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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool." ~6 U- G' y, J+ o& B7 w( ~
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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: ( @& ]5 f% ?% k" s
    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
4 U- f% P' ^' j4 K' ~8 U    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:
" Y1 P  e5 ^7 U, d    She (He) was cool in the past. / \# [( ~# P6 C' [
    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) - ~6 s5 e" H2 [  k
    He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 0 u$ L) k0 `) ?+ R1 G4 x
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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:
6 n9 Z4 H: S, ]: b    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not ) _) L$ Z9 }% k% [/ h, e) `
    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 " V# k$ M% s8 S7 I) K
    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 0 m0 j( J1 ]1 b6 q! F; Y' i& T0 V
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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: 2 A7 ]2 }1 b" U: Y
    They are trippin'. (= tripping)
. C& S+ z6 m5 Y; c    She (he) is trippin'. ; _  B3 T6 A' s0 Q
Mr. A must be trippin'.
% s9 g  V; r1 W: e1 [$ b& K! P' X5 X$ k通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。, O7 T. ]+ e% ?' K# F5 Y

0 _+ V5 H) v8 W5 }6 e. b' t. q  f5 C3. He is a nerd
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2 r* r2 G1 J( y( }% _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:
; w* ]$ z. r" `. M+ B2 M, A    He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby( i  k: y. ^2 z% Y- {' r; P

5 n) h0 c" [, SYo 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 9 Q$ @2 {0 L! [- a
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:
+ a4 Q( R$ R4 i( ~    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? 3 _9 V2 }; o: Z
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:" t) D2 r1 e) C* m0 x+ H/ F1 I
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
. w& X% |9 b+ B" ?! s; B- l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:
$ y3 V5 `2 G1 `; r    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$ T# ]: q# _

( U9 j$ k" T2 O9 F) o5. She is a ho2 {; h8 C3 v; @( i  W

" y( q: z7 c8 I* D( Uho 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: 9 X% e) T" {/ K* P& }) `7 g
    They are (were) hos. $ U9 R* P( n5 r% R, a9 ?: M% ?
    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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5 F5 u$ L3 C* _9 P' p# q6. Catch you later!1 _/ ^& E8 y+ h2 R. e

$ s% A1 m* Z9 b( @4 m: c  i+ |  P' B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)
% L; T- V, h! T- _  ^' g( ]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.
# e# {  A( q& w1 U8 z5 }% n3 f' d(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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