarders will understand these. Haroshi has made over 40 pieces and each piece takes a very long time. There is no doubt that he is very talented but he’s had no formal art training. He taught himself.
Haroshi held an exhibition in London last month and three of us from @teenattack went along. As we entered the first room, we saw a huge bird that covered one wall. It was absolutely enormous! There was also a sculpture called Ordinary life. It looked like a broken leg—a very common problem, of course. It’s incredible to think that these sculptures are all made from broken skateboards. But there’s something else that is really interesting about Haroshi’s work.
In the twelfth century a sculptor called Unkei placed a glass ball in each of his works to show the heart of the piece. Haroshi also places something inside his sculptures—a piece of broken skateboard. In this way, he gives his sculptures life. We think that is just awesome!
1. What does Paragraph 2 want to tell us?A.Skateboards are built differently. |
B.Skateboards need to be improved. |
C.Haroshi collects broken skateboards. |
D.Haroshi is an excellent skateboarder. |
A.He sells them. |
B.He repairs them. |
C.He gives them away. |
D.He makes artworks out of them. |
A.Ordinary life looks like a bird |
B.Haroshi’s ideas come from textbooks |
C.Haroshi has never attended art school |
D.Haroshi puts glass balls inside his works |
A.It’s never too old to learn. |
B.Rome is not built in one day. |
C.Failure is the mother of success. |
D.Creativity makes a big difference. |
【推荐1】Housemates make posters to lighten the mood amid the challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Posters featuring a character that resembles the Disney robot Baymax have been making rounds on the internet and drawing praise from netizens for lightening the mood amid the epidemic.
Made by Chen Mengying, 32, and her American housemate Stacey Klinge, 33, the posters also feature humorous phrases related to lockdown life. The duo (搭档), who live in Tianyuan housing community, say they came up with the poster after realizing how tense the mood in their community had become as it faced lockdown challenges. According to Chen and Klinge, their community, which has been under closed-loop (闭环) management since April 1, has had problems getting access to daily essentials, and this sparked several disagreements between residents and the management. Eager to help lighten the mood, the two sought to spread some cheer using their artistic skills.
Klinge says she was initially confused with her housemate’s suggestion to create a character based on dabai, a Chinese reference to pandemic workers in white protective suits. Chen says she was thinking about Baymax from the animated film Big Hero 6. Seeing how Baymax and the workers both play the role of protectors in their respective worlds, the two decided to use the character for their posters. Their posters, which contain multilingual updates about the latest pandemic measures and announcements for residents, have helped people develop a sense of optimism.
The posters have also drawn the attention of several local media outlets, which have interviewed the two. “I was seriously considering a return to the United States. But I’ve changed my mind after my fantastic experience in the community,” says Klinge. Besides creating the posters, Chen and Klinge have also been volunteering in the community since April 16 and they always focus on positive things at this difficult time.
1. What is their purpose of making the posters?A.To address daily problems. | B.To enrich their lockdown life. |
C.To cheer people up during the pandemic. | D.To update the latest pandemic measures. |
A.Because they both are in white protective suits. |
B.Because they both are popular in different cultures. |
C.Because they both draw praise from netizens. |
D.Because they both are considered heroes in saving human lives. |
A.Capable and generous. | B.Caring and creative. | C.Ambitious and considerate. | D.Selfless and courageous. |
A.Design a Sense of Cheer | B.Create a New Lifestyle |
C.Look on the Bright Side | D.Face the Lockdown Challenges |
【推荐2】Every day on the respiratory (呼吸道) ward at one of Kyrgyzstan’s biggest hospitals, Aidai Temiraly kyzy, a 24-year-old nurse, puts on the music and leads her patients in the Kara Jorgo, the national dance of the central Asian country.
This involves a range of body movements and leaves everyone smiling — but Temiraly kyzy is not doing it for fun. The session is part of a treatment programme offered to people with COPD — a common, preventable and treatable lung condition.
COPD develops from midlife onwards; symptoms include breathlessness, a chronic cough, and tiredness. It is one of the top three causes of death worldwide, and 90% of deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Globally, there are 3 million deaths a year from COPD but this number is expected to rise to 5.4 million by 2060.
Treatment for COPD in many countries involves prescribing (开处方) oxygen, inhalers and antibiotics (抗生素), which patients have to buy. In Kyrgyzstan this can cost more than a monthly salary. Sooronbaev, director of the National Centre of Cardiology and his team started experimenting with pulmonary rehabilitation, a physical exercise programme designed in 2016 for people with lung conditions.
Over the years, the programme has expanded and now it is already in place in three hospitals. Added to lectures and patient support groups is a regime (体系) of physical exercise incorporating (融合) elements of volleyball, walking, cycling on exercise bikes and dance.
