[参考译文]生活在“平行世界”(parallel universes)里的“超级时尚迷”(fashionista)和他的“膀子糖”(armcandy)都喜欢“聊天室”(chatroom)和“文本发送”(textmessaging),不喜欢“蜗牛邮件”(snail mail),他们都喜欢“女性文学”(chick-lit)或“机场小说”(airport nov-els)。你听说过上面这些词吗?这些时髦的词当然令人听了不知所云,但它们现在却是牛津词典认可的新词。它们都包括在刚出版的《简明牛津英语词典》所收进的3500个新词中,此版本把1993年修订版以后出现的新词和新的表达方法都收录进去了。 The “fashionista” and his “armcandy” who live in “parallel universes” like “chatroom”. ) and textmessaging, don’t like snail mail, they all like “chick-lit” or “airport novel” (airport nov-) Els). Have you heard of these words? These buzzwords certainly sounded puzzling, but they are now new words approved by the Oxford Dictionary. They are all included in the 3,500 new words received in the newly published “Simplified Oxford English Dictionary”. This version includes new words and new expressions that appeared after the 1993 revision.