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年轻人常用口头禅

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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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  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:! ^( m; b  e* i7 \" P* v
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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)
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+ Y& G3 y) H9 D: 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:
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, G5 m( o. x- B# \; t, l  She (He) was cool in the past.
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8 M/ B9 f/ ~) K4 N" `. g  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)
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  I. Q$ e% H) B" X9 p. A+ z- [  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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  She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
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( N& @, C6 P* S: X8 n# U% p4 \$ X  emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。9 [$ O3 W- a0 R8 y
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  (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)3 N8 {% [$ V9 b, Q6 ?
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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:
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  They are trippin'. (= tripping)
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- a% M& g+ n" r0 I# {( Z) f  She (he) is trippin'.
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  Mr. A must be trippin'.7 e# U- ?+ z1 V* ~; |( a; M0 d" H
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  通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。+ G; H$ @+ F$ L
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  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:" P" ~3 x! L' z1 N8 A' O- i2 I
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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)! V, ^; J7 d; G; h

: q5 e( |  ]5 v" P2 g  Many Chinese students are(或 have been)considered nerds.
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3 ]/ M( {" U# N/ S8 ^: K  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:4 K# S  A3 [" J; }& G

4 S5 \/ W+ z6 @9 @  He is a computer geek. (意思是:虽然他是书呆子,但电脑很棒): M8 j1 U2 S% s& Q: \0 e5 d
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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:$ a8 |7 k& H" g- |8 G7 K
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  I don't like him because he is a jerk.
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  也可以用复数:
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4 d( k5 z; ~. R' i0 J  v2 L' U  Many jerks are working in our company.6 z7 K. C) a. x1 `% g) t3 h9 m( Q
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  主词也可以用其他人称,动词也可用其他时态:/ c1 `- c- F4 M) T, R4 E

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- [7 W0 Z& N5 Y" ]) m  (注:有时年轻人也用 dork 这个字,但不如 jerk 流行); n# O1 [: D5 [- L5 ^; m: V( i- P
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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?4 }3 S1 M1 d) W& j6 ?
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  “Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:# T) M* `9 _; e% l

5 h4 U/ d: j1 ?; G) Q* C# I  May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.6 W! {9 o9 f- q: x2 n5 I

% P0 j% ]* B% W2 f. g; j, g  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:/ ^% C4 M. e! y- T6 g) H$ ]
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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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4 Z9 `" X: T0 }5 w, \3 r) i  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)4 O( D* F2 `5 h

6 j, ^# U- o. k8 z% N  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.3 i# i5 T! x9 ?2 G
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  (我要走了,再谈吧!)
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