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1. It's cool.- V" I8 c& a1 i4 t5 ^3 g( a9 \9 O
" ]6 c" H" c+ ]; ~4 [0 zcool 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: P f- V5 q) l8 B! j
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. . y6 n$ I0 D1 w4 m, P
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:
7 }2 A! ]8 o3 C1 W n+ f2 F" D7 E! ] She (He) was cool in the past.
( o+ {& ~2 B, b! K That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) ) T8 O" G- E! X+ c) h* W
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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! [0 i# |6 W4 H ~4 `9 j# b; V# u k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:
9 n2 N( C. S- Y o" Q+ s: p4 y0 v She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
6 O0 N8 C# T% V$ |& U/ I4 ] emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 ( U7 [, m. h/ J" R9 D
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2. Are you trippin'?" U. z) P9 [6 s3 A: Z# V+ b
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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 D! `) ~1 ~2 e; X; H, d; n They are trippin'. (= tripping) , |+ t: S0 W) ?( u* `8 Z
She (he) is trippin'.
1 X' U1 a- ^, e3 L0 h0 H; G. sMr. A must be trippin'.
/ D4 d0 s" E. y5 `, U% x {通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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: o$ s& U3 g2 `# D5 ~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:
! m5 Z9 f' Z6 l6 j" i2 U( K3 F5 W T He used to be a nerd in high school - K/ N8 }3 h# G! S) o" Q" h
! q1 _* B" r. H" m9 N s4. 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
+ w7 Y! }( ^ z- n% M& s7 Yyo”,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:
6 l6 J! Z! \/ n; I1 t" Z3 N 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 i& R* r8 V+ p! W# v2 V4 l“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
8 A/ [7 d$ y3 G7 r' yMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
1 t8 W2 V% r4 d3 w/ G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:
# Q. s; B' ]% \$ e6 d8 z4 ^/ n 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 ho% L/ e3 d) E6 ^; p- F+ P! y
1 O$ F( b( x5 ~0 a# 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: ( d9 e7 @0 h9 u) t9 N
They are (were) hos.
& i4 H9 ~9 U+ m+ m' e 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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7 \/ [5 I7 H: q7 ^4 P# h( ^& C6. Catch you later!
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8 `, s$ ?" y I5 |1 R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) * a; H; Z/ z* b4 N' N
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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