Dr. Azamat Akylbekov, a pulmonologist in Bishkek, has seen the transformative effect. “I remember one woman who was 63,” he says. “She cried because she had severe shortness of breath, coughed all the time and took a lot of strong antibiotics and inhalers. She was really depressed.”
She was invited to take part in the programme and the results surprised him. “Afterwards, she was like a flower — she smiled and her body language was more active. That sticks in my mind.”
Sooronbaev wants pulmonary rehabilitation to be available throughout the country from this year. Patients who have undergone the programme are being trained to teach others, and Sooronbaev and colleagues are due to speak at medical conferences to inform other healthcare professionals about their progress with the programme.
1. Why does the author mention Temiraly kyzy’s story?A.To show the hardship of being a nurse. | B.To stress the significance of happiness. |
C.To call on patients to dance to music. | D.To introduce a new approach to COPD. |
A.The causes of COPD. | B.The severity of COPD. |
C.The distribution of COPD cases. | D.The various symptoms of COPD. |
A.It has proved to be effective. | B.It needs more tests on patients. |
C.It is a heavy cost to COPD patients. | D.It is widely practiced in Kyrgyzstan. |
A.The programme will be extended. |
B.The programme will be difficult to practice. |
C.The programme is being taught in schools. |
D.The programme lacks professional support. |
【推荐3】How many bicycles do you need in your life? For 67-year-old Chai Lin, the answer is 1,300 and counting.
Chai’s passion for bicycles dates back to the 1960s when he saw some people riding the two-wheeled vehicle in his home city of Lanzhou, capital of north-west China’s Gansu Province. However, in that era, a bicycle was still a luxury for ordinary Chinese. To get enough money sooner, Chai made use of his talent in calligraphy and painting—a skill he started to learn from six years old—by selling artworks on the street. Thanks to all the efforts and “crowd-funding” in his family, Chai got his first bike in 1980.
After becoming a businessman years later and earning enough to buy fancy motorbikes and cars, Chai’s passion for bikes, however, didn’t dwindle at all. He began to collect bikes of various brands and ages, especially antiques, from around the world through auctions and other ways.
With his collection growing, there was no space big enough to keep it. In 2009, with the support of the Gansu provincial government, he invested 200 million yuan for a museum just for his bikes.
After 10 years’efforts, the Gansu Sanmu Bicycle Museum, located in Chengguan District of Lanzhou, finally opened to the public in January 2019 free of charge.
The museum has been designated as an off-campus research centre for local primary and middle school students and is also popular with tourists. In the first half of this year alone, it received more than 900,000 tourists. Due to limited space,a large part of Chai’s collection is not yet exhibited and has to be stored in the warehouse, driving him to improve the museum.
“Bikes carry unique and precious memories of our generation. I hope to expand the scale of the displaying area of the museum and provide a comfortable ‘home’ for my bikes,” he said.
1. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?A.Chai has a talent for calligraphy and painting. |
B.Chai knew the skill of life when he was very young. |
C.Chai has a unique love for bicycles more than others. |
D.Chai managed to get his first bicycle through all efforts. |
A.Exist. | B.Decrease. | C.Strengthen. | D.Develop. |
A.By giving examples. | B.By giving data. |
C.By comparison with others. | D.By the order of time. |
A.Chai will make more speeches in various occasions. |
B.Chai will expand the museum to treasure the memory of bikes. |
C.Chai’s Bicycle Museum will be open to visitors from the world. |
D.Chai’s Bicycle Museum will display all collections in the warehouse. |
【推荐1】Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy (辛辣的) food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food, or is there some connection between spices and healthy food?
Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria (细菌) which spoil food. “Most common spices can kill 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food,” explains one of the scientists. The bacteria grow more easily and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures. For this reason, it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates.
Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from.If you like spicy food, it is possible that hundreds of years ago, when there were no fridges, people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling. The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer, healthier lives. Today, in a time of fridges, the spices just make the food taste good.
1. The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by_________.A.making food taste better |
B.making food hotter |
C.preventing bacteria getting into food |
D.killing bacteria in food |
A.cold temperature makes bacteria |
B.bacteria get used to hot food |
C.high temperature helps bacteria grow faster |
D.bacteria spoil food only at high temperature |
A.helping you to live longer |
B.helping to keep you healthier |
C.making your food taste better |
D.replacing fridges |
【推荐2】A number of companies have used the wind, the sun and the ground heat to produce energy. Now, the Ocean Renewable Power Company, or ORPC, is using the force of flowing rivers and ocean currents. The company recently presented the new technology at an energy conference. Christopher Sauer, the CEO and co-creator of ORPC says the technology was designed for small, rural communities that do not have easy access to power sources.
