關注社會:圖說年最受關注詞彙

The phrases and names most used this year2011.

年度使用最頻繁的詞彙和名字。

The Global Language Monitor has revealed 2011's most used words, names and phrases. "Occupy" ranked as 2011's top word, "Arab Spring" the top phrase and "Steve Jobs" the top name this year. Here are some of our favourites ... in pictures.

全球語言檢測機構最近公佈了2011最受關注的詞彙、名字和短語。其中，“佔領”成爲2011最熱詞彙，“阿拉伯之春”當選最熱短語，而“史蒂夫•喬布斯”榮登年度最受關注人名。下面，我們就將圖說2011最受關注詞彙。

Occupy 佔領

The word "Occupy" topped the list as the most used word in the English language. It has risen to pre-eminence through the "Occupy Movement", the occupation of Iraq and the so-called "Occupied Territories".

如火如荼的“佔領運動”使得“佔領”一詞成爲英語中最火的單詞。同時，佔領一詞在“佔領伊拉克”和“被佔領土”等詞彙中也有廣泛應用。

Steve Jobs 史蒂夫•喬布斯

In October 2011, the world was saddened by the demise of Steve Jobs, the genius, super-influential co-founder of Apple inc. He was ranked as the top name for 2011 — miles ahead of anyone else including Obama and Gaddafi.

2011年10月，全世界都沉浸在蘋果公司聯合創始人，擁有非凡影響力的科技天才史蒂夫•喬布斯逝世的悲痛之中。因此，他的名字也成爲了2011年最受關注的人名，把奧巴馬和卡扎菲遠遠地甩在了後頭。

Arab Spring 阿拉伯之春

Arab Spring, the top phrase for 2011, refers to the series of uprisings, social protests, and rebellion occurring among many nations of the Arab World which began this spring.

阿拉伯之春當選2011年最受關注短語，係指自今年春天開始，在許多阿拉伯國家發生的起義、抗議和暴動等活動。

Royal Wedding 皇家婚禮

The Royal Wedding of Kate Middleton to Prince William, eldest son of the Prince of Wales and Princess Diana was of course the event of the year that made the world stand still. No surprise that it came 2nd in the "phrase of the year" ranking.

英國威爾士王子和戴安娜王妃的長子威廉王子迎娶凱特•米德爾頓，這場皇室婚禮讓全世界都屏息關注。因此，“皇室婚禮”毫無懸念地榮登年度最熱短語亞軍寶座。

Osama Bin Laden and the Seal Team 6 奧薩馬•本•拉登和海豹6隊

The Seal Team 6, that ended Osama Bin Laden's life, was, along with Bin Laden, the second highest ranking word under the "name" category in 2011. So much so that the question as to who changed the world more, Al-qaeda or Steve Jobs, has been bandied around.

擊殺了本•拉登的美國特種部隊海豹6隊和本•拉登一起登上了2011最受關注的人名第二名的位置。人們因此也展開了基地組織和喬布斯誰改變了世界更多的討論。

Climate change 氣候變化

Climate Change was the number one phrase for the first decade of the 21st century and, although for 2011 it ranks 4th on the top phrases list, it still resonates in its second decade. This picture highlights the plight of bearded seals. They are at risk due to the global warming /climate change in the Arctic as they are dependent on sea ice to breed.

氣候變化是21世紀頭十年最熱短語，雖然今年只排到了第四位，但其影響力仍然會在第二個十年裏展現出來。這張照片反映出了髯海豹的困境，由於全球氣候變暖，北極的海冰開始融化，而髯海豹們正是靠着這些海冰才得以繁衍。

Kate Middleton 凱特•米德爾頓

Prince William's bride has captivated the world for so many reasons. She's a commoner who married royalty, she nods to fashion but with a totally appropriate sartorial stance. She continues to hold everyone's attention in her capacity as the Duchess of Cambridge.

作爲威廉王子的新娘，凱特就有很多理由可以吸引全世界的目光。她以平民身份嫁入皇室，她緊跟潮流又有着獨特的審美品位。在她成爲劍橋公爵夫人之後，她的能力將繼續吸引人們的注意。

Fukushima 福島

Fukushima was the epicenter of the Japanese Triple Disaster (earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown). It ranked number 3 on the top names for 2011.

日本福島今年接連遭受了三大災，地震、海嘯和核泄漏。因此，福島也排在了2011最受關注的名字第三位。

Muamar Gaddafi 穆阿邁爾•卡扎菲

2011 was the year that saw Muamar Gaddafi, the Libyan strongman who had held on to power for over four decades, toppled and killed. His name came 7th on the top names for 2011 list.

2011年見證了利比亞強人，統治了利比亞長達40多年的穆阿邁爾•卡扎菲的倒臺和被殺。卡扎菲也因此名列2011最受關注名字第七名。

The Great Recession 大蕭條

Unsurprisingly, "The Great Recession" made the list (number 5) of most used phrases in 2011. Despite being technically over, this term can still be heard to describe the on-going global economic restructure.

“大蕭條”成爲本年度最受關注短語第五名，誰也不會感到奇怪。儘管學術上地專指不同，這個詞彙仍然被廣泛用來形容正在發生的全球經濟轉型。