牛津英语大词典（OED）宣布收入若干条网络缩略语，同时为这些来源于网络的词汇加上了有趣的解释。
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced the addition of several acronyms to its dictionary, adding some interesting trivia behind the origins of these Internet-associated expressions.
当然，这也并非《牛津英语大词典》的过错。但我们想用别的词来代替couchpotato，毕竟土豆天生就对人类健康有益。
Of course it is not the Oxford English Dictionary's fault but we want to use another term than couch potato because potatoes are inherently healthy.
《牛津英语大词典》在126年前首次出版，如今在全世界范围内受到尊敬。然而该词典的所有者宣布，该词典将不会再出纸质版本。
It was first published 126 years ago and is respected the world over. But the Oxford English Dictionary will never appear in print again, its owners have announced.
《牛津英语大词典》对这个词是如此解释的：“couch potato”起源于美国俚语，代指那些“消极度过闲暇时光或终日无所事事的人，他们通常看电视或影碟打发时间”。
The OED says "couch potato" originated as American slang, meaning "a person who spends leisure time passively or idly sitting around, especially watching television or video tapes."
很奇怪，《简明牛津英语词典》中关于galoshes的词源解释似乎和布鲁尔氏大词典一致，却有悖于《牛津英语词典》（牛津大学出版社版本），不同意galoshes源自Gauls的提法。
Strangely, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology seems to agree with Brewer’s and not with the OED—it’s fellow Oxford University Press publication, in blaming galoshes on the Gauls.
很奇怪，《简明牛津英语词典》中关于galoshes的词源解释似乎和布鲁尔氏大词典一致，却有悖于《牛津英语词典》（牛津大学出版社版本），不同意galoshes源自Gauls的提法。
Strangely, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology seems to agree with Brewer’s and not with the OED—it’s fellow Oxford University Press publication, in blaming galoshes on the Gauls.
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