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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool.# X5 k5 O( {& B" _9 v! Z
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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:
2 G1 N# e, I8 Q+ [" D8 a  m    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
# u. j+ Q  r; b' e0 C    Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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! o2 F* {" \: V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: $ J+ W! h+ }6 u' G: @$ ~
    She (He) was cool in the past.
' X6 e2 w. x/ W2 o, V" g    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
9 r7 T. D0 Y0 F% i) h2 ]. |    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:
) z/ l. p$ w* |& I( _8 {' R6 K    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not & U( I/ P; w$ f+ ~( Q
    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
: i5 \- n! c% J: t; b  e$ x* K    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?( {6 X! Z! g7 Y3 w% k, B) [+ Z9 x2 n
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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:
4 ]" R- H" w* _4 w: \& ^5 C    They are trippin'. (= tripping) : X- D1 G( y0 f6 e% K/ H/ r
    She (he) is trippin'. 9 V3 m  f* P$ ], V  {
Mr. A must be trippin'.
3 y( b; ]$ k% {通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。1 A. Z8 v- B6 I9 I& T0 b, i, m2 K

7 C) a4 o5 U, X3. He is a nerd
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9 @7 ~0 Y: ?) ?& w) g5 Q4 anerd 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:
! o7 a! S) n! W* {; S0 k5 p    He used to be a nerd in high school 8 U4 \& I5 E1 i- s6 e3 u
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4. Yo baby
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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 7 t: k( P( U( O* k
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:
& }1 ]9 o; ~3 K" z' k( b6 J    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? , R1 w3 c9 \) b. L7 q
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:1 u# W9 E) A! h4 O/ a3 T
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
- u" S: {( a" u; A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:
! p3 Z( {; D  t7 }: N" G4 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?)
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5. She is a ho8 d; a( ^8 [, W; a8 B
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ho 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:
# a+ r# A9 F; n8 {$ v    They are (were) hos.
4 N! B7 X/ L# N% v7 b3 X7 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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- o% ?4 y2 \8 W$ y& p! t1 W. `+ G6. Catch you later!$ S! v- @" g* l  P2 I- N  C$ D
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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) 7 q  ?1 y2 n4 Q8 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. ! ?: N4 [3 U9 o9 G3 o
(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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