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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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) `6 \$ X1 r, P( w# {% R) Q9 [: y7 W8 ~ 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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5 y. K# A7 I9 H 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)
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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:; W3 O$ Y' c2 E2 w3 J
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She (He) was cool in the past. w% t/ B! k d; V# N9 f) c
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That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫)
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He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人)+ D, k" A* O" A* @) y0 _2 e
* `; G, B9 o; [1 J( T A# C" B 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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2 g( j2 ], V: U She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not% s; @& u( E8 o5 K5 L7 q7 }
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& j; O' e" M1 j0 \# s6 Q (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)4 ~' ? |+ m! V- I: ^
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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:. J3 }3 O2 |) k1 L1 j& Q
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They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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Mr. A must be trippin'.
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通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。3 m) @" c! Z" y7 z- B
, p7 P& u5 n u" ] 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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$ }( `8 z7 {% y: {/ C6 ]5 } He used to be a nerd in high school. (过去他在高中时是位书呆子)# q4 X0 W8 A- u m
; S' V% [3 v3 Z7 p4 r; V. d 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)& R5 [% w3 _, _+ b% i9 g9 X
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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:
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' n& _6 p; n% q7 j) p% |$ V 主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:* D, r) m \3 z! x$ T1 w
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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
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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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' R6 y$ ]% }& Y3 B* t% g1 i; V. L 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?* r3 E+ t7 ?' T( B% M" Q! i
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“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:2 w4 J2 j" n S: D6 D
$ g0 O+ U Z6 i6 S8 n% X; T" ~ May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
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; d6 `& z1 Z' q& F8 Y 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:* @" Z, z: @1 P( v1 _2 a( P) ^
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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?)2 ^) x2 V: T( I4 |
, i; E. d3 K+ T _ 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): Q3 `5 s+ k3 P3 n. J- F' F% r
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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.
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(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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