The ORPC technology is an energy generator which can be put under water, called RivGen. It works in a series of steps. First, the generator is put in the middle of a steel cage. The cage goes on top of a wide boat with a flat bottom. Wheels— or, turbines (涡轮机) — are attached to each side of the generator. Once the boat is fixed to one place, it is flooded with water. The boat, cage, and generator all sink to the bottom of the river. There, the river current turns the wheels and creates as much as 50 kilowatts of power.
CEO Christopher Sauer says RivGen is not very tall, so it can work in water areas that are not very deep. Other companies are not able to work in shallow water, he adds. Sauer says the turbines are safe for the animals that live in the river. Meanwhile, the turbines’ shape permits the generator to harvest power from tidal currents in the ocean. The company’s ocean turbine, called TidGen, can create up to 600 kilowatts of electricity, enough to power a small settlement.
Right now, the amount of power TidGen can harvest changes as the strength of the tide goes up and down. But ORPC workers are trying to make the power output steady. In time, they want TidGen power to be part of the main energy grid (电网). Sauer estimates ORPC’ s current price is about 50 cents per kilowatt-hour. That price does not make the ORPC system competitive with natural gas. However, for small rural communities, diesel (柴油) energy can cost more than $ 1 per hour. In these situations, energy from flowing water could be more economical.
1. What does ORPC use to produce electricity?A.Wind. | B.Sun. | C.Water. | D.Ground heat. |
A.The working principle of RivGen. | B.The design feature of RivGen. |
C.The system composition of RivGen. | D.The main function of RivGen. |
A.It can work in shallow water. | B.It can accelerate ocean currents. |
C.It can power a large settlement. | D.It can increase the number of fish. |
A.Pollution-free. | B.Money-saving. |
C.Mass-production. | D.Resource-consuming. |
【推荐3】Travel is one of the most exciting experiences a human being can have. Imagine how Italian traveler Marco Polo must have felt when he found himself on Chinese soil, seeing a way of life quite different from anything he’d seen before.
And how great must it have been to listen to Zhang Qian when he returned to China from his journey through Central Asia and West Asia? His brain must have been packed with everything he’d seen and heard, leading to the founding of the Silk Road.
Some people have traveled all over the world, and travel is a way of life to them. They perhaps know what to expect before they travel. That’s why the best travel is when it’s for the first time. Imagine a person who has always wanted to travel to the United States. Of course, they’ve probably seen the Statue of Liberty a thousand times on TV, and the White House, and all the other famous sights. But none of that would compare to the thrill of looking out of the cabin window as the plane lands, watching the cities and streets of the real America come into view.
Although travel is often just for recreation, it’s also educational. We may not know that we are getting an education, but we still are.
We’re learning every day: new words in a new language, new people, and new ways of life. But this learning takes place in the school of the world, not the classroom. One of the lessons we learn is undoubtedly a moral one. As we get to know foreign places, we come to understand that there are many different ways to live, and that the way we live isn’t necessarily the best way. The British politician Benjamin Disraeli summed this up well when he said, “Travel teaches toleration.”
1. The writer uses Marco Polo and Zhang Qian as examples to ________.A.explain how the Silk Road was founded |
B.present travel as an amazing experience |
C.show how the way people travel has changed |
D.describe important cultural exchanges in history |
A.learning | B.knowledge |
C.fun | D.risk |
A.traveling should be included in formal education |
B.traveling improves people’s confidence in their lifestyle |
C.a foreign journey may raise people’s cultural understanding |
D.there is more to learn from adventures than being in classrooms |
【推荐1】Every November, Time magazine picks out what it calls “The 25 Best Inventions” of the year. Here, Teens has chosen some of the most interesting ones.
Ember Mug
It’s hard to always keep coffee at the right temperature, especially in winter. It’s too hot to drink at first, but before we know it, it gets too cold and loses all its taste. The perfect level of warmth for a cup of coffee only lasts for 37 seconds, which makes the Ember Mug a great innovation. It keeps your coffee or tea at a certain temperature, anywhere between 45℃ and 62℃ once you set it through a smart-phone app.
Tasty One Top
TV cooking shows make cooking look so easy, but it’s almost impossible to get the recipes to cook the same as how the professionals cook. However, the Tasty One Top DIY cooking companion is here to help. Developed by Buzzfeed, the cooker can be connected to a smartphone app, which has more than 1,700 recipes and videos. You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do. For example, it’ll tell you when to turn your steak or when to add certain ingredients.
Jibo
Smart speakers from companies like Amazon and Xiaomi have added a lot of fun to our lives, but they’re still just faceless speakers. However, Jibo, developed by MIT professor Cynthia Breazeal, has brought smart technology to life. Said to be “the world’s first social robot for the home”, Jibo looks like a cartoon character. Inside its “head”, there are various sensors (传感器) and cameras, which allow it to recognize faces and speech. It can also set alarms, remind you of important things, tell you the weather and read news or messages from your friends and family.
