自從有了手機以后,我們似乎多了一樣可以保護自己的武器。街上偶遇不想見到的人,或者獨自一人處在陌生的環境中的時候,我們都可以拿出手機,讓它靠近耳朵,然后面帶微笑,讓別人以為我們在打電話,然后尷尬就這么過去了。這就是cellular faux。
Cellular faux refers to a social phenomenon wherein which a person acts as though he is on his cell phone in order to shield himself from uncomfortable situations.
手機掩護法(cellular faux)指有人為了避免使自己陷入尷尬境地而假裝在打電話的情形。
For example:
When Peggy saw the beggar approaching, she flipped open her LG and began laughing incessantly as though someone had told a joke on the other end of the line. Still penniless, the beggar's plan was thwarted by cellular faux.
看到那個乞丐走過來,佩琪立馬打開自己的LG手機,然后不停地大笑,感覺好像電話那頭有人在給她講笑話。空手而歸的乞丐就這樣被手機掩護法給蒙了。
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