這幾天,有關上海保姆朋友圈鄙視鏈的文章在網上刷屏。這篇文章中寫道,見過世面的魔都保姆,形成了一條家庭教育歧視鏈——孩子由保姆帶著散養的<孩子爺爺奶奶帶著散養的<孩子爹媽帶著散養的<孩子爹媽帶著傻讀書的<孩子爹媽帶著苦練素質教育的<孩子由保姆帶著苦練素質教育的。那麼我們今天就跟大家聊一聊鄙視鏈這個話題
歡迎戳下方語音條收聽Alex老師對今天文本的帶讀和對鄙視鏈的看法吧
The word I’m going to introduce to you today is - 鄙視鏈, or in English, chain of contempt. Unlike the previous words and phrases I』ve discussed on the show, this one originated in China, and the English equivalent hasn’t appeared in mainstream Western media yet. So in a sense, we are blazing a trail here.
Anyway, as a concept, 「chain of contempt」 is quite similar to 「food chain」. We all know that a food chain is comprised of a series of organisms interrelated in their feeding habits, the smallest being fed upon by a larger one, which in turn feeds a still larger one. 「Chain of contempt」 is similar in the sense that it is also a hierarchy. The difference is, the higher being despises the lower being, instead of eating it.
If that still sounds convoluted and confusing, here is the clear-cut definition: Chain of Contempt (noun)
A somewhat linear sequence of links, where each link feels superior to its next link and consequently shows contempt toward it.
詞彙積累
previous ['privɪəs]:n. 試映,預演
discussed [dɪs'kʌst]:adj.被討論的;討論過的
originated:起源
equivalent [ɪ'kwɪvələnt]:adj. 等價的,相等的;同意義的
mainstream ['meɪnstriːm]:n. (思想或行為的)主流
comprised [kəmp'raɪzd]:v. 包含
organism ['ɔrɡənɪzəm]:n. 有機體;生物體;微生物
interrelated [ˌɪntərɪˈleɪtɪd]:adj. 相互關聯的
hierarchy ['haɪərɑrki]:n. 分層,層次;等級制度
convoluted ['kɑnvəlutɪd]:adj. 盤繞的,捲曲的;複雜的
sequence [ˈsiːkwəns]:n. 一連串;一系列
consequently ['kɑnsəkwɛntli]:adv. 所以,因此
今天要給你們介紹的詞彙是-鄙視鏈,或者在英語中叫蔑視鏈。與我之前在節目中討論過的詞和短語不同,這個詞起源於中國,而英語中的對應詞還沒有出現在西方主流媒體上。所以在某種意義上,我們在這裡做出新的嘗試。
總之,作為一個概念,「藐視鏈」與「食物鏈」非常相似。我們都知道食物鏈是由一系列與它們的進食習慣相關的生物體組成的,最小的生物體由較大的生物體進食,而較大的生物體反過來又為更大的生物體進食。「藐視鏈條」在某種意義上是相似的,它也是一個等級制度。區別在於,高的人看不起鄙視低的人,而不是吃它。
如果這聽起來仍然令人費解和困惑,這裡有一個明確的定義:鄙視鏈
某種程度上來說,是一種有點垂直線性的鏈條環節,其中每個環節都感覺優於下一個環節,因此對其表示蔑視。
接下來我們再給大家分享一些別的鄙視鏈
看電影的鄙視鏈:
Art films from obscure countries > art films from European countries > romance films from Japan,Korea > oldies from Hong Kong > Hollywood blockbusters > mainland films
冷門國家的藝術電影 > 歐洲國家的藝術電影 > 日本、韓國的愛情電影 > 香港老片 >好萊塢大片 > 大陸電影
畫片的鄙視鏈,看英文原版動畫的瞧不起看引進動畫的,看引進動畫的瞧不起看國產動畫的……
圖片來自《鳳凰周刊》
Based on the quality, diversity and price of animated series, a so-called "chain of contempt" analysisof the sector went viral on social media. The pyramid-shaped graphic lists Chinese and foreignanimation programs in three layers according to popularity.根據質量、多樣性以及價格等因素排列的動畫片「鄙視鏈」在社交媒體瘋傳。這個金字塔型的鄙視鏈根據動畫片的受歡迎程度將國產和外國動畫片分為三個層級。
相親鄙視鏈:
看劇的鄙視鏈:
看英劇的鄙視看美劇的,看美劇的鄙視看日韓劇的,看日韓劇的鄙視看港臺劇的,看港臺劇的鄙視看國產劇的……
看球也有鄙視鏈:
意甲>英超>西甲>德甲>法甲>中超>中甲
娛樂圈的鄙視鏈:
The arty crowd look down on the pop culture lot, the pop culture lot look down on the reality TV lot,the reality TV lot look down on reality TV contestants.
附庸風雅搞藝術的瞧不起流行文化圈的,流行文化圈的瞧不起搞真人娛樂節目的,搞真人娛樂節目的瞧不起真人秀選手。
實際上,錢鍾書老先生在《圍城》裡就已經諷刺過這種現象,寫了一個「大學專業鄙視鏈」:
In a university, science majors look down on humanities majors, foreign language majors on Chinesemajors, Chinese majors on philosophy majors, philosophy majors on sociology majors, andsociology majors in turn on education majors. since education majors have no one to look down on,they can only despise the professors in their own department.(英文譯本:Jeanne Kelly [美];茅國權 [美])
Alex老師認為如果當你進入到別人的生長環境中,未必能比他更有優勢,所以每次想到這個的時候,老師會覺得沒有任何的優越感,也不會有任何的鄙視鏈了
"Wheneven you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remenmber that all the people in this world haven't had advantages that you've had."
"每逢你想要批評任何人的時候「,他對我說,:你就記住,這個世界上所有的人,並不是個個都有過你擁有的那些優越條件。」
今日話題
這麼多的鄙視鏈,你被哪條戳中了?
你對此有什麼看法呢?
歡迎在下方評論區與我們聊聊
感恩遇見