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1. It's cool." W b1 A+ v9 L5 g6 Q$ i8 H
" P$ |2 s6 t+ p) qcool 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:
" e! F3 G# |* c6 ]4 E That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
% N; d2 `2 a u( K6 l M) [: c Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)$ l8 B/ X2 u- I" Y
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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:
' B* B+ q/ R/ |, _. A" l( d She (He) was cool in the past.
; T3 @ ?6 B4 ?0 k7 I* w& e That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
2 \1 a" w# t7 O% p" J8 Q5 X He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) % {" Q8 T# n" K
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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: & Q/ B' {4 H0 i! j
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not + o. G/ q/ H. D$ o9 V( j' e
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
9 Q2 `( {4 X( w! n# o% ` (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) ( g( d. i, U5 ?4 f( L/ Z9 q" D9 V
; e- y3 T' |+ ^2 \5 [ @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:
. _" [$ W% t9 u. O1 Q! Y* t They are trippin'. (= tripping)
; g9 G/ G& M2 K. o2 H/ [$ S2 T She (he) is trippin'.
* s5 n; c T4 {+ p M# f# ~9 B' oMr. A must be trippin'. : D8 V. g" y: \: E# u
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。% r6 [9 l/ s1 U( s" P% k9 Q
/ q# R9 l1 Q3 v7 c0 C1 m* }) ?3. He is a nerd/ f! Q9 k9 t9 E& a
# |4 }. \ m# B& n j1 ^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: " A; P" T5 ~: ?8 D" Y
He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby1 `# Y, @$ t/ n# e
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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 7 Q; j: u9 K C5 {0 J
yo”,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:
8 c' J& D* F9 d1 }2 m- S, R# S3 k* c 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? 9 a6 h+ x8 U" B6 P1 H. _: w
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
) a( @# B1 V( W- E4 s8 @5 h7 aMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
+ [0 N. m9 u1 y# \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: ) \0 o! d1 P3 ? ~% b7 a% q$ C
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! `6 G4 x. I# r" {& m
6 Y8 U+ M* Z$ J0 @$ i, Xho 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:
2 O4 \/ w. ?/ C: `, u They are (were) hos.
* I) f/ w1 s# n- x' A 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.) ; E2 ^" ]* k, i: D& i% {
- \; f$ a J$ `, n7 T3 \6. Catch you later!7 Q# H/ d' i. w* L) ?0 ?
! v3 K2 q# v* I5 E7 u. G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)
4 p( Y4 n$ B" o, `6 f& @$ X/ a. j A+ 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. : _, M7 Q7 C# B
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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