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1. It's cool.
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% F3 m6 z5 k' R" s1 d9 jcool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire) 其真正意思是指可以接受的好事;或是情况可以控制;或是保持冷静、文雅、礼貌、外表不错,能够合乎年轻人的标准。(可指人或事物)也就是 something good or acceptable;situation is under control;being calm, gentle, courteous or good-looking;meet teen's standard. 所以可以说:
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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: h, S/ X2 S6 R) y+ \' d; v% J c主词可用任何人称的单复数 (I, we, they 等),动词可用 verb to be 的任何时态 (is, was, were, will be, have been等)。因此,也可以说:
0 c! s/ l3 s3 V; M7 V. F' j She (He) was cool in the past. % R" b0 z; x7 K' o }
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) : ^# y' a9 t! v3 O( Y
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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但是如果说:Are you cool?又是指「你冷吗?」(cool = cold),可见 cool 当口头禅或俚语时,多半不用在问句。假如说:
& f% n( o J5 w8 U# j She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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8 @' Q r6 I- }0 w (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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5 g$ I5 U( [% g9 F2. Are you trippin'?
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$ P" g, k! B$ |0 e0 A7 ?trippin' 这个字,是由动词 trip 演变而来。(动词时态是:tripped, tripping)年轻人用省略符号 (apostrophe ) 代替 g,表示是 slang,或口头禅。这个字是现在分词当形容词用,是指行为异乎寻常,也许受到吸毒或喝酒的影响,而显得神魂颠倒、奇形怪状(to get high on drug such as LSD),也就是说:要不是受到药、酒的影响,你为什 显得这样古怪呢?(Are you under any influence of drug or alcoholic? Why are you so crazy and bizarre?) 所以可以说: % K/ P: N) ]& F/ G# H
They are trippin'. (= tripping) 8 H" S& s9 f9 p, ], ^2 _
She (he) is trippin'. 5 G2 S) ]6 u+ Q+ I$ y
Mr. A must be trippin'.
6 Y( D* O3 T; W通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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3. He is a nerd
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! H" a, R# Q/ s) Y" |2 qnerd 是指一些年轻人,每天只懂读书、考试,但对生活上的其他事情,都很生疏。 (A person always buries his nose in books, but not good at social situations.) 由於美国十分重视多方面发展的教育 (well-rounded),所以许多老外认为 nerd 虽然学识不错,但很乏味;有IQ,但缺乏EQ,只是社会上无足轻重的「书虫」或「蠢货」而已。(IQ = Intelligence Quotient ; EQ = Emotional Quotient) nerd 可用复数,动词也能用其他时态。因此可以说: , a* B: g7 P; A
He used to be a nerd in high school 2 }' i1 x& i3 |1 T
9 j$ |' L5 a# S( P7 { m4. Yo baby- P- B" U* V6 b9 {- V6 S2 }
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Yo baby 是许多年轻的黑人男子对女子的招呼语,也有人用“Yo baby, yo baby
8 U& w' U& k6 f+ o. e! |3 q5 dyo”,由於女子很漂亮,很吸引人,他想与她交谈。(He thinks she is pretty and attractive, so he wants to speak to her.),也就是找话题,想要「打开话匣」。(to use as a form of opening line or pick-up line or to begin a greeting; try to know her or date her) 如果说: $ ~! X5 r0 }) W# V, a
Yo baby, are you trippin'? 意思是:漂亮的姑娘,你的样子有点怪里怪气,有什 心事吗? & C9 X1 [8 s( R4 S, O! @
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
5 G' I @' {7 l2 E4 fMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
7 @. r6 a/ q6 q- E8 |% Z& l8 `同理,如果年轻女子看到帅哥,有吸引力,很想与他交谈,那 就用:“Hey, hey, hey" 後跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
' |8 [% [6 s6 u6 Q- P2 b( A Hey, hey, hey, what's going on?“what is going on?”就是年轻黑人打招呼的用语 (a form of greeting or open statement) 或 Hey, hey, hey, are you going to the movie?(帅哥,你是去看电影吗?) 2 @/ e/ y0 I1 C( ^ E* q7 ?. L
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5. She is a ho
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ho 这个字,也是美国年轻人把 whore 字改变而成的一种口头禅或俚语。意思是指一些年轻女人,也许因为 peer pressure 或 curiosity 或 enjoyment 的心理,随便自愿与男子免费上床。(a girl or woman gives sex freely without charge),也就是说:She is very loose. 或 She is a loose woman (girl)。 ho 也可用复数:
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I! P" |8 V/ E% [ There are quite a few hos in high schools. 但是如果用 whore,是指妓女,男人需要付钱的。(a girl or woman is paid for sex.)
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6. Catch you later!
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这是年轻人说「再会」的口语。(a form to say“good乡bye”) 也就是说:现在没有时间与你交谈,以後再谈吧!(I don't have time to talk with you now, but we can talk later.) 因此,catch 就是 talk 或 contact 的意思。catch 後面,也可用其他人称代名词(him, her, them 等)
+ s6 |9 ~; K4 C; e0 a8 i9 }有时年轻小伙子也用:I am off. 意思就是:I am leaving now; I'll talk to you again. $ d, G, E/ U% N" o5 \1 |7 T9 F
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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