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1. It's cool.3 J( O1 U2 l; O- l
~, _3 Y% Z* e6 ycool 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: 0 J" Q; f8 l0 [7 K0 I
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
# `3 P& O4 c5 ~1 _6 D$ a Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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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: 4 k; f6 Q+ a& M& r [- }2 N, X
She (He) was cool in the past. ' U2 x. V4 V! m. q8 X
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
# B( [$ |; s* E 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:
0 \& @) G$ F- |) u) w She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 3 A! K8 H$ G7 i
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
+ [, Y# {2 g* f$ R: n (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) + N6 |% [0 K: h, B' B+ X. k( N: ]# `
. l; s1 _5 d# s" e# v+ A; w2. Are you trippin'?( b7 e0 z. q# Q# t! \
/ {8 j- x, L5 e" L0 |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:
$ x) j. d& h: y. c2 a. G" T They are trippin'. (= tripping)
& j/ C& ~! V$ K% f She (he) is trippin'.
( q; u( y8 A3 o6 A0 c, zMr. A must be trippin'.
, i p. M8 Q# b通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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1 O) W8 J* M- K- i$ T: x2 E3 ?3. He is a nerd
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' g( `) ?# d8 o& x4 w5 s" Pnerd 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:
5 c% ~0 q: h# |- J0 X) G* E, w He used to be a nerd in high school - d- C4 V# q; N* ]3 Q- z0 v
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4. Yo baby
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) M; S* W! j9 k( Y2 Y; uYo 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
, M& C; M$ M1 @( \, ~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:
7 h+ y/ y! X8 J" [( 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?
" ^7 {: j5 @; x8 G& D+ P7 i @“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:7 }1 ?/ g s8 x, i. _
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
2 R# }$ y0 x' E$ L+ T. D6 m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:
! w' q* r# S" g 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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7 O+ A+ U! {% S2 W( r5. She is a ho" L1 d' ]; a' Q" X, Z# ^- ]) }
$ [& m6 ^# g4 I" u: o: eho 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 ^3 U2 S* x$ v1 ^% z6 a. X They are (were) hos.
% W s. W/ L1 T 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!' h3 {# Z" t$ p0 z, A
2 N. X$ H: L: B! Y9 s7 |. i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)
$ s8 I/ L9 N/ q! j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. 8 q5 z/ W! w, M+ A/ E0 y
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