Chinese netizens who like to create and use cyber words such as “geilivable migh

Chinese netizens who like tocreate and use cyber words such as “geilivable” might find anew regulation very “ungeilivable”. The new regulation by the General Administration of Press andPublication last week banned the use of Chinglish words created by netizens forpublishing in the Chinese language.

“Geilivable”, combining the pinyin geili (giving strength) with the Englishsuffix (后缀) for adjectives, literally means “giving power” or “cool”. Different suffixes and prefixes were then added to the word. “Hengeilivable” means “very cool”, and “ungeilivable” means “dull, not cool at all”.

Cyber language is popular amongChinese netizens, who create Chinglish words to reflect phenomenon in society.One example is “antizen”, which refers to college graduateswho earn a meager salary and live in small rented apartments, like tinyand laborious ants.

David Tool, a professor with theBeijing International Studies University, said it’s very interesting to combine Chinese withEnglish to create new words. “English is no longermysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible wayaccording to their own experiences,” Tool said.

At the announcement of theregulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication, netizensexpressed their concern.

“The administration istotally ‘ungeilivable’,” said a netizen named laoda1713. “I knowother netizens will shed tears with me... it is a good chance to enrich ourlanguage.”

“Language is alwaysdeveloping,” said a columnist, Wang Pei. “It needs to be updated to absorb foreign culture and folk wisdom.”

But an unnamed official with theadministration said that, in fact, many senior staff from news media whosupported the regulation were worried that years later, the younger generationwould forget how to use formal Chinese expressions. The official also pointedout that the regulation was only for formal publications in Chinese language,and it only banned Chinglish words in the publication.

1.The new regulation by the GeneralAdministration of Press and Publication may be aimed at _________. 

A. simplifying the Chineselanguage

B. limiting the development oflanguage

C. banning the use of Chinglishin the publication

D. making the netizens moreserious

2. The underlined word “meager” in the third paragraph probably means________.   

A. poor             B.flexible         C. high         D.plentiful

3.From this passage we can inferthat__________.   

A. the Chinese people like theirown language only

B. the English words areconsidered informal in China

C. nobody in China will supportthe new regulation

D. “geilivable” ispopular among Chinese netizens

4.Which may be the best title of thispassage? 

A. Cyber Words Face anUngeilivable Regulation

B. Cyber Words Make Language MoreLively

C. Different Views about CyberLanguage

D.New Netizens in China

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

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