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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire)
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4 y6 n* M0 z/ o% H& c* r 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:0 k: B! z8 z7 W) x" w. w9 Z
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That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)9 P4 n8 ^/ L- l
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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:+ O! z. n. G! y5 s/ Z [
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3 \4 a; W7 Z% ^' m That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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# |- Z$ Q% n- t4 g5 b0 Q He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)2 t9 B0 z8 c! ~0 ]3 |. C" s
3 o% \; O$ y N 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:
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. m8 L5 }: Y+ f' F4 G" F& C5 H( m$ g She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not3 `* M- X1 q8 e6 c; C/ F [
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emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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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:* O. D0 l" T& d: K1 i
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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& M9 b0 t, D9 P% D L- F Mr. A must be trippin'.
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% l( q" I1 u, {( o* x 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。9 e6 `% ?) v' n3 a0 N$ e9 a1 q
l( G+ k: |" p( I 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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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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1 s9 P: _: A. y+ ~5 } 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:
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He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒)
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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:8 B6 {" r0 N* U' X# E9 P1 x1 w8 w
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4 F( t, p6 K. b; u% r. l+ E) q _: L2 \ 也可以用复数:$ c( `8 F7 D1 i
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Many jerks are working in our company.
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主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:
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They are jerks; He was a jerk in the past; Mr. A has been jerk for years.# i' @& M( l l; Z/ ^$ n
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(注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行), h9 q8 l* m/ D( j: X7 x/ t" s
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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: M; z, V- Y; }, V
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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:
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) x6 f: |& f( o g( q/ ~- J# E1 A3 z. i 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?* f! C1 k2 A# t0 |& @
, g$ d1 p0 v5 o9 m “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:( N- G8 I! `. \/ ^. b" H5 G
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May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.! Z4 v4 j9 H8 s! v9 d+ O9 x: N: K9 O
) F0 }' D1 l a3 }& e* S4 K 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:
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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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2 O. U6 m0 l7 R 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)
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/ n' M) t2 i6 d7 @5 _ 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.9 O" a" x a. }$ p8 u9 T4 d
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