Other than reading Chinese novels and newspapers, I've found that the interviews and podcasts from
the YouTube channel, Mandarin Corner, really useful! They teach me words and urban slang that I have never learnt in school.
Here are a list of words I picked up from the video and what I understood them to be (using the subtitles for help):
审美 - beauty standard
真人秀 - reality show
质量要求 - expectations
引起很大的争论 - caused a lot of controversy/discussion
脑残粉 - dumb, obsessed fans
吐槽 - complain
磨难 - torture, suffering
抨击 - attack
乌烟瘴气 - a bad atmosphere/environment
尖酸刻薄 - harsh criticism
互怼 - attacking each other
跟风 - following trends
外因 - external reason/factor
内因 - internal reason/factor
蓬勃发展 - flourish, thrive
崛起 - rise, spring up
娇弱 - delicate
肩不能挑，手不能提 - someone who does not do any labour and is therefore weak阴柔温婉 - feminine and gentle
阳刚 - masculine
直男 - straight man
区别 - difference
强悍 - tough
女汉子 - tough girl / tom boy (?)
固执的偏见 - strong biased opinion
后现代思潮 - post modern thought
涌入 - enter/influx
颠覆- overthrow existing rules
取悦观众 - pander to the audience
片酬 - renumeration/money paid
融为一体 - become one
消隐的状态 - state of seclusion
差异 - difference
A concept I thought was interesting regarding the Western VS Eastern ideals of the perfect person:
西方 ： 对抗自然 to subdue nature and overcome it
东方：强调人与自然的一种结合 to become one, in harmony with nature
That's all for today!
Adios,
Skye
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