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“公鴨嗓”成英國年輕女性新風(fēng)尚

Rise of the 'vocal fry': Young women are changing how low they talk to sound more like Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry

中國日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng) 2016-04-27 16:03

 

“公鴨嗓”成英國年輕女性新風(fēng)尚

Females are adopting a croaky drawl known as ‘vocal fry’ and showcased by the likes of many US celebrities including reality TV stars the Kardashian family.
女性如今都愛拉長調(diào)子用沙啞的聲音說話,俗稱“氣泡音”。許多美國名人都這么說話,包括真人秀明星卡戴珊姐妹。

Their voices are also getting lower thanks to the linguistic phenomenon - perhaps reflecting the need to compete with men in the workplace.
這一語言現(xiàn)象還讓這些女性的聲音變得更低沉,也許反映出在職場(chǎng)上和男性競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的需要。

One cultural critic complained that it made young women sound like ‘ducks quacking’.
一位文化評(píng)論家吐槽說這種風(fēng)潮讓年輕女孩的聲音聽起來像“鴨子嘎嘎叫”。

Paris Hilton and singers Britney Spears and Katy Perry are among other celebrities who pepper their speech with guttural growls and the style of speaking is becoming increasingly popular in the UK.
帕麗斯?希爾頓、歌手布蘭妮和凱蒂?佩里等名人在說話時(shí)都會(huì)時(shí)不時(shí)發(fā)出這種低沉的喉音,這種說話風(fēng)格在英國正變得越來越流行。

Also known as creaky voice, it involves elongating certain syllables so that they vibrate at the back of the throat, creating a tapping sound like a stick running along a railing.
這種聲音也叫作“緊喉音”,發(fā)音時(shí)拉長特定音節(jié),這樣就會(huì)讓喉嚨深處發(fā)出顫音,產(chǎn)生一種像棍子一邊移動(dòng)一邊敲擊欄桿的噠噠聲。

With vocal fry, the phrase ‘no way’ becomes ‘no waaaaaaay’ and ‘whatever’ turns into ‘whateverrrrrr’.
用“氣泡音”說話,短語no way(絕不)就變成了no waaaaaaay,whatever(無論什么)就變成了whateverrrrrr。

Louisiana State University researchers said that women think that lower voices make them seem more masculine and so better able to take on men in the workplace.
路易斯安那州立大學(xué)的研究人員稱,女性認(rèn)為低沉的聲音讓她們聽上去更陽剛,這樣才能更好地在工作中與男性競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

However, while the vocal quirk hasn’t done Kim Kardashian’s career any harm, many believe it carries negative connotations.
不過,雖然這種嘎嘎嗓沒有給金?卡戴珊的事業(yè)造成任何損害,但許多人認(rèn)為這種聲音帶有負(fù)面含義。

One study found that women with the speech pattern sound less competent and less employable.
一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn),這么說話的女性聽起來能力較差,而且較不適宜被雇用。

The Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama has gone so far as to describe it as a speech impediment.
演講及戲劇教師協(xié)會(huì)甚至將其稱作一種語言障礙。

Chairman Cally Foster said: ‘It seems extraordinary that, having fought hard for the right to be heard, women risk not being listened to, or taken seriously, by adopting a speech impediment - one that is at best laughable, at worst vocally damaging.’
該協(xié)會(huì)主席卡莉?福斯特說:“這看起來真讓人匪夷所思。女性費(fèi)力爭(zhēng)取了這么多年,就為了讓自己的聲音能被聽到,而現(xiàn)在女性卻時(shí)興這種語言障礙,這將讓女性面臨得不到傾聽或認(rèn)真對(duì)待的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。這種語言障礙往最好的方面說就是可笑,往最差的方面說則會(huì)損害聲帶?!?/p>

看小編描述了半天,還是對(duì)這種“公鴨嗓”沒有概念,那就一起來看一段“水果姐”凱蒂·佩里視頻吧!

Vocabulary

drawl: 慢吞吞拉長調(diào)子的說話方式
vocal fry: 聲帶微顫而發(fā)出的弱聲,氣泡音
impediment: 障礙

英文來源:每日郵報(bào)
翻譯&編輯:丹妮

 
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