The Boy with a Fake Smile Finds Fame in China
假笑男孩在中国走红
An eight-year-old boy from Minneapolis has become famous in China with his cute, fake smile and funny expressions. Gavin Thomas was first discovered back in 2014 when his uncle placed a gecko on his head and shared a video of his reaction online. A series of similar videos of Gavin became popular in China and soon memes of “the boy with a fake smile” went viral. As some of his fans have described, Gavin’s expressions are used to describe feelings that Chinese people are too polite to say themselves. Gavin now has over 1.5 million followers on Weibo and has even visited China to meet some of his fans.
明尼阿波里斯市一名八岁的男孩凭借其可爱的假笑面容以及有趣的表情在中国走红。2014年,加文·托马斯首次被人们发现,当时他叔叔往他头上放了只壁虎,并录下了他的反应发到网上。加文几个相似的视频在中国广受欢迎,很快,“假笑男孩”表情包就走红了。正如他的一些粉丝所描绘的那样,加文的表情被中国人用来表达他们过于礼貌而无法表达自我的感受。现在,加文在微博上有150万粉丝,还到中国见了一些粉丝。
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