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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)
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) j( x7 ~- n) ?! N 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.
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e% M; e3 M i; P 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:( P" n' _5 c8 w; `( u
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She (He) was cool in the past.! T3 l3 f% e0 X1 V8 x9 e3 W$ x
6 R% V2 Q/ q/ Q) F- T& R: t4 A/ L That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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; K1 g$ k/ W: b He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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4 I- _% v' g: ? \9 ?6 e 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:. t8 L) r9 Y+ m, i3 `- e9 D. f
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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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0 Y, X6 R1 h g9 }/ U8 x# [ emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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- d3 C8 u" _. I7 u% c O0 W 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:" w! x; }/ Q0 d9 ?3 W# u
9 [( n( @7 D1 z6 r' ~ They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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She (he) is trippin'.
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Mr. A must be trippin'.4 J+ [; K' y7 T/ s# x# k
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。2 p, w+ I0 [/ w7 ^
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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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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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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:7 A7 ?" f5 A0 x) F, P
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)4 T& x2 k& H# T7 n. i
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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:
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6 \6 H5 O \/ i, S1 h 也可以用复数:/ a7 F0 `# [8 x( p) T% S
5 y; Y& O# w. g. n Many jerks are working in our company.
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.1 c6 y- ~( j; P8 f" {
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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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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 baby
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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:
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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?
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" d" s2 T2 l8 g3 q/ Y “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:$ V/ s$ y$ O2 M H2 t
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: g5 g! C. E& \, A: D0 [3 X/ Z! D 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:# w& ^: w* K3 E/ m' N
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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?)% U5 W/ a9 _% ^4 i
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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)5 K0 M, \% {# x M4 k! D1 f. `
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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.
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