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1. It's cool.
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cool 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: * t ?6 Q" f3 v b+ g
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. , a/ u# S4 O9 J1 F9 E
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)2 @1 m" U- a' F9 P* w9 j
* ? a$ N/ _7 }. C3 ]8 ]: L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: ( v3 y; m2 W! ?! D. }
She (He) was cool in the past. 7 i1 y$ Y1 f* [6 B1 ]5 j, o
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) # O% N8 `) H' M R4 K/ G
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 8 W, \: B- C0 V# Z4 q) h
, P! M9 M2 M6 s! |* O/ j$ V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: 5 X" z5 h7 s- g
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
( i9 G; \: v6 I emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 6 T1 u3 n6 n+ B3 G! G
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 4 l$ n1 {8 o+ M9 T" _# R
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2. Are you trippin'?
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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: 8 X" b% W9 O, @& e2 f& T; S7 f
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
6 G* ]7 c- K( x1 w She (he) is trippin'. 9 {* ^1 A; C: G5 c
Mr. A must be trippin'. / N7 h1 P- D# i! j: \! F' I
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。3 [- W) y' N6 z
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3. He is a nerd
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nerd 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: 8 o; ~3 Z, J, j$ \! {1 B
He used to be a nerd in high school
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2 J) z) V% M3 \' f- ^4. Yo baby
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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
@3 e4 O9 d0 L, j7 pyo”,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:
& N7 `& W; T( _+ J 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? 2 c- A. X j4 @- Y2 n7 U& m
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
B" y" S1 I' @May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. 5 [% L. E. u/ [" ^3 @* D
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:
4 s F% P# \% t3 K 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?)
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5. She is a ho
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5 o& x% a; O% x! C# y, gho 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: 1 i6 x# F p" d3 i3 H
They are (were) hos. ( i$ q$ D' P' E8 Y* i& B+ ]
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.) , c; g, s: {3 K+ f
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6. Catch you later!- u% u4 p% I+ z9 U( h; m$ Z, V2 R, S
9 X- A5 K6 X: C: q9 U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)
( o+ m3 W* V1 M ~6 m0 o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. / a5 T, ^7 j# d1 O6 @ H3 T: ^! ^
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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