例：

　　Gwen had always been a breaker in her past romantic relationship and she couldn't believe that she too could end up being a breakee.

　　在Gwen的罗曼史上她一直扮演着抛弃别人的角色，没想到终于又一天她自己也被抛弃了。

　　[用法来源]

　　来自短语break up:(一段恋爱关系的)分裂，结束

　　例：

　　Their marriage broke up.

　　他们的婚姻破裂了。

　　NOTE:

　　造词规律：Verb+er 动作发出者

　　Verb+ee动作接受者

　　如：interviewer/interviewee

　　employer/employee

　　[情景]

　　Before they go to a party together ,George and his girlfriend Gwen break up.

　　在去参加一个晚会之前，George 跟他的女朋友Gwen 分手了。

　　George:I can't go to that party now.Gwen will be there .

　　Kramer :Well she should be the one who shouldn't go.

　　Jerry :Yeah when couples breaks up they have plans to go a neutral place ,who withdraws ,what's yhe etiquette?

　　Kramer :Excellent question.

　　Jerry :I think she should she should withdraw .She's the breaker,and he is the breakee!He needs to get on with his life!

　　Elaine :I bet the different.He is the losser,and she is the victor.To the victor belong the spoiled.

　　4。catch on

　　[俚语含义]

　　To become popular受人欢迎，流行

　　例1：

　　Skateboarding catches on among the kids realfast.

　　滑板在年轻人中间流行的真快。

　　例2：

　　U2's new hit caught on really quickly.

　　U2的新歌很快就流行起来了。

　　[用法来源]

　　catch愿意抓住。可以这么理解：抓住大众心理，即受人欢迎，流行。

　　[情景]

　　George (on the left) is a baldingman.(George 日渐秃顶)

　　Kramer :Well maybe baldness will catch on.

　　George :Hey ,believe me ,baldness willcatch on.When the aliens come ,who do you think they're gonna relate to?Who do you think is gonna be the first ones getting a tour of the shio?

　　[参考译文]

　　Kramer :也许秃顶会成为一种时尚。

　　George : 嘿，相信我吧，秃顶肯定会变成一种时尚，哪一天当外星人来到地球时，他们会跟谁更亲近些?你想想谁会先被请去参观他们的飞船?

　　Note:

　　The popular images of the aliens are all hairless in madern movies ,as if they are the next kin to the bald people.That's why George is saying that people will want to become bald in the future to look like the alien's relatives.

　　现代电影中，外星人总是一光头的形象出现，就好像是秃子门的同类。所以George 说未来大家都希望自己变成秃头，以便看上去更像外星人的亲戚。

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