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1. It's cool.. t# E. Z: b7 C0 p: R. R( T7 ~- [
5 e) B* z0 I* A; p, Ccool 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:
; _$ h8 a" A& T/ P0 c That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
! d" ?- e4 @3 r2 L. Y9 E Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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6 [! f# P3 {, n7 ?/ u% q( }. {, }1 r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 r' ?5 ]5 J; e8 c; T* v) s- U
She (He) was cool in the past.
# y+ ]9 G& g; z2 M4 p) N! W That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) - c Q5 V D6 P9 l6 {* W8 U
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:
4 Z3 O: w5 P" L She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
4 X$ G$ G5 I$ c* F( C. h! V emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
" w* ~3 g2 B" V3 o) l7 c2 j, ` (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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. Z1 B8 |1 b4 M3 b2. 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: 2 Z0 Q, K4 [- E% y
They are trippin'. (= tripping) : g. X9 D! p1 {7 a
She (he) is trippin'.
7 E1 }, j( c$ {9 [1 V4 i- @Mr. A must be trippin'. / N8 [: O( \% ]* E9 e9 }
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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8 W1 k) p# h) s, P3 P& k/ Z3. He is a nerd
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% a# D" s6 e8 ]# \3 c- I5 Gnerd 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: ! W# P) }- B3 ? x
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+ l- y/ {/ K7 }( q3 N4. 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
" p8 J6 ?9 v* `. h' n& A9 t! y: Xyo”,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: 0 y! V) {& V; c4 ~. ?: B
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?
3 L- k! }% u2 Y* d: _0 a“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
7 Y; J( z0 B! S+ G" j, |4 XMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. [, w0 u; t6 }, e5 @7 N0 R9 I0 K' E
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:
# D, @) Y$ j, q9 H% {% D5 ? 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?) , ?8 D# T4 G9 h Y4 v+ o
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5. She is a ho
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/ L% w& K4 ^, h, B$ b, b" 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: ! Y$ g# J& _: Y0 E
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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.) ( g9 ^" j, n; C! K0 G* T
* q+ q. l9 K. m0 \2 f# e6 L. w6. Catch you later!0 v! |* [% Q8 R' B) Z8 z7 y
4 E4 I0 s3 ] Z Q. ^ h0 ~$ A 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)
% E$ H" @$ c* m1 e% t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.
4 j8 e8 R8 K1 f m# @$ O& \" `(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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