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1. It's cool:cool 是青少年(teen-agers) 常用的字,(有时也用 debonaire). g$ L- c. L r" D. f$ T6 L Y6 P, D; F
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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:$ h; Q5 D& ^7 r: a
+ M- d, w$ L7 Q9 p# ] That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
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) j% g8 |" R, o2 k Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)" b2 U. ?4 v. U! ?; U% s F
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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:: |( d3 x( p1 p' q
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She (He) was cool in the past.: D/ w: `" j1 j$ y! g
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9 d- u/ w _3 u- w' k$ D He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)3 R O$ N/ d4 C5 _6 K: Q
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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:# s7 c$ a) v1 ~' C" w7 Y
# N c+ ~* K/ c7 d& P4 |% K% K% Z She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not2 ]2 X2 M( }# N7 y
3 k8 b- {# p- Z emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
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$ ^& F P3 h3 ^ (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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2 n1 m$ F: a4 K' C 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:7 n! P' f* P7 J9 d% j7 t
2 N6 \: Q% h5 G6 s$ ~0 j8 o They are trippin'. (= tripping)0 Y9 U- T1 T n8 ~! Y
+ @8 L+ U1 k% s She (he) is trippin'.
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Mr. A must be trippin'. D) b; c/ @+ P& E: ]
8 J; p) v1 m& |0 L8 h/ S" E9 l4 C/ S 通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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- L( Y' m# i( L# t# B% ~- E 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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6 U" v. p" E6 o! ` He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)7 L" L- g' ` R2 X& ?
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Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.- |9 `% x" j7 H0 w# c
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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:$ o1 D2 m& d! ~: t
, w, U! {" y' P He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒). x0 u- J6 F" C5 f( E
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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:1 n9 T; P" |( `; ~# A) @5 s
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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.& H8 F# h7 x" r5 A9 G& {! _
: G6 n q" c7 [$ Y, k' D8 { (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行)! \! Y1 U: P/ p; B7 V
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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
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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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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?
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; K1 \3 m% C& s. c. g: Z “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
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7 H f4 N6 n; j6 g May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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' M7 P/ K: _1 T4 K% N/ Q& M2 o 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?)3 \- _7 d4 ~4 f
- l; b2 M: _ P3 S/ M 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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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.. H4 c8 y6 o6 c! q& s9 ?# C! c% E
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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