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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire) [/ n: L; K) N: g' y9 ?) M
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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:
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.. C N) D6 a- K( M
/ j# ~7 `. c& [! ~9 ^ R+ \+ h Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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x2 A% T4 Q8 g 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:
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She (He) was cool in the past.7 m+ Q( o3 H2 @6 z' S8 H
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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& q* L, Y, P0 `/ S* X& S! |/ \ 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:
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She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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: p- r% y8 Z7 v5 J (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」), e3 x' s8 E/ d& ~3 i/ C! ^
4 V& z) C1 I8 \$ I 2. Are you trippin'?: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:
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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She (he) is trippin'.
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2 u! K& B9 l& E+ D7 D+ O4 q Mr. A must be trippin'.
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: N5 X$ f9 r4 d/ V: y+ A- ?; X 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。! P4 Z" H0 H" S! E, f1 k- i
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3. He is a nerd: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:
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9 c+ w5 L( [2 t2 b7 [+ @ He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.0 A0 S8 g# X* Y
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至於 geek 这个字,虽然与 nerd 相似,年轻人也常用,但 geek 是指在某一方面有很高的 IQ。我们可以说:
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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# Y( k! j1 Q7 h _# D* W+ J, Z 另外,年轻人还用 jerk 这个字,通常是指没有社交技巧,头脑简单或古怪,令人讨厌的家伙(annoying person),如果你不喜欢一个人,就可以说:; l7 f9 l9 e {: ?7 Q7 w
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I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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也可以用复数:1 }5 g% a( p+ R Y4 | B
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2 M w+ q X* G3 J1 [$ y! ^ 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:3 c2 a( O, [: i" n- j7 q
% w( x9 A' _$ v They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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; i' t7 s4 C8 @: c 4. Yo baby: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 baby9 m/ C7 [9 a' \3 e
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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:' l/ Y1 b2 T( L8 b V9 E0 [8 V
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Yo baby, are you trippin'? 意思是:漂亮的姑娘,你的样子有点怪里怪气,有什么心事吗?" c% z; S7 I- y& l' `
1 X m$ I& x& n. v “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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V- X* ]( y5 r5 k6 t/ o2 B 同理,如果年轻女子看到帅哥,有吸引力,很想与他交谈,那么就用:“Hey, hey, hey" 後跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:8 q! `+ N7 T8 F) V% A
, ?4 }/ H* d) M q) a 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?); e4 d* E7 z8 a/ Q
4 V0 R, V7 b1 ]# v7 I 5. Catch you later!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)9 N% D) Z. k: i% @+ u
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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., L, E9 K* |( i" {- ]6 ~
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