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年轻人常用口头禅

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1. It's cool.
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, w" U% q: h3 ^' icool 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:
+ _( J8 x; |8 R4 `$ c    That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.   M9 C9 r: p& L; ^/ z5 o
    Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)
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5 t4 t5 {& Z% X3 M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:
. x. g: A/ I6 Z! W- F0 N    She (He) was cool in the past. / W7 Q2 T7 ?$ i. O8 B% i
    That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) * b! U$ H. V3 T7 I, R3 Y
    He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 3 V/ p- {" y' m2 p& s) ~; f) s' 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 T, b: \9 x) o- x9 u2 Z( D+ ?
    She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
. l. W8 J3 h( f1 h- |% d6 Q. c9 v    emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
; W- s! e  R# |    (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」) 9 `5 c( o! i5 B8 q' H% l

8 I8 d* Y% @: a2 s/ \2. Are you trippin'?
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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: 1 ?* c) `" z' M" m( F4 W% V% j0 [
    They are trippin'. (= tripping) ! y3 c; ^& s' M0 t5 {! l% [1 O" x
    She (he) is trippin'.
$ K  f4 r  J+ ~. |& aMr. A must be trippin'.
% ], b3 w3 c* k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: w* u6 h! ]* N5 g! s) r0 U' G
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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: + P( i7 V* ~9 z+ v- k; I: `
    He used to be a nerd in high school
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4. Yo baby
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) C! g/ I  S; b# ~$ DYo 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 3 h0 o3 s  z0 K7 U4 E# M
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:
: c8 w! {- a1 m- L0 Y: }: T    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?
7 m1 S& [8 Q" O  a3 c“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:0 I* M! K! Q; g/ v# Q
May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before. 3 i$ z  [. b3 ~' k3 D# R3 b
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: 3 K+ Q( t4 U* L
    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?) 0 T( [3 P9 W8 U6 Q
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5. She is a ho. h, z! y* t) O, E, E
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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:
. i3 B: E: r) ^5 G$ F; o( B    They are (were) hos. 2 v, D+ Q: R# h0 z
    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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2 M. C  W+ o( e; S/ g# h7 ?! j2 s: ^' I6. Catch you later!+ a, j7 P3 U. T/ c4 ~6 a5 d

: m3 [& o- S$ `: r8 X( f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) & J9 H; n+ t6 n! c* _& O
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 i# q5 a4 P1 `% N4 a(我要走了,再谈吧!)
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