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8 A; D& S. Q, r: N, \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: ( Y, \# p" l! B1 F5 s& \
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
0 y P4 O3 h2 [5 |% s Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)) e8 ~7 K$ e4 [; w, L
4 c% N' d$ k& n L* Q8 N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: $ ?' C7 y1 r2 ]$ R: w3 I; B+ a; `
She (He) was cool in the past. 0 Y1 h$ u! v/ V p- i; \; X
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 2 M3 q2 N. M# v: L5 i
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) * ?2 @! D% @0 k& H0 \8 l7 a
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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: 9 i) v. E4 o2 V8 j, p% ?
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
/ r' J* N; C8 c) ?% c% S/ Y* B emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
" P: |6 K% [6 P7 U) L (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?+ g+ [0 g- {4 f# r# |: Q! {4 O0 e+ a
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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:
# V" F8 t4 S9 G% i They are trippin'. (= tripping)
! [9 L7 D4 \# T' p0 l+ |" h& @9 F She (he) is trippin'. - r# e! v. l6 ^
Mr. A must be trippin'.
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3. He is a nerd: w0 f3 D! ~! t
- e; b- H! U3 F) Dnerd 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+ s! H5 p4 D; E! F+ K
He used to be a nerd in high school 3 l* I E% U2 i* i% J" H$ _
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4. Yo baby
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, C3 x3 W/ ^: S* _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 . l3 M; n) `. g" Z f$ s; `
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:
# \6 ~6 q! z' l! Z- i8 J4 w 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? ; U$ o# r. f% p
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
5 E7 p1 G6 c' }& V% Z5 k& E, EMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
3 j9 T% G+ ^$ `' E$ V% c3 {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:
, H( H! q9 M% I. {: p 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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# n" o5 G: |# _5. She is a ho2 _2 [0 a( K9 ^- }$ u
% L. ~' r, N- ~: v4 k' |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: 4 P5 j# b% F7 R/ F8 w
They are (were) hos. 7 \8 e c- V" G) R% I7 y
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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. }4 L0 q- ?. A* P, ~0 O6. Catch you later!
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: z; ?9 ~2 k) }, ?4 X7 B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) 8 e, @. P- I/ O. w: ^ c# N
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. & ]% F% M* m( B8 @8 r. ^) j0 Z4 q
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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