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1. It's cool.
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# m' V; r; _8 X$ F6 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:
1 }* F7 V$ g" t0 Q# t% K2 j That's cool;he is cool;this is cool.
; B& f; S/ h- `% j- h6 \' D Skydiving (或surfing) is cool.(跳伞或冲浪运动很不错)9 r4 Y: `1 X3 E$ r; q
9 _ m7 E6 B* E3 T3 ]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: ' V Y0 k' _6 W* G$ l- D0 t
She (He) was cool in the past.
; A/ A/ ]: Z& `+ }+ P1 x/ n" J- I% w That's a cool T-shirt.(好看的运动衫) $ v' l( t) I G1 o' V
He (she) is a cool person.(文雅礼貌的人) 9 ^6 z t/ C1 r2 d: A- r
% N, q' h) E$ {/ D- e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: $ k7 I7 {/ }8 i$ B2 T' o* W
She looks as cool as a cucumber. 又是恭维语,是说她很 calm and charming; not
. f) L: `9 w- A9 n: K4 h emotional. 但为何用黄瓜 (cucumber) 代表,则不得而知。
* Y. k4 i( S, p, k7 [: I. g (注:许多华人把 cool 译成「很酷」)
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% W* f0 F7 {( Z0 A: T+ C* n2. Are you trippin'?
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+ B# s; a- r9 D; Ctrippin' 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:
* N7 Y4 p- s8 }/ f y They are trippin'. (= tripping) 0 W7 C$ N% X) \
She (he) is trippin'.
. T/ O' i1 y* i3 n7 h7 ]% wMr. A must be trippin'. ; r( I) Y! C6 w2 u! B
通常只用在年轻人身上,而且不是恭维语。
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& ~& }) H* o$ T' O; b& X3. He is a nerd# [6 s3 ]7 W+ W: a
m& }1 c, g6 G; }& a/ ?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:
1 l# t6 O6 i" g2 O7 B3 A7 A He used to be a nerd in high school
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- ~9 w4 h5 n8 V) ~1 P4. Yo baby! ~5 [3 z) U) X* b, r
/ X& o' `8 O' NYo 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 8 b* I, o' k/ a" V
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: - h* t# x! N$ w
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? * U! I) j8 H0 A- o" a, X. }
“Yo baby" 後面可跟任何可以「打开话匣」的句子。诸如:
% y5 _/ X% D y4 F, Q% `- `May I help you with something? I think I have met you somewhere before.
: ^# t* K# N# Y* U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: - d; T$ j2 l8 c! e% X" H2 ?
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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8 [& z! L& `6 p% U5. She is a ho5 H, @$ G& y3 o( {: O
3 B5 G% R% J, u2 z6 D( \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:
* C( |+ x2 j3 W% M$ e' a They are (were) hos. 7 ?; p+ z& d+ k1 C9 L$ 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.) ) }1 i _( m. ^4 J8 L( ~
. {% W+ E: w+ F. R* x# e! I6. Catch you later!3 @* N( |/ v: _( r3 [* k$ W- E
) V# F9 }6 G# X7 |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)
: t8 @8 q' ` e7 b( j w" [$ B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. 2 [6 C* b6 i! n0 o* W& I( n$ F: U
(我要走了,再谈吧!) |
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