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1. It's cool.( f& u9 Q5 g! ?+ C! _
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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: 3 G2 r$ [; H- G% c& Z4 f
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. . X% x: t. I8 ~6 b A
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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; S* l! H+ ~& B. `. I% r% w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:
# c" e6 D+ H# ?+ n- k She (He) was cool in the past. ; r$ k; \' g; y0 {' r& W
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) 9 L, v8 E& H; i! u. t9 J
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: " `# o; D" U1 _7 p3 X+ d# U& \
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
: }! d/ D% M0 U7 \& l3 h ] emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 7 p4 `: V0 r% A4 o
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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3 t; A9 `, x7 n' X3 Y$ V4 c8 L5 U2. Are you trippin'?
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+ M" u7 Y1 [2 W- @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: 9 h y! Z) [! I5 |7 S/ Z/ ?
They are trippin'. (= tripping)
6 |2 j" X6 Z( W6 N& `/ j$ H She (he) is trippin'. " {: x- F" Z! }8 o( l
Mr. A must be trippin'.
! Q0 `( W; M' B& Q+ |, H$ h通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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3. He is a nerd' S- C2 D' o1 }2 j) B
% t0 q* o" g) ?$ T8 ]0 }! W$ G; vnerd 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:
( x+ p$ _" x+ V& d# C0 E. ` He used to be a nerd in high school 7 T4 F' c5 D0 r# ]
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4. Yo baby& Q, u- t$ x0 {; x
: l0 P7 Y" Y1 c# 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
/ z% w: r5 ]2 z+ p c: ^' {5 H# T) Byo”,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: $ s9 C" I+ k0 @/ i4 @ v9 \
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?
/ |2 ?- R7 v% y1 J“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
' R e# V' n: ~0 U/ @: J0 r/ AMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
% V( e0 j$ V: b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:
0 y7 b; ?8 J. x# @6 \/ E7 I 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?) 1 T6 l' ~! x& d1 ^* G. G' T
3 F I D7 Z' v5. She is a ho
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# I: d; D- w# ~# d+ b. iho 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:
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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.)
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6. Catch you later!
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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) + r: w" [( 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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