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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool.3 O' F2 D' f9 g& ~

$ b* ]+ ]& T, A# W% K$ c$ R; gcool 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:
! w0 F% a# E* K' L( ^1 G1 h) C    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
% `. E- ~3 s3 v/ U    Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)0 B% U) a) q: O  A+ g, p
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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: ' ?! [! Q$ ^" l% `6 Q/ w$ e
    She (He) was cool in the past.   l+ D* Z% r6 u8 A/ Y! B! {. \
    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) ; r- v/ o, M) W! l& Q7 ^8 T% h9 r9 u
    He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 3 T4 }* w* M  N$ [8 B1 B7 V

9 I/ M6 @7 g" Q* p& `* [7 O5 h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: 0 Z" j- F! Y. h, o* @& l3 p
    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not ; c  P2 L1 h- E% B
    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 " e% q4 r2 a& X$ W7 W5 x
    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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; Z. M0 x1 A: v8 ~% i7 ?2. Are you trippin'?
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" x+ ]" r) i" ^, F* ~3 x: d% w! Ctrippin' 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: ; O. I" Q1 @: {$ L- F) f% w
    They are trippin'. (= tripping) ! P/ h0 h4 i6 Q' |$ w3 Z2 M7 u
    She (he) is trippin'. 1 q" c  A. z/ Y4 K4 q
Mr. A must be trippin'. : A/ C. U1 I& @
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。3 T# G2 `2 s$ A! o; X
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3. He is a nerd% O" g/ z0 Z/ m, `; Q6 d
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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:
; ?0 I6 ]; |- f  l, \* w    He used to be a nerd in high school
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; P6 A9 C3 R0 Y3 a) ~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
; z! m" }: ~& s( P3 xyo”,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:
, v: ]9 C' ], ]    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? ) p) C+ n+ e& g5 y
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:2 s7 Y: H6 Q- F: t
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
, n- V  F" ]; X; ^. ?' ~& {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: 2 }* j1 k5 F6 C
    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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' Q+ y7 A- k* o9 u# u5. She is a ho, u  q0 a( c' q. n3 ?5 U$ j: y! Z
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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:
0 j8 n, d4 H. A' i! m    They are (were) hos.
( a8 S- y6 J+ i  x    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.) - O" T+ s: A+ m3 E

0 f7 |$ z3 S/ w/ ^) E6 @$ W6. Catch you later!3 u0 h: i4 L1 `% {2 l1 G2 }
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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) 6 R4 g) O3 r0 g7 [: w
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.
2 P! i6 U7 b& X(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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