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1. It's cool.* u" s" ^/ ~+ q' x
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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:
) F$ u Z' S P3 R. B5 ] That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. - P$ Z D9 I6 P; u) T0 m# A
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)6 d L# E; G( H9 {
: B; h- b. H5 W7 l' x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:
" [5 l9 v5 h. w She (He) was cool in the past. 2 c. t8 j! j) l4 E5 W3 M1 l
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) & i: I' F! x. R& _
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) $ {. S3 b2 L5 D& R# {
/ f4 W0 @2 K( t# Y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:
( x* {$ P1 K; s( v; d: C+ J She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
e& B4 u. e5 w emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
$ b$ `! P; x: L6 @# g (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. 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: , n \+ x9 N; f7 e3 d; b" \/ C
They are trippin'. (= tripping) * c2 A% T$ x' j3 e# R; Y& a
She (he) is trippin'.
8 B0 t/ [# e: [* S$ {! @1 oMr. A must be trippin'.
( q. g f$ p, K通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。" O/ b: a* m0 R- c9 `0 _ X$ B
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3. He is a nerd
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! k6 ^) u9 B# c2 inerd 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: + @3 o# o# x' G7 r$ F G; P
He used to be a nerd in high school
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$ j n, x* b: w8 Y3 y& u& ]2 @/ ]4. Yo baby
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, _& ?/ L4 z% P ]& h4 T- IYo 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 , K4 V7 O: d3 R# V
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:
2 {( P8 q! a& a' h$ U. n& s+ E 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? ; M' T3 o6 [" t. o+ \5 J
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:1 j# L) {* O, H4 U1 F4 c1 Y2 k
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. 4 u' w# ` d& x3 ^
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:
$ V! `3 ?/ I: z3 m$ j: E1 K 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?) ! M; }/ i( L7 E: Z0 w2 L# J
) W3 M+ l u( {7 F2 X: t, h5. She is a ho+ v, ]: [; @( g7 t, d+ S* |
# J' ?$ Z% a% t' ?2 Mho 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: * B9 B* c x1 R5 ~2 [- c
They are (were) hos. 3 J0 T2 E: [4 ]" c6 [" d) B9 |) d
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.) 5 G, ]) K. g! \% N
+ f7 D: L6 s& W0 K: c9 ?6. Catch you later!) E+ Q! ]1 a0 q
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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 ?4 O. p2 D( @- a" E
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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