1. Which of the following is true of Ember Mug?A.It’s an invention to heat coffee in 37 seconds. |
B.It can make a cup of tea. |
C.It’s hard to keep coffee at the right temperature by Ember Mug. |
D.You can use it by setting through a smart-phone app. |
A.By giving people different recipes. |
B.By helping people cook intelligently. |
C.By saving energy while cooking. |
D.By offering different kinds of cooking apps. |
A.A faceless robot. |
B.A family assistant. |
C.A cartoon character. |
D.A smart alarm. |
A.matter | B.magazine |
C.invention | D.temperature |
A.To advertise high-tech products. |
B.To introduce some new inventions. |
C.To encourage subscription to Time. |
D.To tell about some “tasty” products. |
【推荐2】People who live in Iceland are proud of their country and their origin. Complete independence from Denmark after World War II resulted in the country's fast development. They refuse to permit immigration(移民) though the country has a small population. Their attitude to foreigners is friendly but reserved(保守) .
The Icelanders regard themselves as one big family. Most of them earn their living by farming and people' hopes are centered on the land and its soil. Typical for rural Iceland are the isolated valley farms against mountains. Cultivated grassland stretches out from the buildings.
They mainly raise sheep and cattle. In spring, flocks of sheep are driven to mountain grassland and allowed to wander freely over the summer. When autumn puts its first mark on the mountains, the sheep are rounded up and driven down.
As in all countries where winter and darkness take up most of the year, the center of life is the home. The houses of Iceland were once built of wood, but now cement (水泥) is used in towns and stones in the countryside. During the long winters the Icelanders rarely go out of the house. When they must go out, they put raincoats over their heavy woolen overcoats and furs to keep out the damp.
1. What can we learn about the Icelanders from Paragraph 1?A.They like friendly foreigners. |
B.They take pride in their own country. |
C.They are satisfied with their large population |
D.They are proud of their original country, Denmark. |
A.Farming | B.Sheep and cattle |
C.Cultivated grassland | D.Plants near the mountains |
A.Iceland is cold and damp. |
B.The houses are built of wood nowadays. |
C.The Icelanders like to live in the center of their houses. |
D.Different kinds of animals can be seen on the mountains. |
A.winter and spring | B.summer and autumn |
C.autumn and winter | D.spring and summer |
A.The history of Iceland | B.The rich life in Iceland |
C.The development of Iceland | D.The special way of life in Iceland |
【推荐3】These days, young people in some English-speaking countries are speaking a strange language, especially when communicating on social media.
Look at these words chosen by The Washington Post: “David Bowie dying is totes tradge” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal it made me totes emosh.” Or this sentence: “BAE. let me know if you stay in tonight.”
What on earth do they mean? Well, “totes” is a short form of “total if Similarly,” “tradge” mean: “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional”. It seems that, for millennials, typing in this form is no only time-saving but fashionable.
As you can see, many millennial slangs are formed by so-called “totesing”— the systematic abbreviation of words. The trend might have started with “totally” becoming “totes”. but it now has spread to many other English words.
The origins of other millennial slangs are more complex than “totesing”. “Bae”, for example, has been widely used by African-Americans for years. It can be an expression of closeness with one's romantic partner or, like “sweetheart”, for someone without romantic connection. After pop singer Pharrell used the word in his work, “bae” became mainstream.
Some people might think millennial slangs lower the value of the English language, but Melboume University linguist Rosey Billington doesn't agree. She says when people are able to use a language in a creative way, they show that they know the language rules well enough to use words differently. Two other linguists, Lauren Spradlin and Taylor Jones, share the sane view. The two analysed hundreds of examples of totes-speak and discovered totesing has complex roots. It isn't simply an adult version of baby talk, nor a clever way to minimize your word count. Rather, it is a highly organized system that relies on a speaker's mastery of English pronunciation. It is about sounds, follows sound system of English and has strict rules.
1. Why do young people like using e-slangs?A.They are time-consuming. | B.They are in fashion. |
C.They are complex. | D.They are in order. |
A.To support that totesing is no baby. talk. |
B.To analyse the usage of millennial slangs. |
C.To inform people how it became mainstream. |
D.To explain the complex origins of millennial slangs. |
A.Totesing is a loosely organized system. |
B.Millennial slangs lower the value of English. |
C.It's simply a clever way to reduce the word count. |
D.Totes-speak requires a good command of English. |
A.E-slangs Catch on Among Youth | B.Linguists Disapprove of Totesing |
C.Millennial Slangs Take the Lead | D.English Has Greatly Changed |