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1. It's cool.( f6 M8 I. v3 Q1 r9 v0 _
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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:
8 q& T% L. E5 ]4 T3 U" Z That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
$ n" I( y8 O) b9 d% z- s9 u2 t Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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0 W+ {+ ^. @* T9 d8 H! C9 e1 G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: 2 _; O' e* ~1 R: H2 X5 w
She (He) was cool in the past. 6 {8 c) y% b1 u, K
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
6 [$ ]( w4 g& y He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) . T1 p! h; z8 Y5 v
- |5 [% V6 w- G, q& |/ X3 M" ]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: " I' \0 ~5 g" H! Y9 a @
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not : p( E9 U" V- K0 Z( ~
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
4 x( u8 S8 c7 M% Z6 t% o% ? (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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( r; P: d$ V- w. ]( U2 R2. Are you trippin'?
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- i( m& u2 B) ]$ k: z+ r) wtrippin' 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: 5 C6 T7 x; \$ q
They are trippin'. (= tripping) 4 [6 S# V+ z6 o/ ?( s4 s ?- E
She (he) is trippin'. % w5 @' H- _. M; x4 h. I
Mr. A must be trippin'.
4 \1 r X! i% c- P通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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! G, \1 x8 e. ` J. I) k9 b& O) f3. 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:
L" s: Z# o. h# p. f He used to be a nerd in high school 0 e# _* N# _& c, {, h
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4. Yo baby. k9 p$ w& \5 @
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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
+ w) V( [! f3 o7 }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:
) k2 j" u' ?# a 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; Y% O/ N+ ^2 h“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
4 L$ b* l5 s7 Q* q) {/ K. {& vMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. % z1 W, A: \/ w0 m& q: r
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 ~; z9 f, Q, E6 G
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?) 1 i! w+ U" b |+ P, P5 u4 b# ]
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5. She is a ho5 R9 ]3 O- `2 a8 i+ r( [0 J
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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:
5 w" y, o, o$ k+ g+ d They are (were) hos.
. v/ {, A3 R3 S9 ^$ i 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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6. Catch you later!, p; U: R- B. X, T( z- C
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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)
# S* y2 E% B. |6 R- R5 F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. 7 C- h5 B7 u, \( X4 D
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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