1·LOL has evolved into something much subtler and sophisticated and is used even when nothing is remotely amusing.
LOL 已经发展成为一种更加微妙复杂的东西,即使在没有什么好笑的时候也可以使用。
2·However, most young netizens consider this emoji as "Laugh to tears" or simply "LOL", which means "Laugh out loud".
然而,大多数年轻网民认为这个表情符号是“笑到流泪”或只是“LOL”,意思是“大笑”。
3·The OED defines LOL as an interjection "used chiefly in electronic communications… to draw attention to a joke or humorous statement, or to express amusement".
《牛津英语词典》将 LOL 定义为一个叹词,“主要用于电子通信……以引起对笑话和幽默语句的注意,或表示可笑”。
4·More and more people agree that expressions such as "LOL" and "hahaha" are making our speech more direct but less interesting and creative.
越来越多的人认为,像“LOL”和“哈哈哈”等表达方式让我们的言语变得更加直接,却少了一些趣味性和创造性。
5·The original use was typed by Wayne Pearson, in Calgary, who says he wrote the first ever LOL in reply to a gag by someone called "Sprout".
最初的用法是加拿大卡尔加里的 Wayne Pearson 输入的,他说他在回复一个名叫 “Sprout” 的笑话时第一次写下了 LOL。
6·Why did LOL infiltrate the language?
LOL为什么能渗入语言之中?
7·Lol. : Love you guys!
哈哈:爱你们哟!
8·But is "LOL" really a lazy, childish concoction?
但是LOL真地是懒惰、孩子气的混合物吗?
9·Another complains that lol "doesn't sound anything like laughter."
另一位抱怨lol“听起来并不像笑声。”
10·Maybe it's because under "expiration date" Hostess just prints "LOL."
可能是因为在快要过期的日子女主人会在上面印上“LOL”(开口大笑)。