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Published: Jul 24, 2022 06:39 PM
Chat attack

image macro / 表情包 / (biǎoqínɡbāo)

A: That emoji you just sent me was really interesting. 

你刚才发给我的那个表情图片真有趣。

(nǐ ɡānɡcái fāɡěiwǒ de nàɡè biǎoqínɡ túpiàn zhēn yǒuqù.)  

 B: I have a lot of this kind of image macros. I'll show them to you.  

我还有好多这样的表情包,我这就发给你看。

(wǒ háiyǒu hǎoduō zhèyànɡde biǎoqínɡbāo, wǒ zhèjiù fāɡěinǐ kàn.)

A: What's an image macro?  

什么是表情包?

(shénme shì biǎoqínɡbāo?)

B: Image macros are interesting images, sometimes with text, used on social media platforms. They are used to express certain feelings.    

表情包是社交网络中有趣的图片,有时候还会配上文字,用以表达特定的情感。

(biǎoqínɡbāo shì shèjiāo wǎnɡluò zhōnɡ yǒuqù de túpiàn, yǒushíhòu háihuì pèishànɡ wénzì, yònɡyǐ biǎodá tèdìnɡ de qínɡɡǎn.) 

A: When communicating with others on the internet, image macros really are a type of interesting and useful means of expression.   

在网络交流中,表情包真是一种有趣又好用的表达方式。

(zài wǎnɡluò jiāoliú zhōnɡ, biǎoqínɡbāo zhēnshì yīzhǒnɡ yǒuqù yòu hǎoyònɡ de biǎodá fānɡshì.)

B: That's true. As a rising new trend in the internet era, the term "image macro" doesn't have a long history, but it has been quickly welcomed by netizens. It was included in the top 10 new words in Chinese media in 2016. 

确实。作为互联网时代兴起的新潮流,"表情包"这个词的历史并不长,但却很快受到了网民的欢迎。它曾入选2016年中国媒体十大新词。

(quèshí.zuòwéi hùliánwǎnɡ shídài xīnɡqǐ de xīn cháoliú, "biǎoqínɡbāo" zhèɡè cí de lìshǐ bìnɡ bùchánɡ, dàn què hěnkuài shòudào le wǎnɡmín de huānyínɡ.tā cénɡ rùxuǎn èrlínɡyīliù nián zhōnɡɡuó méitǐ shídà xīncí.)

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT