Studio Classroom (10/16)

2009 / 10 / 16 Studio Classroom -----What do you look like on the web?

1. avatar /ˈævəˌtɑɚ/ -- 虛擬化身、虛擬人物 ( noun )

( 1 ) Hinduism : the human or animal form of a Hindu god on earth ▪ an avatar of Vishnu

( 2 ) formal : someone who represents a type of person, an idea, or a quality ▪ She has come to be regarded as an avatar of charity and concern for the poor.

( 3 ) computers : a small picture that represents a computer user in a game, on the Internet, etc. ▪ She chose a penguin as her personal avatar in the chat room




2. don't get personal -- 不要涉及人身攻擊
personals -- 報紙、雜誌上的個人廣告
/ˈpɚsənəlz/
a special section of a newspaper, magazine, etc., where people can place short personal messages (called personal ads) —called also (Brit) the personal column





3. representation 1. 代表 2. 表示 3. 圖像
/ˌrɛprɪˌzɛnˈteɪʃən/

1. Our company has no representation in Africa.

本公司在非洲沒有代理機構。

2. a symbolic representation

象徵

3. a representation of Confucius

孔子畫像