buzz: 忙碌
[ 2006-04-19 13:14 ]
應(yīng)美國總統(tǒng)布什的邀請，國家主席胡錦濤18日抵達(dá)美國華盛頓州西雅圖市，開始對(duì)美國進(jìn)行為期4天的國事訪問。為迎接胡錦濤主席的來訪，美國媒體掀起了一陣“胡錦濤熱”，在主席出席的各項(xiàng)官方活動(dòng)現(xiàn)場，到處可看到記者、工商界人士和華人華僑忙碌的身影。
請看《中國日報(bào)》的相關(guān)報(bào)道：President Hu Jintao's arrival in Seattle,
the first visit by the head of state of a major country in recent years, is
generating a lot of buzz
among the media, businesses and the Chinese community. More than 340
journalists from different media organizations worldwide have applied for press
passes to cover Hu's visit.
報(bào)道中的buzz可解釋為“忙碌”，其英文釋義是：to move quickly and busily; bustle，舉兩個(gè)例子：Everyone is
buzzing about.（人們都來去匆匆。）
The bus was
buzzing along.（客車向前急行。）
Buzz原指“蜜蜂的嗡嗡聲；電話鈴聲”，可延伸為人群“嘁嘁喳喳、交頭接耳”或“給某人電話”，如：
The crowd buzzed with
excitement.（群眾很興奮，嘁嘁喳喳交頭接耳。）
I' ll buzz you at work.（我上班時(shí)會(huì)給你打電話。）
另外，buzz在俚語中還有一層含意：a state of pleasant intoxication or stimulation, as from
alcohol or caffeine（由酒精或咖啡因而引起的興奮或飄飄然），如：At his 74th birthday party, continuous
toasts gave the old man a buzz.（在他74歲生日宴會(huì)上，人們頻繁的敬酒讓老人興奮不已。）
最后，再提個(gè)詞組：buzz off指“匆匆離開”。
(中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)站編譯）
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