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1. It's cool.
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* J& ~2 v& y5 L O) L+ jcool 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: 0 I4 g Q. b' V" z" I% E1 c
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
: S, i' V0 D0 X0 ^+ f Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)% j0 T% j. M! \/ f7 @7 X
- D5 i& `* f) D1 C1 K- \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: 4 k) ?, t5 t9 [/ c$ L5 x
She (He) was cool in the past.
; i( H0 ~: X$ ~8 U! [6 I$ W That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) * E- d: Y- ~/ L' d8 K: d T8 r
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) & [* O: k/ k( l- `: Z
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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: 5 u% X: G7 j( F- _
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 2 s x+ ], T# h& O- _9 L0 U2 ?
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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* s% K1 i" M' c5 B6 Z: I T2. 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: # ?1 |; e c3 G% @7 g5 j" V( q
They are trippin'. (= tripping) ; ^, H7 L: t1 [1 F: P
She (he) is trippin'. ! W) t$ v9 R5 U- J/ c: W3 i
Mr. A must be trippin'.
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3. He is a nerd
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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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% h4 A; J/ B( e7 n4 ~) Z1 S9 i8 Q( i( W4. Yo baby% X; N- |6 }7 }9 Z1 }2 I9 J
& f. k. }/ |) ^; h2 G/ KYo 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 * T" w3 i) S6 x* p i! [
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:
) g2 N) |7 w5 C* x 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 r# [6 C, J" l2 y- z/ ]! U$ f. m“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
/ w/ v9 j- N1 F5 G2 f9 |1 G mMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. , R F1 w/ X2 T& G) s
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:
) O$ i- ?. ]- }1 y 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?)
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( U) l- e6 ~' x5. She is a ho
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; i0 o& ?+ d+ j0 Rho 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 h/ g D( _6 k
They are (were) hos. 7 i0 B( C) j2 w ^/ _: R
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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3 v7 {6 u& x# G# Z* Q/ {6. Catch you later!& J* s7 d7 T+ S6 I& K" w7 G
" o! T* M! I" j) d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)
: \1 T5 G8 U$ Q7 ?6 c7 B* Y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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