【双语学习】假笑男孩这次真的来北京啦！

上周，“假笑男孩”一词再次登上了微博热搜。不过这一次不是表情包，而是这个人气小男孩真的来北京啦！之前身在海外就感受到自己在中国超高人气的假笑男孩此次不仅游览了北京，还来到故宫体验了一把“小皇帝”。结果，又一轮表情包新鲜出炉了…

因假笑这一表情包而在中国网络上引起轰动的小男孩Gavin于上周六惊喜现身中国，他的中国粉丝们早就迫不及待地想在他的中国之行中创造出更多的表情包。这不，Gavin在北京的所到之处就有细心的网友发现他，并拍了很多照片上传网络。

这位7岁的网络红人来到北京后，参观游览的第一站北京历史性地标——故宫博物院，也就是紫禁城。在游览期间，Gavin被网友拍到他穿上了古代的服装，摇身一变成为“小皇帝”，敬业的他依旧摆出了那个让他火遍全宇宙的经表情典——尴尬的微笑。

 

想当初，他第一次引起人们的注意还是在2014年。当时是他的网红叔叔尼克·马斯顿(Nick Mastodon)在短视频平台Vine上发布了一段小Gavin的视频。视频中，Gavin头顶着一只冠壁虎，这促使他挤出了一个不自然甚至是有些紧张的微笑，随后他又露出了沮丧又困惑表情。

Gavin在视频中自然不做作的反应很快就病毒式的传播开来。“人们开始评论他的反应，说他的表情十分真实”他的叔叔在接受美国媒体Select All的采访时这样说道。这段视频一经网上传播就迅速超越了国界，直达中国。中国网友爱惨了这个尴尬的微笑,这不就是七大姑八大姨每年过年拉着你的手要给你介绍对象时，你脸上露出的那个表情吗？！

 

完美诠释我们尴尬心里状态的这个男孩，从此以后在中国就有了一个霸气的名字——假笑男孩。Gavin在不久前还开通了新浪微博，没想到开通不过几天，粉丝数就超过了160万，小编心好痛，好羡慕！

 

他的首条微博就是一个介绍自己的短视频。获得了45万次点赞条赞和20多万次转发，由此可见人气之高。他在视频中说道，“我好想要在中国见到你们，和大家一起拍照”，视频的末尾，他还不忘附上他的经典假笑表情。

此次，Gavin终于如愿来到北京，凡是被路人认出，他都大方与其合照。他在结束北京的游览后将直接转战成都，去看他最喜爱的大熊猫。

 

【新闻出处】:CHINADALIY

【原文】:

Gavin the meme boy who has taken the Internet by storm with his uncopiable reaction faces, landed in China on Saturday for a surprise visit that was eagerly awaited by Chinese fans who could not wait to create more memes while he tours China.

 

The seven-year-old internet celebrity's first stop was the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, a historical landmark in Beijing. During his visit, Gavin was captured dressing up like a little emperor and posed with an awkward smile.

 

The seemingly uneasy smile, as a matter of fact, was what made Gavin a star in China.

 

He first came to people's attention back in 2014, when his uncle Nick Mastodon, another internet star, posted a video clip featuring Gavin on the short-form video streaming platform Vine.

 

In the loop video, a crested gecko was placed on top of Gavin's head, prompting the little boy to force out a nervous smile followed by a discouraged, confused face.

 

Gavin's unpretentious reactions soon went viral. "People started to comment about his reaction and how great it was," Mastodon told US media outlet Select All.

 

Memes made with Gavin's funny reactions started to spread around the Internet, and they transcended national boundaries and reached China.

 

When Chinese netizens discovered Gavin, they fell in love with the boy's awkward smile which they interpreted as polite but reluctant — a very relatable emotion they may experience in socially awkward situations.

 

Fans created many memes with Gavin's Instagram photos and used them in chatting apps and on social media platforms, often when they want to express helplessness, awkwardness or forced positivity in a harsh situation. They even came up with a nickname for him — "the boy with a fake smile".

 

Having amassed a huge audience in China, an account was created in Gavin's name on the Chinese social media platform Weibo in July. Over 1.6 million people have followed "the boy with a fake smile".

 

His first post, a video which featured the little boy introducing himself, has won over 450,000 likes and was reposted nearly 200,000 times.

 

"I really want to go to China and meet you, take pictures with you," Gavin told his fans in the video, which ended with his iconic "fake smile".

 

His dream came true one month later. Last Wednesday, Gavin announced through Weibo that he was invited by a Chinese fashion brand to visit China.

 

"I wanna go to the Forbidden City, and I wanna go to Chengdu to see the pandas!" Gavin said excitedly in a video.

 

On Saturday, he appeared at the Forbidden City wearing an emperor's golden robe. Chinese netizens reacted with a warm welcome and didn't forget to create new memes.

 

"Becoming a future emperor doesn't make me happy," One meme reads.

 

After Beijing, Gavin headed on Sunday to China's southwestern city of Chengdu in Sichuan province. He visited the pandas' natural habitats on Monday.