RecentlyaBeijingfathersentinaquestionatanInternetforum(论坛)askingwhat“PK”meant.“Myfamilyhasbeenwatchingthe‘IAmtheSinger’singingcompetitionTVprogramme.Mylittledaughteraskedmewhat‘PK’meantbutIhad
RecentlyaBeijingfathersentinaquestionatanInternetforum(论坛)askingwhat“PK”meant.
“Myfamilyhasbeenwatchingthe‘IAmtheSinger’singingcompetitionTVprogramme.Mylittledaughteraskedmewhat‘PK’meantbutIhadnoidea”explainedthepuzzledfather.
ToalotofChineseyoungpeoplewhohavebeenplayinggamesonlineitisimpossiblenottoknowthisterm.InsuchInternetgames“PK”isshortfor“PlayerKill”inwhichtwoplayersfightuntiloneendsthelifeoftheother.
Inthecaseofthe“IAmtheSinger”singingcompetition“PK”wasusedtorefertothestagewheretwosingershavetocompetewitheachotherforonlyonechancetogoupincompetitionraking.
LikethisfatherChineseteachersatMiddleschoolshavealsobeenfindingtheirstudentsusingInternetjargonswhicharedifficulttounderstand.AteacherfromTianjinaskedherstudentstowritethecompositionswithsimplelanguagebuttheycameupwithalotofInternetjargonsthatshedidn’tunderstand.
“My‘GG’camebackthissummerfromcollege.HetoldmeI’vegrownuptobea‘PLMM’.Ilovedto‘FB’withhimtogether;healwaystookmetothe‘KPM’”wentonecomposition.
“GG”meansGeGe(Chinesepinyinforbrother).“PLMM”isPiaoLiangMeiMei(beautifulgirl).“FB”meansFuBai(corruption).“KPM”isshortforKFCPizzaHutandMcDonald’s.
SomespecialistswelcomeInternetjargonsasanewdevelopmentinlanguage.IfyoudonotevenknowwhataKongLong(dinosaurmeaninganuglylookingfemal)oraQingWa(frogmeaninganuglylookingmale)isyouwillpossiblyberegardedasaCaiNiao!
1.Bywritingthearticlethewritertriesto_________.
A.explainsomeInternetjargons
B.suggestcommonInternetjargons
C.laughattheBeijingfather
D.drawourattentiontoInternetjargons
2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordInternetjargonsmean?
A.Internetlanguage B.Internetaction
C.Internetbehavior D.Internetfashion
3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkabouttheword“PK”?
A.Fatherscan’tpossiblyknowit.
B.Thedaughtershouldunderstandit.
C.Onlinegameplayersmayknowit.
D.“IAmtheSing