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1. It's cool.
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6 y( S) h) C; ]2 O3 {& Y1 Ecool 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: 5 ~' i* P2 z: Q% l' Z9 [. \/ O
That's cool;he is cool;this is cool. " {; f+ p; u! W) \; H
Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)0 M! q+ x% j& n5 W
6 X* ]" r' i) r8 `, t& c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: 4 i: z# D/ l# N: L* Q' ?
She (He) was cool in the past. , a* M1 |6 ^! ~0 U, U! F
That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
# e6 Q, Q* D* w He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)
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1 @2 h) r% J* W; K1 {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:
& K' z: n7 H: ^: f- M She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not 1 O0 W* ~+ w; N7 ?0 ~: ~3 I4 J; `
emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。 - t7 w% B: e. W1 |9 s9 C
(注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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* S. u1 G) ^4 n& ]( e- J9 [: ^/ {( `4 O2. Are you trippin'?0 g- }; `2 z& T* s7 \5 ~3 B
( Q; ~, t- l- Y. Q7 i6 ftrippin' 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:
" I7 W4 s L6 r: R/ O1 ^ e9 |" m M They are trippin'. (= tripping) # A6 W# K+ }! ?+ [9 k7 o2 m/ D
She (he) is trippin'. 4 c/ r8 {, W, t7 n& v
Mr. A must be trippin'.
' S& U" S; b6 R' w3 W& x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
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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: 9 [' a) G: C- S% x! A' _; P. Q
He used to be a nerd in high school
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+ I1 w0 \5 H, D) f4. Yo baby
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' ?; M. Q' [* H# a: }8 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 m* [3 M, c$ c4 u( L2 p
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:
B w* U# t3 l, R, Z! n3 V 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?
6 |3 F# u2 @& G+ D% _, A+ z“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
- k: u6 D# @% k7 NMay I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
0 b' e& z2 e4 i# t! @& v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:
0 a6 ~! @ |9 }) v/ R" o7 O* g9 Z 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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1 K( J' N0 X. @0 A3 M; S5. She is a ho2 p' {( `6 T( Q3 f
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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: 7 `0 H b, A8 x5 k$ Z
They are (were) hos.
9 L: [' x9 J) \9 W; q, Q 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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) {7 n) u* K( ]5 V# O' I6. Catch you later!2 c# `7 P r! f( z7 @
, i! y( ~) b5 p! Z4 j9 q3 x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)
- f7 ^% s+ `' K% E/ P; `: G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. / N9 ]9 x- L" r( E3 m
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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