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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)) h( h" t2 F1 m
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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:
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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. z- S/ D o" F+ c' H$ H3 Y. R! F! I 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:
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫); r3 b) J6 N/ ~: D$ h2 p
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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:. @2 A6 P" I `+ h; s' @
& E' z: G# Z# u! ^4 m7 V She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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9 j2 f0 w, ` W- ?0 m, w4 P emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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# I5 p7 U9 y% v0 y+ S" y9 k- K (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)4 e' R( d i# w! }
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2. Are you trippin'?: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:
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She (he) is trippin'.
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) _) J- \- B" Y: K" \/ U4 b 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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3. He is a nerd: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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/ U( u4 p9 r H9 B+ F' m# P. R He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)
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9 @) L/ h4 ]' X# Y9 X Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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至於 geek 这个字,虽然与 nerd 相似,年轻人也常用,但 geek 是指在某一方面有很高的 IQ。我们可以说:; W8 Z& j' ]3 ~0 L
8 ?* W; b. e/ P& X He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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3 O V" C" M6 P9 [% p) K 另外,年轻人还用 jerk 这个字,通常是指没有社交技巧,头脑简单或古怪,令人讨厌的家伙(annoying person),如果你不喜欢一个人,就可以说:7 Q3 y8 n+ `; \ q: e5 \8 o
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也可以用复数:
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:5 v" G, X( p, M' q) I3 y: z4 F: o! q
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)
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4. Yo baby: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" k" ]- f: K( j! t
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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:% Q$ b5 E% D2 A7 }
# M8 ]4 J! h1 R" {3 w, b/ t( h Yo baby, are you trippin'? 意思是:漂亮的姑娘,你的样子有点怪里怪气,有什么心事吗?8 _- j# K$ T$ O, u, m. i
' Y1 C2 N: c% w/ m( L% ^ “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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同理,如果年轻女子看到帅哥,有吸引力,很想与他交谈,那么就用:“Hey, hey, hey" 後跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:+ o% P( g7 ]2 M# {
/ Z! W# e4 Z& h! M 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?)9 }+ `( y+ K0 u9 K, G) B
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5. Catch you later!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): E% }0 i* k" Y- X7 c, j
. V% j+ @4 ?; G+ H 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.. o( N. J, J1 r' A3 `% i! T: v
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