自拍似乎已成为全世界每个女性最喜欢做的事情之一了,那你们知道这个词的来历么,澳大利亚人说自拍(selfie)是本地的俚语,事实是否如此呢。
Aussies love adding “-ie” to everything: Barbie for barbeque, Ciggie for cigarette, Firie for firefighter, and so on。
澳洲人喜欢在单词的后面加“ie”,把烤肉这个单词由barbeque变为barbie,香烟这个单词由cigarette变为Ciggie,消防员firefighter变为Firie等等。
So it stands to reason that “Selfie” (for self-portrait) is Aussie slang. In fact, Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd became infamous for taking selfies during his political campaign。
所以,他们说 “自拍”(Selfie)是澳洲的俚语。事实上,陆克文在政治活动演说中就谈到了自拍这个词。